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8 Letter Words Starting With Y

There are 126 8 letter words starting with Y. The highest scoring in Scrabble is YOKOZUNA at 24 points, ahead of YAHRZEIT at 23. 2 contain a J, Q, X or Z.

Common 8 Letter Words Starting With Y And What They Mean

The most familiar words on this page and what they mean. Tap any word for its full entry, score and anagrams.

  • YOUNGEST adjective form of YOUNG: (used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
  • YEARBOOK noun a book published annually by the graduating class of a high school or college usually containing photographs of faculty and graduating students
  • YIELDING adjective inclined to yield to argument or influence or control
  • YOUTHFUL adjective suggestive of youth
  • YACHTING noun water travel for pleasure
  • YAMMERED verb form of YAMMER: cry loudly, as of animals
  • YARDAGES noun form of YARDAGE: distance measured in the aggregate number of yards
  • YARDARMS noun form of YARDARM: either end of the yard of a square-rigged ship
  • YARDBIRD noun a military recruit who is assigned menial tasks
  • YARMELKE noun a skullcap worn by religious Jews (especially at prayer)

Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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