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13 Letter Words Starting With Y

There are 19 valid 13 letter words that start with Y, drawn from NWL2023, CSW24, and Words With Friends. Sorted below by score, with the single highest scorer called out.

Highest Scoring 13-Letter Words

US Scrabble (NWL)

yellowjackets - 32 points

UK Scrabble (CSW)

yellowjackets - 32 points

Words With Friends

yellowjackets - 36 points

13 Letter Words (19)

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Top 20 Highest-Scoring 13 Letter Words Starting With y

Point values shown for US Scrabble, UK Scrabble, and Words With Friends. The average across this full 19 word list is 69.8 combined points.

Rank Word US Scrabble UK Scrabble WWF Points Total
#1 yachtsmanlike 27 27 29 83
#2 yachtsmanship 28 28 29 85
#3 yellowbellied 22 22 26 70
#4 yellowbellies 21 21 25 67
#5 yellowberries 21 21 23 65
#6 yellowhammers 26 26 28 80
#7 yellowishness 22 22 23 67
🏆 #8 yellowjackets 32 32 36 100
#9 yellowthroats 22 22 22 66
#10 yesterdayness 20 20 19 59
#11 yesterevening 20 20 23 63
#12 yestermorning 19 19 22 60
#13 yieldableness 19 19 22 60
#14 yobbishnesses 23 23 24 70
#15 youthlessness 19 19 20 58
#16 youthlikeness 23 23 24 70
#17 yponomeutidae 21 21 24 66
#18 yttrofluorite 19 19 20 58
#19 yuppification 25 25 29 79

Where 13 Letter Words Fit on the Board

At 13 letters, a word almost always uses your entire rack plus tiles already on the board these are realistically bingo-adjacent plays rather than everyday moves, which is why the list leans heavily on compound and suffixed forms (-nesses, -ation, -izing). If you're looking for words you can play more often, shorter lengths starting with Y will give you far more flexible options try 13 letter words starting with Y for a more practical middle ground.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the highest-scoring 13 letter word starting with y?

yellowjackets — worth 100 combined points (US Scrabble: 32, UK Scrabble: 32, Words With Friends: 36).

How many 13 letter words start with y?

19 valid words, combining entries from NWL2023, CSW24, and the Words With Friends dictionary.

Are 13 letter words realistic to actually play?

Only occasionally — you'd need most of your rack plus letters already on the board to reach 13 tiles. They're worth knowing for the rare bingo-extension play, but for regular turns, shorter y words will come up far more often.