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6 Letter Words Starting With Y

There are 281 valid 6 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 6-Letter Words

US Scrabble (NWL)

yachty - 17 points

UK Scrabble (CSW)

yachty - 17 points

Words With Friends

yacked - 16 points

6 Letter Words (281)

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Top 20 Highest-Scoring 6 Letter Words Starting With y

Point values shown for US Scrabble, UK Scrabble, and Words With Friends. The average across this full 281 word list is 40.8 combined points.

Rank Word US Scrabble UK Scrabble WWF Points Total
#1 yabbas 13 13 14 40
#2 yabber 13 13 14 40
#3 yabbie 13 13 14 40
#4 yabble 13 13 15 41
#5 yacare 11 11 11 33
#6 yacata 11 11 11 33
#7 yaccas 13 13 14 40
#8 yachan 14 14 14 42
#9 yachts 14 14 13 41
🏆 #10 yachty 17 17 15 49
#11 yackas 15 15 15 45
#12 yacked 16 16 16 48
#13 yacker 15 15 15 45
#14 yadava 13 13 13 39
#15 yaffed 16 16 15 47
#16 yaffil 15 15 15 45
#17 yaffle 15 15 15 45
#18 yagers 10 10 10 30
#19 yagger 11 11 12 34
#20 yagnob 12 12 14 38

Where 6 Letter Words Fit on the Board

At 6 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 6 letter words starting with Y for a more practical middle ground.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the highest-scoring 6 letter word starting with y?

yachty — worth 49 combined points (US Scrabble: 17, UK Scrabble: 17, Words With Friends: 15).

How many 6 letter words start with y?

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

Are 6 letter words realistic to actually play?

Only occasionally — you'd need most of your rack plus letters already on the board to reach 6 tiles. They're worth knowing for the rare bingo-extension play, but for regular turns, shorter y words will come up far more often.