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6 Letter Words Starting With YO

There are 51 valid 6 letter words that start with YO, 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)

yocked - 16 points

UK Scrabble (CSW)

yocked - 16 points

Words With Friends

yojana - 18 points

6 Letter Words (51)

View all words starting with YO

Top 20 Highest-Scoring 6 Letter Words Starting With yo

Point values shown for US Scrabble, UK Scrabble, and Words With Friends. The average across this full 51 word list is 37.6 combined points.

Rank Word US Scrabble UK Scrabble WWF Points Total
#1 yobbos 13 13 14 40
#2 yochel 14 14 14 42
#3 yocked 16 16 16 48
#4 yockel 15 15 16 46
#5 yodels 10 10 10 30
#6 yodled 11 11 11 33
#7 yodler 10 10 10 30
#8 yodles 10 10 10 30
#9 yogees 10 10 10 30
#10 yogini 10 10 11 31
#11 yogins 10 10 11 31
#12 yogism 12 12 13 37
#13 yogist 10 10 10 30
#14 yogurt 10 10 11 31
#15 yoicks 15 15 15 45
🏆 #16 yojana 16 16 18 50
#17 yojans 16 16 18 50
#18 yokage 14 14 14 42
#19 yokels 13 13 13 39
#20 yokers 13 13 12 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 YO will give you far more flexible options try 6 letter words starting with YO for a more practical middle ground.

Frequently Asked Questions

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

yojana — worth 50 combined points (US Scrabble: 16, UK Scrabble: 16, Words With Friends: 18).

How many 6 letter words start with yo?

51 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 yo words will come up far more often.