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7 Letter Words Starting With Y

There are 254 valid 7 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 7-Letter Words

US Scrabble (NWL)

yaguaza - 20 points

UK Scrabble (CSW)

yaguaza - 20 points

Words With Friends

yaguaza - 21 points

7 Letter Words (254)

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Top 20 Highest-Scoring 7 Letter Words Starting With y

Point values shown for US Scrabble, UK Scrabble, and Words With Friends. The average across this full 254 word list is 49.0 combined points.

Rank Word US Scrabble UK Scrabble WWF Points Total
#1 yabbers 14 14 15 43
#2 yabbied 15 15 16 46
#3 yabbies 14 14 15 43
#4 yachted 16 16 15 47
#5 yachter 15 15 14 44
#6 yachtie 15 15 14 44
#7 yackers 16 16 16 48
#8 yacking 17 17 19 53
#9 yadayim 16 16 15 47
#10 yaffing 17 17 18 52
#11 yaffler 16 16 16 48
#12 yaffles 16 16 16 48
#13 yaggers 12 12 13 37
🏆 #14 yaguaza 20 20 21 61
#15 yahwism 18 18 17 53
#16 yahwist 16 16 14 46
#17 yajeine 17 17 19 53
#18 yajenin 17 17 20 54
#19 yakamik 20 20 20 60
#20 yakhdan 18 18 17 53

Where 7 Letter Words Fit on the Board

At 7 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 7 letter words starting with Y for a more practical middle ground.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the highest-scoring 7 letter word starting with y?

yaguaza — worth 61 combined points (US Scrabble: 20, UK Scrabble: 20, Words With Friends: 21).

How many 7 letter words start with y?

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

Are 7 letter words realistic to actually play?

Only occasionally — you'd need most of your rack plus letters already on the board to reach 7 tiles. They're worth knowing for the rare bingo-extension play, but for regular turns, shorter y words will come up far more often.