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7 Letter Words Starting With YO

There are 59 valid 7 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 7-Letter Words

US Scrabble (NWL)

yobbery - 17 points

UK Scrabble (CSW)

yobbery - 17 points

Words With Friends

yocking - 19 points

7 Letter Words (59)

View all words starting with YO

Top 20 Highest-Scoring 7 Letter Words Starting With yo

Point values shown for US Scrabble, UK Scrabble, and Words With Friends. The average across this full 59 word list is 42.0 combined points.

Rank Word US Scrabble UK Scrabble WWF Points Total
#1 yobbery 17 17 17 51
#2 yobbier 14 14 15 43
#3 yobbish 17 17 17 51
#4 yobbism 16 16 18 50
#5 yobboes 14 14 15 43
🏆 #6 yocking 17 17 19 53
#7 yodeled 12 12 12 36
#8 yodeler 11 11 11 33
#9 yodlers 11 11 11 33
#10 yodling 12 12 14 38
#11 yoghurt 14 14 14 42
#12 yoginis 11 11 12 34
#13 yogisms 13 13 14 40
#14 yogoite 11 11 11 33
#15 yogourt 11 11 12 34
#16 yogurts 11 11 12 34
#17 yohimbe 17 17 17 51
#18 yohimbi 17 17 17 51
#19 yohourt 13 13 12 38
#20 yoicked 17 17 17 51

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 YO will give you far more flexible options try 7 letter words starting with YO for a more practical middle ground.

Frequently Asked Questions

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

yocking — worth 53 combined points (US Scrabble: 17, UK Scrabble: 17, Words With Friends: 19).

How many 7 letter words start with yo?

59 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 yo words will come up far more often.