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9 Letter Words Starting With YO

There are 29 valid 9 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 9-Letter Words

US Scrabble (NWL)

yokozunas - 25 points

UK Scrabble (CSW)

yokozunas - 25 points

Words With Friends

yokozunas - 26 points

9 Letter Words (29)

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Top 20 Highest-Scoring 9 Letter Words Starting With yo

Point values shown for US Scrabble, UK Scrabble, and Words With Friends. The average across this full 29 word list is 51.5 combined points.

Rank Word US Scrabble UK Scrabble WWF Points Total
#1 yobberies 16 16 17 49
#2 yobbishly 22 22 22 66
#3 yockernut 18 18 20 56
#4 yodelings 14 14 16 44
#5 yodellers 13 13 14 40
#6 yodelling 14 14 17 45
#7 yoghourts 16 16 16 48
#8 yohimbine 19 19 20 58
#9 yoicksing 19 19 21 59
#10 yokemates 18 18 18 54
🏆 #11 yokozunas 25 25 26 76
#12 yoldrings 14 14 16 44
#13 yolkiness 16 16 17 49
#14 yorkshire 19 19 17 55
#15 yottabyte 17 17 16 50
#16 youngling 14 14 19 47
#17 youngness 13 13 16 42
#18 youngster 13 13 15 41
#19 youngthly 19 19 20 58
#20 youthened 16 16 16 48

Where 9 Letter Words Fit on the Board

At 9 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 9 letter words starting with YO for a more practical middle ground.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the highest-scoring 9 letter word starting with yo?

yokozunas — worth 76 combined points (US Scrabble: 25, UK Scrabble: 25, Words With Friends: 26).

How many 9 letter words start with yo?

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

Are 9 letter words realistic to actually play?

Only occasionally — you'd need most of your rack plus letters already on the board to reach 9 tiles. They're worth knowing for the rare bingo-extension play, but for regular turns, shorter yo words will come up far more often.