4-Letter Words Starting with Y

All 92 four-letter words that start with Y

YA

• yaar7n. A friend, pal, or buddy.
• yack13n. An oak.
• yada8interj. Only used in yada yada yada.
• yadu8n. A Burmese form of poetry consisting of up to three stanzas of five...
• yage8n. Ayahuasca.
• yagi8n. Yagi-Uda antenna.
• yair7n. An enclosure for catching salmon as the tide ebbs.
• yaki11n. Teppanyaki.
• yaku11n. A condition that scores points when met, usually in the form of a...
• yale7n. A mythical beast in European mythology and heraldry, usually portrayed...
• yali7n. A type of house, particularly found on the Bosporus.
• yana7n. Any of the vehicles of Buddhist or Tantric practice.
• yang8n. A principle in Chinese and related East Asian philosophies associated...
• yank11n. A sudden, vigorous pull (sometimes defined as mass times jerk, or rate...
• yano7n. Synonym of shabono (“communal hut built by the Yanomamo people”).
• yaoi7n. A narrative or visual work featuring a romantic or sexual relationship...
• yapp11n. In bookbinding, the edge of the binding that extends beyond the edges...
• yard8n. A small, usually uncultivated area adjoining or (now especially) within...
• yare7adj. Ready, alert, prepared, prompt.
• yari7n. Any of various sizes of spear used in Japanese martial arts.
• yark11v. To bind or draw (especially leather or stitches) tight.
• yarm9v. To cry out; make a loud, unpleasant noise; shriek; yell.
• yarn7n. A twisted strand of fibre used for knitting or weaving.
• yarr7n. The plant Spergula arvensis, corn spurry.
• yass7interj. A strong expression of excitement or admiration.
• yate7n. Any of several species of Eucalyptus.
• yati7n. A Jain monk.
• yawk14interj. Imitative for the sound of a shot, in particular of a gun.
• yawl10n. A small ship's boat, usually rowed by four or six oars.
• yawn10v. To open the mouth widely and take a long, rather deep breath, often...
• yawp12v. To yelp, or utter a sharp cry, as in intense pain, or another raucous...
• yaws10n. A contagious tropical disease, caused by the spirochete Treponema...
• yaya10n. A nanny; female caregiver; nursemaid.
• yayo10n. Cocaine.

YE

• yeah10part. Yes.
• yean7v. To give birth to.
• year7n. A period of time akin to the time taken for the Earth to undergo a full...
• yebo9adv. Yes.
• yech12interj. An exclamation of disgust.
• yees7pron. You.
• yeet7interj. Expressing excitement or approval.
• yeld8adj. Barren, not pregnant, not giving milk.
• yell7v. To shout; holler; make a loud sound with the voice, especially to...
• yelm9n. A bundle of straw laid out straight, chiefly to be used for thatching...
• yelp9n. An abrupt, high-pitched noise or utterance.
• yens7pron. You, you all; used in referring to a group that includes one's audience.
• yeow10interj. Expressing sudden pain or startlement.
• yere7pron. Your (plural); of ye, belonging to ye.
• yeri7n. Lake.
• yeti7n. An unidentified humanoid animal said to live in the Himalayas.
• yett7n. Gate.
• yeuk11n. Itch, a prickly feeling.

YI

• yick13interj. Used to indicate disgust.
• yiff13interj. Onomatopeia representing the bark of a fox (especially while mating).
• yike11v. To utter the exclamation yikes.
• yinz16pron. You.
• yips9n. A nervous condition which prevents a sportsperson from playing...

YO

• yobo9n. A soldier's female Korean lover or hired prostitute.
• yock13n. A laugh, especially a loud or hearty one.
• yoga8n. Any of several Hindu or Buddhist disciplines aimed at training the...
• yogi8n. A devotee or adherent of yoga.
• yoho10interj. Synonym of yo-ho-ho.
• yoik11n. A traditional style of Sami singing or chanting.
• yoke11n. A bar or frame by which two oxen or other draught animals are joined at...
• yola7n. Cocaine.
• yolk11n. The yellow, spherical part of an egg that is surrounded by the white...
• yomp11n. A long-distance march carrying full kit.
• yond8adj. Further; more distant.
• yoni7n. The vulva or vagina, or a symbol of them, especially as an object of...
• yoof10n. Youth (young person, young people or the state of being young).
• yore7n. A time long past.
• york11v. To bowl a yorker at a batsman, especially to get a batsman out in this...
• yorn7pron. Yours.
• yote7v. To pour water on; pour in.
• your7det. Belonging to you; of you; related to you (singular; one owner).
• yous7pron. You.
• yowl10n. A prolonged, loud cry, like the sound of an animal; a wail; a howl.

YU

• yuan7n. The basic unit of money in China.
• yuba9n. Dried tofu skin; the film that forms on top of a vat of boiling soy...
• yuca9n. Cassava.
• yuck13interj. Uttered to indicate disgust usually toward an objectionable taste or...
• yuen7n. A crowned gibbon or pileated gibbon (Hylobates pileatus).
• yuga8n. In Hindu theology, a period of a few hundred or thousand years, or an...
• yuka11n. A secular Afro-Cuban musical tradition with drumming, singing and...
• yuko11n. The score for a throw that lands the opponent on his or her side.
• yuks11n. Laughter, amusement.
• yumi9n. A type of archery bow from Japan.
• yump11v. To leave the ground briefly when driving over a ridge at high speed.
• yuri7n. A narrative or visual work featuring a romantic or sexual relationship...
• yurt7n. A large, round, semi-permanent tent with vertical walls and a conical...
• yutz16v. To waste time.
• yuzu16n. A citrus fruit originating in East Asia, Citrus ichangensis x Citrus...

Questions about these words

How many four-letter words that start with Y are there?

Word.ws lists 92 four-letter words that start with Y, plus 45 rare ones.

What are common four-letter words that start with Y?

your, year, yeah, york, yard, yoga, yang and yale.

Which of the four-letter words that start with Y has the highest letter score?

yuzu scores 16 points with the standard letter tile values.

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