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4 Letter Words Starting With Y

There are 120 4 letter words starting with Y. The highest scoring in Scrabble is YUTZ at 16 points, ahead of YUZU at 16. 1 of them contain no vowel at all.

Common 4 Letter Words Starting With Y And What They Mean

The most familiar words on this page and what they mean. Tap any word for its full entry, score and anagrams.

  • YEAR noun a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
  • YEAH adverb not only so, but
  • YARD noun a unit of length equal to 3 feet
  • YOGA noun discipline aimed at training the consciousness for a state of perfect spiritual insight and tranquility that is achieved through the three paths of actions and knowledge and devotion
  • YANG noun the bright positive masculine principle in Chinese dualistic cosmology
  • YARN noun the act of giving an account describing incidents or a course of events
  • YUAN noun the basic unit of money in China
  • YELL noun a loud utterance
  • YOKE noun fabric comprising a fitted part at the top of a garment
  • YACK noun noisy talk

Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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