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3-letter words starting with Y

There are 16 common three-letter words that start with Y. Three-letter words are the glue of Scrabble – they let you play parallel to other words and squeeze extra points from tight spots.

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Highest-scoring 3-letter words starting with Y

Word	Scrabble points
YAK	10
YUK	10
YAW	9
YEW	9
YAM	8
YAP	8
YEP	8
YIP	8

All 16 words

Sorted A–Z. The number after each word is its Scrabble score. 16 of these have a vowel as the second letter.

yak10yam8yap8yaw9yea6yen6yep8yes6yet6yew9yip8yon6you6yuk10yum8yup8

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Other words starting with Y

4-letter words starting with Y32 words 5-letter words starting with Y29 words 6-letter words starting with Y31 words 7-letter words starting with Y24 words 8-letter words starting with Y23 words