8-Letter Words Starting With YELL
- 5 words
- All English dictionaries
- Scrabble points
Popular 8-Letter Words Starting With YELL
The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
All 8-Letter Words Starting With YELL 5 words
How common is YELL at the start of eight-letter words?
Our combined English word list has 5 eight-letter words that start with YELL. They average 14.8 points and the best is YELLOWLY (17 points).
- Total words
- 5
- Average Scrabble score
- 14.8
- out of 17 max
- Everyday words
- 40%
- common in ordinary English
- Most common ending
- S
- 40% of words
Most common last letters
- s 40%
- d 20%
- r 20%
Rare words worth knowing
Valid in this dictionary but rarely seen in everyday English.
Highest-scoring eight-letter word that starts with YELL
y 4e 1l 1l 1o 1w 4l 1y 4
Y 4 + E 1 + L 1 + L 1 + O 1 + W 4 + L 1 + Y 4 = 17 points
- Double word
- 34 pts
- Triple word
- 51 pts
Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).
yellowly
Form of yellow
- nounyellow color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of sunflowers or ripe lemons
- verbturn yellow“The pages of the book began to yellow”
- adjectiveof the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk
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How many eight-letter words that start with YELL are there?
There are 5 eight-letter words that start with YELL in our combined English word list. Other dictionaries give different totals, so switch dictionary at the top of the list to compare.
What is the highest-scoring eight-letter word that starts with YELL?
YELLOWLY is worth 17 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are YELLOCHS (16), YELLOWED (15), YELLOWER (14).
Which rare eight-letter words that start with YELL score well?
Uncommon but valid choices include YELLOWLY (17), YELLOCHS (16), YELLINGS (12). Few players know them, so they can catch an opponent off guard.