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8-Letter Words Starting With YELLO

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Popular 8-Letter Words Starting With YELLO

The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.

All 8-Letter Words Starting With YELLO 4 words

How common is YELLO at the start of eight-letter words?

Our combined English word list has 4 eight-letter words that start with YELLO. They average 15.5 points and the best is YELLOWLY (17 points).

Total words
4
Average Scrabble score
15.5
out of 17 max
Everyday words
50%
common in ordinary English
Most common ending
D
25% of words

Most common last letters

  • d 25%
  • r 25%
  • s 25%

Rare words worth knowing

Valid in this dictionary but rarely seen in everyday English.

Highest-scoring eight-letter word that starts with YELLO

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

  1. nounyellow color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of sunflowers or ripe lemons
  2. verbturn yellow“The pages of the book began to yellow”
  3. 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 YELLO are there?

There are 4 eight-letter words that start with YELLO 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 YELLO?

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 YELLO score well?

Uncommon but valid choices include YELLOWLY (17), YELLOCHS (16). Few players know them, so they can catch an opponent off guard.