4-Letter Words Starting With YAN
- 2 words
- All English dictionaries
- Scrabble points
Popular 4-Letter Words Starting With YAN
The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
All 4-Letter Words Starting With YAN 2 words
How common is YAN at the start of four-letter words?
Our combined English word list has 2 four-letter words that start with YAN. They average 9.5 points and the best is YANK (11 points).
- Total words
- 2
- Average Scrabble score
- 9.5
- out of 11 max
- Everyday words
- 50%
- common in ordinary English
- Most common ending
- G
- 50% of words
Most common last letters
- g 50%
- k 50%
Highest-scoring four-letter word that starts with YAN
y 4a 1n 1k 5
Y 4 + A 1 + N 1 + K 5 = 11 points
- Double word
- 22 pts
- Triple word
- 33 pts
Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).
yank
- nounan American who lives in the North (especially during the American Civil War)
- nounan American (especially to non-Americans)
- verbpull, or move with a sudden movement“He turned the handle and jerked the door open”
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- 4 letters2
- 5 letters2
- 6 letters5
- 7 letters5
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How many four-letter words that start with YAN are there?
There are 2 four-letter words that start with YAN 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 four-letter word that starts with YAN?
YANK is worth 11 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are YANG (8).