12-Letter Words Starting With Y
- 9 words
- All English dictionaries
- Scrabble points
Popular 12-Letter Words Starting With Y
The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
All 12-Letter Words Starting With Y 9 words
How common is Y at the start of twelve-letter words?
Our combined English word list has 9 twelve-letter words that start with Y. They average 19.3 points and the best is YELLOWHAMMER (25 points).
- Total words
- 9
- Average Scrabble score
- 19.3
- out of 25 max
- Everyday words
- 0%
- common in ordinary English
- Most common ending
- S
- 77.8% of words
Most common last letters
- s 77.8%
- r 11.1%
- t 11.1%
Top vowel pairs
- ie22.2%
- ou22.2%
- ea11.1%
Share of words where these two vowels sit side by side.
Rare words worth knowing
Valid in this dictionary but rarely seen in everyday English.
Highest-scoring twelve-letter word that starts with Y
y 4e 1l 1l 1o 1w 4h 4a 1m 3m 3e 1r 1
Y 4 + E 1 + L 1 + L 1 + O 1 + W 4 + H 4 + A 1 + M 3 + M 3 + E 1 + R 1 = 25 points
- Double word
- 50 pts
- Triple word
- 75 pts
Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).
yellowhammer
- nounlarge flicker of eastern North America with a red neck and yellow undersurface to wings and tail
- nounEuropean bunting the male being bright yellow
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How many twelve-letter words that start with Y are there?
There are 9 twelve-letter words that start with Y 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 twelve-letter word that starts with Y?
YELLOWHAMMER is worth 25 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are YOUTHFULNESS (21), YELLOWTHROAT (21), YOCTOSECONDS (20).
Which rare twelve-letter words that start with Y score well?
Uncommon but valid choices include YOCTOSECONDS (20), YESTERNIGHTS (19), YELLOWNESSES (18), YOUNGBERRIES (18). Few players know them, so they can catch an opponent off guard.