Words That Start With YA
- 282 words
- All English dictionaries
- Scrabble points
Popular Words That Start With YA
The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
All Words That Start With YA 282 words
3-Letter Words Starting With YA 10
Full 3-letter list4-Letter Words Starting With YA 30
Full 4-letter list5-Letter Words Starting With YA 43
Full 5-letter list6-Letter Words Starting With YA 61
Full 6-letter list7-Letter Words Starting With YA 59
Full 7-letter list8-Letter Words Starting With YA 40
Full 8-letter list9-Letter Words Starting With YA 24
Full 9-letter list10-Letter Words Starting With YA 6
Full 10-letter list11-Letter Words Starting With YA 6
Full 11-letter list13-Letter Words Starting With YA 1
Full 13-letter list14-Letter Words Starting With YA 1
Full 14-letter listHow common is YA at the start of words?
Our combined English word list has 282 words that start with YA. Most are 6 letters long, they average 13.5 points, the best is YACHTSMANSHIPS (29 points) and 39% end in S.
- Total words
- 282
- Most common length
- 6 letters
- 61 words
- Average Scrabble score
- 13.5
- out of 29 max
- Longest word
- YACHTSMANSHIPS
- 14 letters
- Most common ending
- S
- 39% of words
Words by length
Most common last letters
- s 39%
- d 9.6%
- r 8.9%
Top vowel pairs
- ie5%
- au4.6%
- oo1.4%
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 word that starts with YA
y 4a 1c 3h 4t 1s 1m 3a 1n 1s 1h 4i 1p 3s 1
Y 4 + A 1 + C 3 + H 4 + T 1 + S 1 + M 3 + A 1 + N 1 + S 1 + H 4 + I 1 + P 3 + S 1 = 29 points
- Double word
- 58 pts
- Triple word
- 87 pts
Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).
yachtsmanships
No dictionary definition on file. This is a valid game word that standard dictionaries rarely cover.
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How many words that start with YA are there?
There are 282 words that start with YA in our combined English word list. The most common length is 6 letters, with 61 words. Other dictionaries give different totals, so switch dictionary at the top of the list to compare.
What is the highest-scoring word that starts with YA?
YACHTSMANSHIPS is worth 29 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are YACHTSMANSHIP (28), YACHTSWOMAN (24), YACHTSWOMEN (24).
What are some common words that start with YA?
Everyday examples include YARD, YAWN, YAM, YAK, YARN, YAP, YANK, YACHT. Sort the list by "Most common" to see the familiar words first.
What is the longest word that starts with YA?
YACHTSMANSHIPS has 14 letters. If you prefer a word people actually use, YARDSTICKS (10 letters) is the longest common one.