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Words That Start With YAM

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

All Words That Start With YAM 19 words

How common is YAM at the start of words?

Our combined English word list has 19 words that start with YAM. Most are 7 letters long, they average 13.8 points, the best is YAMMERINGS (18 points) and 47.4% end in S.

Total words
19
Most common length
7 letters
4 words
Average Scrabble score
13.8
out of 18 max
Longest word
YAMMERINGS
10 letters
Most common ending
S
47.4% of words

Words by length

Most common last letters

  • s 47.4%
  • a 10.5%
  • n 10.5%

Top vowel pairs

  • ie5.3%

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 YAM

y 4a 1m 3m 3e 1r 1i 1n 1g 2s 1

Y 4 + A 1 + M 3 + M 3 + E 1 + R 1 + I 1 + N 1 + G 2 + S 1 = 18 points

Double word
36 pts
Triple word
54 pts

Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).

yammerings

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 YAM are there?

There are 19 words that start with YAM in our combined English word list. The most common length is 7 letters, with 4 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 YAM?

YAMMERINGS is worth 18 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are YAMMERING (17), YAMALKAS (17), YAMULKAS (17).

What are some common words that start with YAM?

Everyday examples include YAM, YAMMER, YAMS, YAMMERED, YAMMERS, YAMMERING. Sort the list by "Most common" to see the familiar words first.

What is the longest word that starts with YAM?

YAMMERINGS has 10 letters. If you prefer a word people actually use, YAMS (4 letters) is the longest common one.