In this article, you’ll discover a variety of words that start with “ya”, enhancing your vocabulary and giving you fresh options for writing and conversation.
- Yacht- a medium-sized sailboat equipped for cruising or racing.
- Yack- slang for talking nonstop.
- Yaffle- to eat or drink noisily.
- Yak- a large domesticated wild ox with shaggy hair, humped shoulders, and large horns.
- Yam- a starchy tuber of a tropical vine, eaten as food in tropical America, Africa, and Asia.
- Yammer- to whine or complain.
- Yank- to pull with a sudden, sharp movement.
- Yankee- a native or inhabitant of the United States.
- Yap- to bark sharply, shrilly, or snappily.
- Yard- a unit of linear measure equal to 3 feet (0.9144 meter).
- Yare- agile, nimble, or lively.
- Yarn- a continuous strand of twisted threads of natural or synthetic fibers, such as wool or nylon, used in weaving or knitting.
- Yarrow- a widely distributed herbaceous plant of the daisy family.
- Yashmak- a veil covering the head and face, traditionally worn by Muslim women.
- Yawn- to open the mouth involuntarily through drowsiness or boredom.
- Yawp- to utter a loud, harsh cry; to yelp.
- Year- a period of 365 days (or 366 days in leap years) starting from the first of January, used for reckoning time in ordinary affairs.
- Yearn- to have an intense feeling of longing for something, typically something that one has lost or been separated from.
- Yeast- a microscopic fungus consisting of single oval cells that reproduce by budding, and capable of converting sugar into alcohol and carbon dioxide.
- Yell- to shout something or make a loud noise.
- Yellow- a color between green and orange in the spectrum, a primary subtractive color complementary to blue; colored like ripe lemons or egg yolks.
- Yen- the basic monetary unit of Japan.
- Yep- informal way of saying yes.
- Yes- used to give an affirmative response.
- Yet- up until the present or a specified or implied time; by now or then.
- Yew- a coniferous tree with red berrylike fruits, and most parts are poisonous.
- Yield- to produce or provide (a natural, agricultural, or industrial product).
- Yip- a sharp, high-pitched bark.
- Yob- British slang for a rude, noisy, and aggressive young person.
- Yogurt- a semi-solid sourish food prepared from milk fermented by added bacteria.
- Yoke- a wooden crosspiece that is fastened over the necks of two animals and attached to the plow or cart that they are to pull.
- Yolk- the yellow internal part of a bird’s egg, which is rich in protein and fat and used both as food and in cooking.
- Yonder- at some distance in the direction indicated; over there.
- Young- having lived or existed for only a short time.
- You- used to refer to the person or people that the speaker is addressing.
- Yowl- a long, mournful cry, especially one made by a cat or dog.
- Yucca- a plant with hard, sword-shaped leaves and spikes of white flowers, native to the hot, dry regions of America.
- Yuck- an expression of strong disgust or disapproval.
- Yule- the Christmas season.
- Yurt- a circular tent of felt or skins on a collapsible framework, used by nomads in Mongolia, Siberia, and Turkey.
- Yuppify- to make (an area) appealing to yuppies; gentrify.
- Yummy- very pleasing to the taste; delicious.