Discover a variety of words that start with the letter Y and enrich your vocabulary with some lesser-known gems!
- Yacht- A medium-sized sailboat equipped for cruising or racing.
- Yak- A large domesticated wild ox with shaggy hair, humped shoulders, and large horns.
- Yam- A starchy tuber of a tropical vine, eaten as a staple food in many tropical countries.
- Yank- To pull something with a sharp, sudden movement.
- Yap- To bark sharply, shrilly, or incessantly.
- Yard- A unit of length equal to three feet.
- Yarn- Fibers spun and used for knitting, weaving, or sewing.
- Yaw- To veer off course temporarily when moving forward.
- Year- A period of 365 days (366 in a leap year) used for reckoning time.
- Yearn- To have an intense feeling of longing for something.
- Yeast- A microscopic fungus used in brewing and baking.
- Yell- To shout something or make a loud noise with the voice.
- Yellow- A color between green and orange in the spectrum.
- Yelp- A short, sharp cry, especially of pain or alarm.
- Yeti- A large, hairy, humanoid creature said to live in the Himalayas.
- Yield- To produce or provide (a natural, agricultural, or industrial product).
- Yoga- A Hindu spiritual and ascetic discipline that includes breath control, meditation, and the adoption of specific bodily postures.
- 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 feeds the developing embryo.
- Young- Having lived or existed for only a short time; not old.
- Youth- The period between childhood and adult age.
- Yucca- A plant with stiff, sword-like leaves, native to the hot and arid parts of the Americas.
- Yummy- Highly attractive or pleasing, especially to the taste.
- Yurt- A circular tent of felt or skins on a collapsible framework, used by nomads.
- Yachtie- A person who owns or sails a yacht.
- Yahoo- A rude, noisy, or violent person.
- Yardage- Measurement or length in yards.
- Yawning- An involuntary action of opening the mouth widely and inhaling deeply due to tiredness or boredom.
- Yearbook- An annual publication with details of events and achievements.
- Yearling- An animal (especially a horse) that is between one and two years old.
- Yeastie- Containing or resembling yeast.
- Yellowness- The quality or state of being yellow.
- Yellowtail- A type of fish known for its distinctive yellow tail.
- Yen- The basic monetary unit of Japan; also, a strong desire or craving.
- Yeoman- A servant in a royal or noble household.
- Yeastily- With yeast-like characteristics.
- Yearly- Occurring or done once each year.
- Yes- Used to give an affirmative response.
- Yew- A coniferous tree with bright red berry-like fruits.
- Yippee- An expression of joy or excitement.
- Yodel- To sing with rapid changes of pitch between the normal voice and falsetto.
- Yielder- One who, or that which, yields.
- Yielding- Giving way under pressure; not stiff or rigid.
- Yikes- An expression of surprise or alarm.
- Yob- A rude or noisy young man.
- Yock- Slang for joke or jest.
- Yoghurt- A semi-solid sourish food made from milk fermented by added bacteria.
- Yokel- An uneducated and unsophisticated person from the countryside.
- Yonder- At some distance in the direction indicated; over there.
- Yore- Of long ago or former times; used in literary context.
- You- Used to refer to the person or people that the speaker is addressing.
- Youngster- A young person, especially a child or teenager.
- Yourself- Used to refer to the person being spoken to, as the object of a verb or preposition when they are also the subject.
- Youthful- Remaining young or looking young.
- Yowling- Emitting a long, mournful cry, as a cat might.
- Yuan- The basic monetary unit of China.
- Yucca moths- Moths that pollinate yucca plants.
- Yuk- Expressing disgust or strong disapproval.
- Yule- Relating to Christmas or the Christmas season.
- Yuca- Another term for cassava, a starchy tuber.
- Yuppie- A young urban professional.
- Yurtmaking- The process of making yurts.
- Yuppify- To make or become attractive to yuppies, often causing gentrification.
- Yutter- To utter rapidly or indistinctly.
- Yautia- A tropical American plant of the arum family, the tubers of which are edible.
- Yardstick- A measuring rod a yard long, typically used for measuring.
- Yawp- A harsh or hoarse cry or yelp.
- Yaws- A tropical infection of the skin, bones, and joints caused by a spirochete.
- Yearnful- Full of yearning or longing.
- Yearth- A hypothetical earth year.
- Year dot- A long time ago; from time immemorial.
- Yegg- A burglar or safecracker.
- Yeasty- Frothy, bubbly, or resembling yeast.
- Yecch- Expressing disgust.
- Yelk- Another term for the yolk of an egg.
- Yellowhammer- A bird with a yellow head and underparts.
- Yellowjack- A yellow flag signaling infectious disease onboard a ship or a tropical fever.
- Yelm- A bundle of straw used as a roofing material.
- Yenning- Having a strong desire or craving.
- Yep- A colloquial way of saying ‘yes.’
- Yerba- Used as part of names for various South American plants.
- Yester- Occurring on the day preceding today; as in ‘yesterday.’
- Yet- Up until now or by the time mentioned; still.
- Yets- Challenges or difficulties.
- Yex- A hiccup or belch.
- Yieldable- Capable of yielding.
- Yirr- To snarl or growl.
- Ylem- A hypothetical initial substance of the universe from which all matter is derived.
- Yobbery- Behavior typical of a yob; hooliganism.
- Yodeler- A person who yodels.
- Yogini- A female practitioner of yoga.
- Yohimbe- An African tree, the bark of which is used as a traditional remedy and dietary supplement.
- Yokefellow- A close companion or colleague.
- Yond- Distant but within sight.
- Yorker- A type of delivery in cricket aimed at the batsman’s feet.
- You- all** – Informal term for ‘all of you.’
- Youngberry- A complex hybrid berry similar to the blackberry.
- Youngling- A young animal or child.
- Youpon- A variant of yaupon, a holly native to southeastern North America.
- Yutz- A foolish or inept person.
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