Words That Start With Y

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1 you The person or people being spoken or written to.
2 your Belonging to, or associated with, the person or people being spoken to.
3 years A very long stretch of time (informal, used loosely).
4 year The time it takes the Earth to orbit the Sun once, about 365 days.
5 yet Up until now; so far — often used in questions and negative statements.
6 yes Used to show agreement, acceptance, or confirmation.
7 young In an early stage of life; not yet old.
8 yeah An informal way of saying "yes."
9 york In cricket, to bowl a yorker — a ball aimed to bounce right at the batsman's feet.
10 yourself Refers back to the person being spoken to, when they are both the doer and the receiver of an action.
11 yesterday The day before today.
12 youth The period of life between childhood and adulthood.
13 yours The thing or things belonging to the person being spoken to, used without a following noun.
14 ya An informal way of saying "yes" or "yeah."
15 younger Less old than someone or something else being compared; comparative form of "young."
16 yellow The bright color of lemons, sunflowers, and egg yolks, produced by light around 580 nanometers.
17 YouTube A major video-sharing website where users upload, watch, and comment on videos.
18 yard An outdoor area next to or enclosed by a building, often with a lawn or garden.
19 yards The horizontal spars on a mast that hold up a square sail, and by extension the sail rigging as a whole.
20 yo Used as a casual greeting, similar to "hi" or "hey."
21 ye An old form of "you," used for addressing more than one person.
22 yep An informal way of saying yes.
23 yea Yes; an affirmative reply, now mostly used in formal or archaic contexts.
24 yield To produce or give as a result, especially a crop, profit, or outcome.
25 yup An informal way of saying yes.
26 yoga A system of physical postures, breathing exercises, and meditation originating in Hindu and Buddhist tradition...
27 youngest The least old member of a family or group.
28 yang In Chinese philosophy, the active, bright, hot, and masculine principle that pairs with yin to form a balanced...
29 yelling The act of shouting loudly.
30 Yorkshire The largest historic county in England, located in the northeast and traditionally divided into three ridings.
31 yay An exclamation of joy, approval, or celebration.
32 Yankees The New York Yankees, a Major League Baseball team based in the Bronx, New York.
33 Yemen A country on the southern tip of the Arabian Peninsula in the Middle East, with Sanaa as its capital.
34 yu An ornate bronze wine vessel used in ancient China, often fitted with a decorative lid.
35 Yale A private university in Connecticut, one of the oldest and most prestigious in the United States.
36 yearly Happening once every year.
37 yell To shout loudly, especially out of anger, excitement, or fear.
38 yahoo A loud, rough, or uncultured person.
39 yacht A sleek boat, often with sails but sometimes engine-powered, used for pleasure cruising or racing.
40 yen The official currency of Japan, symbol ¥.
41 yuan The basic unit of currency in China.
42 Yi A member of an ethnic group living mainly in the mountainous regions of southwest China.
43 yeast A microscopic fungus used to ferment dough or brew alcohol.
44 Yankee An informal term for someone from the United States, especially (historically) the northern states or New Engl...
45 Yugoslavia A former country in southeastern Europe that existed for most of the 20th century before splitting into severa...
46 yogurt A thick, tangy dairy product made by fermenting milk with bacterial cultures.
47 yr A rune from the Old English runic alphabet (futhorc), representing the vowel sounds written today as "y."
48 yah An informal variant of "yes."
49 yan One (a dialectal counting word used in traditional Cumbrian and Northumbrian sheep-counting rhymes).
50 yarn Spun fibre thread used for knitting, weaving, or making rope.
51 Yuri A Russian male given name, the equivalent of "George."
52 youthful Looking or behaving young, often despite one's actual age.
53 Yoo A surname, most often Korean.
54 yearbook A book published once a year summarising events, facts, or statistics.
55 yum Used to express how delicious something tastes.
56 yielding Easily giving way to pressure or persuasion; not resistant.
57 yorker In cricket, a fast-bowled ball designed to bounce right at the batsman's feet or bat, near the popping crease.
58 yummy Very tasty; delicious.
59 yer A hard or soft sign letter (ъ or ь) in Cyrillic alphabets, once representing very short vowel sounds in old Sl...
60 yin In Chinese philosophy, the passive, dark, and feminine principle, traditionally paired with yang.
61 Yukon A territory in northern Canada, capital Whitehorse, or the major river of the same name running through it and...
62 Yun A surname found in Mandarin Chinese, Korean, and Khmer.
63 Yeh An informal spelling of "yeah," meaning yes.
64 Yong A surname, romanized from various Chinese and Korean names.
65 Yves A French male given name.
66 Yates An English surname derived from Old English "gate," and the name of several small places in the United States.
67 yee An informal way of saying "yes."
68 Yvonne A French female given name, in regular use in English since the twentieth century.
69 Ying A Chinese surname and place name, from various Mandarin characters.
70 Yugoslav Relating to Yugoslavia or its people.
71 Yosemite A region of central California famous for Yosemite National Park, known for its granite cliffs, waterfalls, an...
72 youngster A child or young person.
73 Yamaha A major Japanese company that makes motorcycles, musical instruments, and other equipment.
74 Yellowstone A national park in the western United States, spanning Wyoming, Montana, and Idaho, famous for its geysers and...
75 YMCA A branch or building of the Young Men's Christian Association, typically offering gyms, pools, and community p...
76 yikes An exclamation of shock, alarm, or dismay.
77 Yahweh A name for the God of the Hebrew Bible, rendered from the Tetragrammaton YHWH.
78 yak A large, shaggy-haired, ox-like animal from the mountains of Central Asia, including Tibet and Mongolia.
79 yearning A deep, wistful longing for something.
80 yoke A wooden bar or frame joining two draught animals, such as oxen, at the neck so they can pull a plough or cart...
81 Yusuf A male given name from Arabic, the Islamic form of the name Joseph, also referring to the prophet of that name...
82 Yoon A Korean surname.
83 Yoko A Japanese female given name.
84 Yiddish A Germanic language historically spoken by Ashkenazi Jews across central and eastern Europe, traditionally wri...
85 yaar A close friend, pal, or buddy (South Asian usage).
86 yada Used (usually repeated as "yada yada yada") to stand in for boring or predictable details being skipped over.
87 Yadav A member of a large community in India and Nepal traditionally associated with cattle-herding and pastoral far...
88 yadda Used repeated ("yadda yadda yadda") to skip over details that are boring, obvious, or not worth spelling out.
89 yae The Korean vowel letter ㅒ, romanized "yae."
90 Yael A feminine given name of Hebrew origin, meaning "ibex" or "mountain goat."
91 Yahtzee A dice game in which players roll five dice and score points for various combinations.
92 yakuza An organized Japanese crime syndicate, or a member of one.
93 Yalta A resort city on the Crimean Peninsula, Ukraine, site of the 1945 Yalta Conference between Allied leaders.
94 yam A starchy edible root grown as a staple food in tropical regions.
95 Yama In Hindu and Buddhist mythology, the god of death; also used as a Japanese feminine given name.
96 Yamada A common Japanese surname meaning "mountain rice field."
97 Yamaguchi A Japanese surname, also the name of a city and prefecture in Japan, meaning "mouth of the mountain."
98 Yamamoto One of the ten most common Japanese surnames, meaning "base of the mountain."
99 Yamato A historical name for Japan, especially referring to the ancient Yamato court that once ruled the country.
100 Yamazaki A Japanese surname meaning "mountain peninsula" or "mountain cape."
101 Yami A Malayo-Polynesian language spoken by the Tao people.
102 yammering Loud, repetitive, and often irritating talk.
103 Yana A female given name from Slavic languages, a romanization of names such as Bulgarian, Russian, or Ukrainian Я́...
104 Yancy An English surname, also used as a male given name.
105 Yangtze The longest river in China and the third-longest in the world, flowing about 6,300 kilometers through central...
106 Yangzhou A historic city in Jiangsu province, eastern China.
107 yank To pull something suddenly and forcefully.
108 Yanni A surname, also familiar as the stage name of the Greek composer and musician Yanni.
109 Yannick A French male given name derived from the Breton name Yannig.
110 yano A shabono, the large communal, ring-shaped hut built by the Yanomami people of the Amazon.
111 Yao A member of an ethnic group living across parts of Malawi, Mozambique, and Tanzania in southeastern Africa.
112 yap A high-pitched bark from a small dog.
113 yapping A run of short, sharp barks, especially from a small dog.
114 yar Nimble and quick to handle, especially of a small sailing boat.
115 Yardley An English surname derived from a place name meaning "enclosed woodland clearing," also the name of towns in E...
116 yarmulke A small, round skullcap worn by Jewish men, especially during prayer or religious observance.
117 Yash A male given name of Sanskrit origin, popular in India, meaning "fame" or "glory."
118 Yasha A Russian diminutive of the male given name Yakov, roughly equivalent to the English name Jake.
119 yashiro A Shinto shrine.
120 Yasmin A feminine given name of Arabic origin, a variant of Jasmine referring to the flower.
121 Yasuda A Japanese surname meaning "peaceful rice field."
122 Yasuko A Japanese feminine given name often meaning "peaceful child."
123 Yasuo A Japanese male given name often meaning "peaceful man."
124 yat A letter of the old Cyrillic and Glagolitic alphabets, no longer used in modern spelling.
125 Yau A Chinese surname with several possible origins across Hokkien and Cantonese.
126 yaw The rotation of a ship, aircraft, or vehicle from side to side around its vertical axis.
127 yawn To open the mouth wide and take a deep breath involuntarily, usually from tiredness or boredom.
128 yawning Wide open, like a gaping mouth.
129 Yayoi The ancient culture and people of Japan during the Yayoi period, roughly 300 BCE to 300 CE, known for introduc...
130 Yeager A surname of German origin, from Jäger, meaning "hunter."
131 yearn To have a deep, often wistful longing for something or someone.
132 Yeats A surname, most famously borne by the Irish poet and playwright W. B. Yeats.
133 yeehaw An exclamation of excitement, often associated with cowboys or rodeo culture.
134 yeesh An exclamation expressing exasperation, mild disgust, or relief.
135 yeet To throw something hard, fast and carelessly, often without looking where it lands.
136 Yegor A Russian male given name, a form of the name Egor.
137 Yehuda A male given name of Hebrew origin, meaning "praised," equivalent to Judah.
138 Yelena A feminine given name common in Russian, Bulgarian, and Macedonian, equivalent to Helen.
139 yeller A person who yells.
140 Yellin A surname, often of Ashkenazi Jewish origin.
141 yello A casual way of saying hello, often used when answering the phone.
142 yelp A short, sharp, high-pitched cry.
143 yelping The act of making short, high-pitched cries.
144 Yeltsin A Russian surname, most notably that of Boris Yeltsin, the first President of the Russian Federation.
145 yens You all; used to address a group that includes the person being spoken to (regional/dialectal).
146 Yeo A surname of English, Korean, or Chinese origin, also the name of several rivers in southwest England.
147 yeoman Historically, a farmer who owned and worked his own modest plot of land, ranking as a respectable commoner.
148 Yeong A unisex Korean given name.
149 yeow An exclamation of sudden pain or surprise.
150 yeshiva A school for the advanced study of Jewish religious texts, especially the Talmud.
151 yessir An informal way of saying "yes, sir", used for emphatic agreement.
152 yesteryear Times gone by; the past, especially thought of with nostalgia.
153 yeti A legendary ape-like creature said to live in the snowy Himalayan mountains.
154 Yeung A Cantonese surname, a romanization of the Chinese surname also rendered Yang.
155 Yevgeny A Russian male given name, equivalent to Eugene, ultimately from Greek meaning "well-born."
156 yew An evergreen coniferous tree with dark needles and red berry-like seed cases, native to Europe and parts of As...
157 Yggdrasil In Norse mythology, the enormous ash tree believed to connect all nine worlds of the cosmos.
158 yh A texting spelling of "yeah", used to agree or to confirm something.
159 Yim A Cantonese surname, a romanization of the Chinese surnames Yan or Yim.
160 yip A short, high-pitched bark or yelp, especially from a small dog.
161 yippee Shouted to express sudden excitement, joy, or triumph.
162 yipping The act or sound of giving short, sharp barks.
163 Yiu A Chinese surname, romanized from the Hakka pronunciation.
164 Yoda An unusual, inverted word order in a sentence, imitating the speech pattern of the Star Wars character Yoda.
165 yodel To sing by rapidly switching between a normal chest voice and a high falsetto.
166 yodeling The act or style of singing with rapid switches between chest voice and falsetto.
167 yogi A person who practices or teaches yoga.
168 Yoichi A Japanese male given name.
169 yokel An unsophisticated or naive person from the countryside, often used dismissively.
170 Yokohama A large Japanese port city near Tokyo, capital of Kanagawa Prefecture.
171 Yokoyama A Japanese surname.
172 Yolanda A female given name of Spanish origin, ultimately of obscure but likely Germanic roots.
173 yolk The yellow, round part of an egg, surrounded by the egg white, that provides nutrients to a developing embryo.
174 YOLO Used informally to justify a bold, reckless, or spontaneous decision, from the phrase "you only live once."
175 yon That, over there; used to point out something visible but at a distance.
176 yonder In or at a place that is visible but some distance away.
177 yoni The vulva or vagina, or a symbolic representation of them, especially as an object of reverence in Hindu and r...
178 Yonkers A city in New York State, bordering New York City to the north.
179 yore Time long past, especially as recalled with nostalgia.
180 Yorick A male given name, notably the dead court jester whose skull Hamlet addresses in Shakespeare's play.
181 Yorktown A town in southeastern Virginia, site of the final major battle of the American Revolutionary War.
182 Yosef A male given name of Hebrew origin, equivalent to "Joseph."
183 Yoshi A Japanese male given name, also widely known as the dinosaur-like character from Nintendo's Mario video game...
184 Yoshida A Japanese surname.
185 Yoshie A Japanese female given name.
186 Yoshiko A Japanese female given name, often meaning "good" or "excellent child."
187 Yoshimura A Japanese surname.
188 Yoshino A Japanese surname, also a place name associated with cherry blossoms.
189 Yoshio A Japanese male given name, often meaning "good man" or "righteous man."
190 Yoshioka A Japanese surname.
191 Yost A surname, often of German origin.
192 Youn A surname, a romanization of the Korean surname Yun.
193 youngblood A newcomer who brings energy or fresh ideas to a group, especially a young person joining an established team.
194 yous A nonstandard plural form of "you," used in some dialects (Irish, Scottish, Australian, and parts of the US) t...
195 Youse A surname, an Americanized spelling of the German surname Jauss.
196 Yousef A male given name and surname of Arabic origin, equivalent to Joseph.
197 Youssef A male given name and surname of Arabic origin, a variant of Yousef, equivalent to Joseph.
198 yow An exclamation of sudden pain.
199 yowling A long, loud, wailing cry, typically made by a cat.
200 Yoyo A toy consisting of two discs joined by an axle, with a string wound around it that lets the toy spin down and...
201 Ys A legendary city in Breton folklore said to have been swallowed by the sea.
202 Ystad A town and municipality in Skåne County, southern Sweden.
203 YT Short for YouTube, used in messages, captions and comments to refer to the video platform.
204 yucca A plant with long, stiff, pointed leaves and tall clusters of white flowers, often grown as an ornamental or h...
205 yuck Used to express disgust, especially at a taste, smell, or sight.
206 yucky Disgusting or unpleasant.
207 yue A traditional unit of volume used in ancient China, roughly equal to the space taken up by 1,200 millet seeds.
208 yuen A crowned or pileated gibbon, a small ape native to Southeast Asia.
209 Yugoslavian Relating to Yugoslavia.
210 yuh An informal spelling of "you," representing casual or relaxed pronunciation in speech and texting.
211 Yui A unisex Japanese given name and surname.
212 yuk A big, hearty laugh.
213 Yuka A Japanese female given name.
214 Yukari A Japanese female given name.
215 Yukawa A Japanese surname.
216 Yuki A Native American people originally from northern California, or their language.
217 Yukie A Japanese female given name.
218 Yukiko A Japanese female given name.
219 Yukimura A Japanese surname.
220 Yukio A Japanese male given name.
221 yuko In judo, a scoring result awarded for a throw that lands an opponent partly on their side, worth less than a f...
222 Yule Christmas, or the wider Christmas season running through the Twelve Days of Christmas.
223 Yuletide The Christmas season; the period of celebration around Christmas.
224 Yulia A Russian female given name, the equivalent of the English name Julia.
225 Yuma A city in southwestern Arizona, county seat of Yuma County, and the name of several smaller US towns.
226 yumi A traditional Japanese longbow used in archery and the martial art of kyudo.
227 Yumiko A Japanese female given name.
228 Yuna A female given name used in both Korea and Japan.
229 Yung A surname.
230 yuppie A young, ambitious professional with a well-paid job and an affluent, status-conscious lifestyle, especially i...
231 Yura A diminutive form of the Russian or Ukrainian male name Yuri.
232 Yuriko A Japanese female given name.
233 yurt A round, portable tent with straight walls and a cone-shaped roof, traditionally used by nomadic peoples of Ce...
234 Yuta A female given name.
235 Yvette A French female given name that became popular in English in the nineteenth century.
236 yw Short for "you're welcome", written in reply to thanks.