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4-Letter Words Starting with Y (67 words)
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yack (13 points)
Talk tiresomely (Var.)
Talk on and on (Var.)
Talk idly (Var.)
Y·4+A·1+C·3+K·5 = 13 pts
yaff (13 points)
A little horribly affected Scotsman's scold
Y·4+A·1+F·4+F·4 = 13 pts
yagi (8 points)
Directional antenna
Y·4+A·1+G·2+I·1 = 8 pts
yaks (11 points)
Monopolizes the conversation, maybe
Chatty beasts (wordplay)
Needs a phone plan upgrade, say
Y·4+A·1+K·5+S·1 = 11 pts
yald (8 points)
{nimble=adj}
Y·4+A·1+L·1+D·2 = 8 pts
yams (9 points)
Might M say they're edible (wordplay)
Turkey's neighbor (wordplay)
Turkey neighbor (wordplay)
Y·4+A·1+M·3+S·1 = 9 pts
yang (8 points)
The bright side (wordplay)
The lighter side (wordplay)
Bright side (wordplay)
Y·4+A·1+N·1+G·2 = 8 pts
yank (11 points)
Haul made by New Yorker (wordplay)
Derek Jeter, for one
American tug (wordplay)
Y·4+A·1+N·1+K·5 = 11 pts
yaps (9 points)
Lab complaints (wordplay)
Lab sounds (wordplay)
Scares off a burglar, maybe
Y·4+A·1+P·3+S·1 = 9 pts
yard (8 points)
Measure taken to upend cart (wordplay)
Scotland, for one
Lengthy pub order (wordplay)
Y·4+A·1+R·1+D·2 = 8 pts
yare (7 points)
Responsive, as a ship (Var.)
Easily handled, as a ship (Var.)
Easily maneuvered, as a boat
Y·4+A·1+R·1+E·1 = 7 pts
yarn (7 points)
'The one that got away,' say
Spinning class material (wordplay)
The one that got away, say
Y·4+A·1+R·1+N·1 = 7 pts
yaud (8 points)
An old horse
Y·4+A·1+U·1+D·2 = 8 pts
yaup (9 points)
Harsh cry variable
Talk noisily Slang.
Talk noisily: Slang.
Y·4+A·1+U·1+P·3 = 9 pts
yawl (10 points)
Favorite boat in Dixie (wordplay)
Dixie sailboat (wordplay)
Dixie vessel (wordplay)
Y·4+A·1+W·4+L·1 = 10 pts
yawn (10 points)
Jaw-dropping opening (wordplay)
Catch flies (wordplay)
bo-o-o-ring! (nonverbal)
Y·4+A·1+W·4+N·1 = 10 pts
yawp (12 points)
Whitman's "barbaric" sound
Scream, as a bird.
Pup's loud, harsh cry
Y·4+A·1+W·4+P·3 = 12 pts
yaws (10 points)
Goes off on a tangent (wordplay)
Goes off course
Swings around, as a sailboat.
Y·4+A·1+W·4+S·1 = 10 pts
yays (10 points)
Reactions to good news
Cheers of joy
Cheers for successes
Y·4+A·1+Y·4+S·1 = 10 pts
yeah (10 points)
Exclamation of agreement (or doubt!)
You said it!
You got that right!
Y·4+E·1+A·1+H·4 = 10 pts
yean (7 points)
Drop one's kid (wordplay)
Have a little lamb (wordplay)
Give birth, as a sheep
Y·4+E·1+A·1+N·1 = 7 pts
year (7 points)
One, for one.
Sophomore, for one
One's in a lifetime (wordplay)
Y·4+E·1+A·1+R·1 = 7 pts
yeas (7 points)
Pro group (wordplay)
For words (wordplay)
Pro team (wordplay)
Y·4+E·1+A·1+S·1 = 7 pts
yech (12 points)
Kid's response to broccoli, maybe
Get that outta my face!
Not broccoli again!
Y·4+E·1+C·3+H·4 = 12 pts
yegg (9 points)
One doing safe work (wordplay)
One with a job opening (wordplay)
Crook with a safe job (wordplay)
Y·4+E·1+G·2+G·2 = 9 pts
yeld (8 points)
""Barren, not giving milk""
Y·4+E·1+L·1+D·2 = 8 pts
yelk (11 points)
""The yellow part of a bird or reptile, also YOLK""
Y·4+E·1+L·1+K·5 = 11 pts
yell (7 points)
Rah! Rah! Rah!
Reach the hard of hearing (wordplay)
Rise above the din, say
Y·4+E·1+L·1+L·1 = 7 pts
yelp (9 points)
Short sharp cry (of such as a dog)
Spot announcement (wordplay)
You stepped on my paw! (nonverbal)
Y·4+E·1+L·1+P·3 = 9 pts
yens (7 points)
Hopes to become rich in Japan (wordplay)
Oriental urges (wordplay)
Has an itch (for)
Y·4+E·1+N·1+S·1 = 7 pts
yerk (11 points)
To draw tight
Y·4+E·1+R·1+K·5 = 11 pts
yeti (7 points)
Himalayan snowman (wordplay)
Himalayan monster (wordplay)
Sherpa's fear, perhaps
Y·4+E·1+T·1+I·1 = 7 pts
yett (7 points)
""A gate, also YATE""
Y·4+E·1+T·1+T·1 = 7 pts
yeuk (11 points)
To {itch=v}
Y·4+E·1+U·1+K·5 = 11 pts
yews (10 points)
Exploit these trees (wordplay)
Trees for making longbows
Conifers with pliable wood
Y·4+E·1+W·4+S·1 = 10 pts
yill (7 points)
{ale=n}
Y·4+I·1+L·1+L·1 = 7 pts
yins (7 points)
Counterparts of yangs
Yangs' counterparts
Chinese weights
Y·4+I·1+N·1+S·1 = 7 pts
yipe (9 points)
That was quite a scare!
Heavens to Murgatroyd!
Oh, my goodness!
Y·4+I·1+P·3+E·1 = 9 pts
yips (9 points)
Sounds from squeaky toys (wordplay)
Cat alarms (wordplay)
Athlete's woe (with "the")
Y·4+I·1+P·3+S·1 = 9 pts
yird (8 points)
""To bury, also EARD""
Y·4+I·1+R·1+D·2 = 8 pts
yirr (7 points)
Snarl from rottie
Scotch terrier's growl
Snarl Scot.
Y·4+I·1+R·1+R·1 = 7 pts
ylem (9 points)
Primordial substance of the universe
Source of all matter
Primordial matter, to some
Y·4+L·1+E·1+M·3 = 9 pts
yobs (9 points)
Rowdy crowd, in Manchester
Boys being hooligans
Hooligans (informal)
Y·4+O·1+B·3+S·1 = 9 pts
yock (13 points)
To laugh boisterously
Y·4+O·1+C·3+K·5 = 13 pts
yodh (11 points)
10th Hebrew letter
Tenth letter of the Hebrew alphabet
10th letter of the Hebrew alphabet
Y·4+O·1+D·2+H·4 = 11 pts
yods (8 points)
Hebrew letters
Torah pointers
Y·4+O·1+D·2+S·1 = 8 pts
yoga (8 points)
Pastime for posers (wordplay)
Stretches of India (wordplay)
Home stretch (wordplay)
Y·4+O·1+G·2+A·1 = 8 pts
yogh (11 points)
Middle English letter
Y·4+O·1+G·2+H·4 = 11 pts
yogi (8 points)
Buddha, for one
Meditation master, say
One who sits cross-legged, maybe
Y·4+O·1+G·2+I·1 = 8 pts
yoke (11 points)
Team bonding element (wordplay)
Couple to get loaded and pull (wordplay)
Team connection (wordplay)
Y·4+O·1+K·5+E·1 = 11 pts
yoks (11 points)
Kinds of laughs
Hearty laughs, in a way
Belly laughs
Y·4+O·1+K·5+S·1 = 11 pts
yolk (11 points)
Sunny side (wordplay)
Part that's egg-centric (wordplay)
Yellow (as opposed to white?)
Y·4+O·1+L·1+K·5 = 11 pts
yond (8 points)
Where Cassius was (wordplay)
Adjective of direction.
Shakespearean "over there"
Y·4+O·1+N·1+D·2 = 8 pts
yoni (7 points)
Benjamin Netanyahu's brother
Over there one sees privates
Sanskrit namesake for the counterpart to phallic
Y·4+O·1+N·1+I·1 = 7 pts
yore (7 points)
Long past time (wordplay)
Days we'll never see again (wordplay)
Mail time (wordplay)
Y·4+O·1+R·1+E·1 = 7 pts
your (7 points)
What comes before honor (wordplay)
Support whose Local Sheriff (wordplay)
Whose cheating heart (wordplay)
Y·4+O·1+U·1+R·1 = 7 pts
yowe (10 points)
A {ewe=n}
Y·4+O·1+W·4+E·1 = 10 pts
yowl (10 points)
Wailing cry (not howl)
Cat call (wordplay)
Loud cry of pain
Y·4+O·1+W·4+L·1 = 10 pts
yows (10 points)
Sounds from tattoo parlors, perhaps
Cries during a bikini waxing (wordplay)
Pained expressions (wordplay)
Y·4+O·1+W·4+S·1 = 10 pts
yuan (7 points)
Chinese cabbage (wordplay)
Kublai Khan's dynasty
Dollar of the Chinese Republic.
Y·4+U·1+A·1+N·1 = 7 pts
yuch (12 points)
""Expressing disgust, also YUCCH""
Y·4+U·1+C·3+H·4 = 12 pts
yuck (13 points)
That's nasty!
That's gross!
Grody to the max!
Y·4+U·1+C·3+K·5 = 13 pts
yuga (8 points)
An age of the world Hindu
An age of the world in Hindu philosophy.
An age of the world: Hindu.
Y·4+U·1+G·2+A·1 = 8 pts
yuks (11 points)
A few laughs
Sounds from a comedy club
Hearty har-hars
Y·4+U·1+K·5+S·1 = 11 pts
yule (7 points)
Thou shalt broadcast, Noel!
Stocking-up period (wordplay)
One of the tides (wordplay)
Y·4+U·1+L·1+E·1 = 7 pts
yurt (7 points)
Desert digs (wordplay)
Hippie lodging, perhaps
Home with a dome
Y·4+U·1+R·1+T·1 = 7 pts
ywis (10 points)
Certainly Archaic.
Certainly: Archaic.
Y·4+W·4+I·1+S·1 = 10 pts

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