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3 letter words that start with Y

Complete list of 3-letter words starting with Y — all 7 words with Scrabble point values. Use the word finder on the right to filter by known positions, included letters, and exclusions.

Highest-scoring 3-letter words starting with Y

These 3-letter Y-words score the most points in Scrabble. Land them on a premium square to maximise your score:

yak10 pts
yaw9 pts
yew9 pts
yam8 pts
yap8 pts
yet6 pts

All 7 valid 3-letter words starting with Y

yak10
yam8
yap8
yaw9
yet6
yew9
you6

3-letter Y-words in Scrabble

Short words are Scrabble's secret weapon. Knowing every valid 3-letter word gives you plays in any board position and lets you hook onto existing words for bonus points.

Browse the complete list of 7 3-letter words starting with Y above, or use the word finder tool on the right to search for specific patterns. Enable Sort High→Low in the results settings to rank your filtered list by Scrabble value and identify your best play instantly.

About 3-letter words beginning with Y

This page lists every valid English 3-letter word that starts with Y, sourced from a comprehensive Scrabble-compatible dictionary. Each word is shown with its official Scrabble point total — calculated using the standard tile values (A=1, E=1, Z=10, etc.) without any board multipliers.

For a more targeted search — for example, if you know the 3rd letter or need to exclude certain letters — use the Word Finder tool on the right. It searches the same dictionary with full filtering so you can narrow thousands of words down to the exact match you need in seconds.

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