4 Letter Words Starting With Y
All 70 4-letter words that start with Y, most common first, with pronunciation and meaning.
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70 words
- your/ˈjɔɹ/
- yeah/ˈjæ/not only so, but
- year/ˈjɪɹ/a body of students who graduate together
- yard/ˈjɑɹd/an enclosure for animals (as chicken or livestock)
- yell/ˈjɛɫ/a loud utterance
- yang/ˈjæŋ/the bright positive masculine principle in Chinese dualistic cosmology
- yoga/ˈjoʊɡə/a system of physical, breathing and meditation exercises practiced to promote control of the body and mind
- yuan/juˈɑn/the imperial dynasty of China from 1279 to 1368
- yuck/ˈjək/
- yank/ˈjæŋk/an American (especially to non-Americans)
- yarn/ˈjɑɹn/a fine cord of twisted fibers (of cotton or silk or wool or nylon etc.) used in sewing and weaving
- yogi/ˈjoʊɡi/one who practices yoga and has achieved a high level of spiritual insight
- yawn/ˈjɔn/an involuntary intake of breath through a wide open mouth
- yeti/ˈjɛti/a large hairy humanoid creature said to live in the Himalayas
- yelp/ˈjɛɫp/a sharp high-pitched cry (especially by a dog)
- yoke/ˈjoʊk/stable gear that joins two draft animals at the neck so they can work together as a team
- yolk/ˈjoʊk/nutritive material of an ovum stored for the nutrition of an embryo (especially the yellow mass of a bird or reptile egg)
- yams/ˈjæmz/
- yore/ˈjɔɹ/time long past
- yule/ˈjuɫ/period extending from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6
- yoni
- yurt/ˈjʊɹt/a circular domed dwelling that is portable and self-supporting
- yaks
- yens
- yipsnervous tension that causes an athlete to fail (especially causes golfers to miss short putts)
- yech
- yaps/ˈjæps/
- yagi/ˈjɑɡi/a sharply directional antenna
- yipe
- yack/ˈjæk/noisy talk
- yond
- yeas/ˈjeɪz/
- yeuk
- yean
- yobs
- yids
- yare
- yuga
- yowla very loud utterance (like the sound of an animal)
- yuca
- yuks/ˈjəks/
- yawla sailing vessel with two masts
- yegg
- yawpcomplain whiningly
- yews
- yays
- yill
- yins
- yock
- yuch
- yawsan infectious tropical disease resembling syphilis in its early stages
- yerk
- yett/ˈjɛt/
- yows
- yups
- yeld
- ylem(cosmology) the original matter that (according to the big bang theory) existed before the formation of the chemical elements
- yald
- yodhthe 10th letter of the Hebrew alphabet
- yaff
- yaud
- yaupemit long loud cries
- yelk
- yird
- yirr
- yods
- yogh
- yoks
- yowe
- ywis
4-letter words starting with Y
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How many 4 letter words start with Y?
There are 70 4-letter words starting with Y in our dictionary.