38 Words Starting With YOU
The prefix YOU appears in 38 words, from 3-letter words up to 14 letters. The biggest cluster is 8-letter words with 7 entries. Average word length: 8.0 letters.
Y at the start functions as a consonant (yes, year, young). The letter pulls double duty elsewhere as a vowel. Starter Y-words tend to be short and high-frequency.
Highest-scoring Scrabble plays that start with YOU: YOUTHQUAKES (30 pts), YOUTHQUAKE (29 pts), YOUTHFULNESSES (23 pts), YOUTHFULLY (22 pts), YOUTHFULNESS (21 pts). The shortest is YOU (3 letters) and the longest is YOUTHFULNESSES (14 letters). For more high-value patterns, try words ending in J.
Notable words: YOUR — belonging to you [adj].; YOUNG — born recently [adj, n] "a young artist".; YOUNGS — the young of a species [n].; YOUNGER — an inferior in age [n]. Browse words starting with VI for another common pattern.
FAQ
What is the highest-scoring Scrabble word that starts with YOU?
YOUTHQUAKES scores 30 points. Runner-up: YOUTHQUAKE at 29 points. See words ending in PHEW for more high-value options.
How many words start with YOU?
Our dictionary has 38 words that start with YOU. They range from 3 to 14 letters, with 8-letter words being the most common (7).
What is the shortest word that starts with YOU?
YOU at just 3 letters. It means: a pronoun referring to the person being addressed [pron].