Positive Words that Start with Y

You know what’s cool about the letter “Y”? It’s the fact that it can be pronounced as a vowel (as in the /i/ and /ai/ pronunciation of “sky”, “lynx”, and “spy”), but it can also be pronounced as a consonant (as in “youth” and “yearning). For many of the words on the list, we’re takin on this letter’s pronunciation as a consonant with these positive words.

Yellowback

Yearn

Yift

Yodel

Yuft

You Bet

Yearningly

Yu

Yonks

Yelp

Yield

Ylespil

Yoke

Yugen

Yard

Yen

Yearning

Youngster

Yum

Yern

Yeoman

Yoicks

Yippee

Youth

Yaraana

Younker

Yeve

Yes

Yarrow

Yeasty

Youthful

Yummy

Yo

Yesterang

Yule

Youthfully

Yealing

Young

Yean

Yarmulke

Yow

Sometimes we wonder “Y” this amazing letter doesn’t have more words that start with it.