8-letter words starting with y
- younging — (geology) The direction in which stratigraphy becomes younger, for a particular formation.
- youngish — somewhat young.
- younguns — a young one; child.
- younkers — Plural form of younker.
- yourself — Used to refer to the person being addressed as the object of a verb or preposition when they are also the subject of the clause.
- youthful — characterized by youth; young.
- youtuber — a person who regularly posts or appears in videos on the YouTube website
- ypsiloid — having the shape of a 'Y' or ypsilon
- ytterbia — a colorless compound, Yb 2 O 3 , used in certain alloys and ceramics.
- ytterbic — related to, derived from, or containing ytterbium
- yttrious — relating to or consisting of yttria
- yuan tan — an annual Chinese festival marking the Chinese New Year. It can last over three days and includes the exchange of gifts, firework displays, and dancing
- yugoslav — a native or inhabitant of the former country of Yugoslavia.
- yukaghir — a member of a Mongoloid people of northeastern Siberia.
- yule log — a large log of wood that traditionally formed the backlog of the fire at Christmas.
- yuletide — the Christmas season.
- yumberry — the purple-red edible fruit of an E Asian tree
- yummiest — Superlative form of yummy.
- yungchia — Older Spelling. Yongjia.
- yungning — Wade-Giles. Yongning.
- yvelines — a department in N France. 877 sq. mi. (2271 sq. km). Capital: Versailles.