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4-letter words starting with ya

  • yaar — (India, Pakistan) A friend, pal, or buddy.
  • yaba — /ya'b*/ [Cambridge] Yet Another Bloody Acronym. Whenever some program is being named, someone invariably suggests that it be given a name that is acronymic. The response from those with a trace of originality is to remark ironically that the proposed name would then be "YABA-compatible". Also used in response to questions like "What is WYSIWYG?" See also YA-, TLA.
  • yack — to talk, especially uninterruptedly and idly; gab; chatter: They've been yakking on the phone for over an hour.
  • yaff — to bark; yelp.
  • yafo — Jaffa.
  • yage — a mildly hallucinogenic drug obtained from a South American vine, Banisteriopsis caapi.
  • yagi — A directional radio or TV antenna consisting of two or more dipoles in the same plane with all dipoles parallel to each other.
  • yahs — Plural form of yah.
  • yaje — a mildly hallucinogenic drug obtained from a South American vine, Banisteriopsis caapi.
  • yaks — Plural form of yak.
  • yald — vigorous, lively, active
  • yaleElihu, 1648–1721, English colonial official, born in America: governor of Madras 1687–92; principal benefactor of the Collegiate School at Saybrook, Connecticut (now Yale University).
  • yall — Alternative form of y'all.
  • yalu — a river in E Asia, forming part of the boundary between Manchuria and North Korea and flowing SW to the Yellow Sea. 300 miles (483 km) long.
  • yama — the Vedic god presiding over the underworld.
  • yami — a member of an Indonesian people of Hungtow Island, off the southeastern coast of Taiwan.
  • yaml — YAML Ain't Markup Language
  • yams — Plural form of yam.
  • yana — a member of a North American Indian people who once resided in the eastern portion of the upper Sacramento River valley in California.
  • yang — (in Chinese philosophy and religion) two principles, one negative, dark, and feminine (yin) and one positive, bright, and masculine (yang) whose interaction influences the destinies of creatures and things.
  • yank — an abrupt, vigorous pull; jerk.
  • yaoi — (slang, pornography, anime, manga) A form of hentai involving two or more males in a homosexual relationship, primarily intended for a female audience.
  • yapp — circuit binding.
  • yaps — Plural form of yap.
  • yard — the ground that immediately adjoins or surrounds a house, public building, or other structure.
  • yare — quick; agile; lively.
  • yari — (weapons, Japan) A spear used in martial arts, of various sizes.
  • yark — (transitive, UK dialectal) To make ready; prepare.
  • yarl — A deep, guttural vocal style with affected pronunciation, characteristic of male grunge and postgrunge singers of the 1990s and early 2000s.
  • yarm — (UK dialectal) To cry out; make a loud, unpleasant noise; shriek; yell.
  • yarn — thread made of natural or synthetic fibers and used for knitting and weaving.
  • yarr — (intransitive, archaic) To growl or snarl like a dog.
  • yass — (US, dialectal) eye dialect of yes.
  • yate — Obsolete form of gate.
  • yaud — a mare, especially an old, worn-out one.
  • yaun — /yawn/ Yet Another Unix Nerd. Reported from the San Diego Computer Society (predominantly a microcomputer users' group) as a good-natured punning insult aimed at Unix zealots.
  • yaup — to utter a loud, harsh cry; to yelp, squawk, or bawl.
  • yawl — a ship's small boat, rowed by a crew of four or six.
  • yawn — to open the mouth somewhat involuntarily with a prolonged, deep inhalation and sighing or heavy exhalation, as from drowsiness or boredom.
  • yawp — to utter a loud, harsh cry; to yelp, squawk, or bawl.
  • yaws — one of the lesions of yaws.
  • yawy — having or resembling yaws
  • yayo — (US, slang) cocaine.
  • yazd — Yezd.

On this page, we collect all 4-letter words starting with YA. It’s easy to find right word with a certain length. It is the easiest way to find 4-letter word that beginning with YA to use in Scrabble or Crossword puzzles.

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