7-letter words with Y as the 1st letter and A as the 2nd letter

This fixed pattern produces a compact, uncommon set: every answer starts YA and has five more letters. YAWNING, YARDAGE and YANKING are among the recognizable entries, while the average Scrabble score is 14.2. Word endings are especially lopsided: 29 entries finish in S, making plurals and other S-endings the dominant group.

The YA pattern at a glance

• The pattern contains 59 seven-letter words beginning YA.
• YAWNING, YARDAGE and YANKING are recognizable examples.
• Twenty-nine entries end in S; 13 end in G.
• YAKKING, YANQUIS, YASHMAK and YAQONAS each score 19 points.
• No matching entry falls among the top 25,000 English words by frequency.

7-letter words with Y first and A second

The 59 matches share the opening YA, but their endings narrow the search quickly. YAWNING ends in G, YARDAGE in E, and YANKING in G; if the final tile is S, consider YABBIES, YAPPERS or YARROWS.

The S-ending group accounts for 29 of the 59 words, while G is next with 13. Together those endings cover 42 entries, so a known final letter can cut through most of the pattern. The remaining endings are N, R, A, D, E and C.

Dictionary coverage differs: Collins includes all 59, compared with 43 in NWL2023 and 38 in ENABLE. These are tournament-list counts, not guarantees for every app or board game; check your game's word list.

Which YA words score highest?

YAKKING, YANQUIS, YASHMAK and YAQONAS top the scoring list at 19 points each. YAKKERS, YAKHDAN and YAPOCKS follow at 18, while YACKING and YAFFING score 17.

The scoring twist is the K: YAKKING gets extra value from its two K tiles, not from being a common play. Most entries here are uncommon, so a high face-value total matters only when your game's dictionary accepts the word and the board gives you room.