This is a list of adjectives that start with Y. While there are not a ton of adjectives beginning with Y, there are a decent number.

We have chosen to only include those that are actually used somewhat regularly, choosing not to fill our list up with words that are rarely, if ever used.

Why (pun intended)? Because we would like you to have a truly useful list of Y words to describe someone or something.

We have included here the following three sections to help you find what you are looking for:

Adjectives That Start With Y

adjectives that start with Y

  • yappy
  • yare
  • year-long
  • yearly
  • yearning
  • yeasty
  • yellow
  • yellow-bellied
  • yellowish
  • yelping
  • Yemeni
  • Yemenite
  • yielding
  • Yiddish
  • yogic
  • yond
  • young
  • younger
  • youngest
  • youngish
  • young-looking
  • youthful
  • yucky
  • yummy
  • adjectives that start with W

adjectives that begin with y

Adjectives That Start With Y To Describe A Person

  • yappy
  • yearling
  • yellow
  • yellow-bellied
  • Yemeni
  • Yemenite
  • yielding
  • Yiddish
  • yogic
  • young
  • younger
  • youngest
  • youngish
  • young-looking
  • youthful
  • yucky
  • yummy
  • adjectives that start with H

Positive Adjectives That Start With Y

Did you have a yummy time looking through our list of adjectives that begin with Y?

The letter Y comes at the end of the alphabet and is more commonly the last letter in a word rather than the first, but there are still some excellent descriptive words starting with Y that you can choose.

Whether you came here for Y words for a greeting card, for playing a game, poetry or looking for Y adjectives to describe a person, we sure hope you found what you needed.