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"Y" /j/ – Voiced Palatal Approximant  - by syllable & position → Download /j/ Word List (PDF)

Words with the /j/ sound in the initial position

One syllable words:

• yield, yet, ewe, young, yacht, year, yack, yak, yard, you, yew, yarn, yap, yawn, yeast, yell, youth, yearn, yup, yes, yip, yuck, yam, yolk, yoke, yelp, huge

Two syllable words:

• use (vb), use (noun), front yard, thank you, Yukon, unique, UFO, yourself, Utah, us, younker, egg yolk, New York, yellow, yeti, yucky, yoga, yogurt, yummy

Three or more syllable words:

• unicorn, Yellowstone, yellowbird, yellow jacket, uranium, European, jack-o' lantern, unicycle, utopia, universe, Uganda, utensil, uniform, utility, ukulele, university, uvula, yard measurement, Uranus

Words with the /j/ sound in the middle

One syllable words:

• fjord, view, hue, few, cue, cute, mute, fume, spume, cues, fuse, muse, views, feud, viewed, mule, Cube

Two syllable words:

• butane, live (adj), backyard, brickyard, churchyard, courtyard, barnyard, graveyard, junkyard, Cumin, rescue, dispute, perfume, accuse, fusion, ice cube, Cupid, future, Kenya, scallion, stallion, lawyer, music, nephew, billion, million, onion, mural, pupil, deuced, Cuba, vacuum, volume, fury

Three or more syllable words:

• acupuncture, millionaire, calculator, incubator, vacuum cleaner, ambulance, figure skating, Australia, barbecue, beautiful, January, vocabulary, binoculars, circular saw, amputation, calculation, occupation, senior citizen, computer, commuter, microcomputer, desktop computer, confusion, diffusion, infusion, transfusion, continue, discontinue, minuscule, molecule, ridicule, Cucumber, musician, tuition, document, formula, manufacture, gardenia, medallion, centrifuge, majorette, magnolia, mongolia, masculine, muscular, museum, one trillion, pavilion, perpendicular, particular, execution, pugilist, regular, irregular, singular, California, tubular, uvula, Toyota, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia, Mercury

Words with the /j/ sound at the end

One syllable words:

• None

Two syllable words:

• None

Three or more syllable words:

• None