| Y Term | X Meaning |
|---|
| Yaw | X-axis rotation (in aviation) |
| Yield | X-efficiency (output/input ratio) |
| Yearn | X-long (to desire deeply) |
| Yoke | X-join or link (to bind together) |
| Ytterbium | X-element (rare earth element) |
| Yin | X-female principle (in Taoism) |
| Yawp | X-shout (to cry loudly) |
| Yew | X-tree (type of tree) |
| Yoke | X-control (as in steering wheel) |
| Yonder | X-distant (far away) |
| Yell | X-cry out (to shout loudly) |
| Young | X-youth (period of being young) |
| Yield | X-produce (to give forth) |
| Yo-yo | X-to fluctuate (to go up and down) |
| Yacht | X-vessel (a type of boat) |
| Yawn | X-gape (to open the mouth wide) |
| Yoke | X-subjugate (to bring under control) |
| Yucca | X-plant (type of plant) |
| Yodel | X-sing (to sing in a particular way) |
| Yttrium | X-element (chemical element) |