Here's why:
* Starts with a consonant: The word begins with the consonant sound "y".
* Contains a vowel: The word contains the vowel sound "e".
* Vowel-consonant word classification: This classification usually applies to words with two letters, where one is a vowel and the other a consonant (like "at", "in", "on").
While "yell" contains a vowel, it doesn't fit the specific definition of a vowel-consonant word.