The high-temperature polymorph &Y2WO6 is orthorhombic, space group P212121, with a = 8.591 (5), b = 20.840 (10), c = 5.233 (5) .A,Z= 8, Din= 6.38, Dc 6.49 Mg m -a. The structure was determined at room temperature from 454 diffractometer intensities and refined to R = 0.067. The W atoms are octahedrally coordinated and far apart from each other. The four non-equivalent Y atoms have an eightfold (3) and sevenfold (1) coordination number. Reference is made to the fluorescence spectrum of the Eu-doped compound and a comparison is made with the homologous compounds Ln2WO6 (Ln = La to Lu).