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                               SEWARD & KISSEL LLP
                               1200 G Street, N.W.
                              Washington, DC 20005

                            Telephone: (202) 737-8833
                            Facsimile: (202) 737-5184
                                 www.sewkis.com

                                                              February 3, 2006


Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington, D.C.  20549

         Re:      AllianceBernstein High Yield Fund, Inc.
                  File Nos. 333-18505 and 811-09160
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Dear Sir or Madam:

          On behalf of AllianceBernstein High Yield Fund, Inc. (the "Fund"), we
are transmitting a certification pursuant to Rule 497(j) under the Securities
Act of 1933. In this regard, we certify that the Prospectuses and Statement of
Additional Information of the Fund that would have been filed under Rule 497(c)
do not differ from those included in the most recent post-effective amendment to
the Fund's registration statement. That post-effective amendment was filed
electronically with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 31, 2006.


          Please call me at the above-referenced number if you have any
questions regarding the attached.


                                             Sincerely,


                                             /s/ Anthony Tu-Sekine
                                             ------------------------
                                                 Anthony Tu-Sekine


SK 00250 0157 640367
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