5-Letter Words Starting With Y
There are 100 five-letter words that start with Y. The list below ranks them by real-world frequency, so everyday words like YEARS, YAHOO, YOUNG appear before the obscurities.
Every entry comes from the tournament word lists, the kind of list used in Wordle, Scrabble, and Words With Friends, so each one is a genuine dictionary word.
Most common
- years8
- yahoo11
- young9
- youth11
- yours8
- yield9
- yards9
- yeast8
- yacht13
- yummy15
- yarns8
- yucca12
- yikes12
- yanks12
- yerba10
- yells8
- yolks12
- yearn8
- yeahs11
- yager9
All 100 words (the small number on each word is its Scrabble point value)
- yucky 17
- yogic 11
- yokes 12
- yogis 9
- youse 8
- yawns 11
- yodel 9
- yoked 13
- yenta 8
- yokel 12
- yurts 8
- yobbo 12
- yelps 10
- yowie 11
- yaffs 14
- yabby 15
- yipes 10
- yogas 9
- yuppy 15
- yukky 19
- yulan 8
- yagis 9
- yaird 9
- yangs 9
- yacks 14
- yamen 10
- yamun 10
- yapok 14
- yapon 10
- yarer 8
- yauds 9
- yauld 9
- yaups 10
- yawed 12
- yawey 14
- yawls 11
- yawps 13
- yclad 11
- yeans 8
- yecch 15
- yechs 13
- yechy 16
- yeggs 10
- yelks 12
- yente 8
- yerks 12
- yeses 8
- yetis 8
- yetts 8
- yeuks 12
- yeuky 15
- yills 8
- yince 10
- yirds 9
- yirrs 8
- yirth 11
- ylems 10
- yocks 14
- yodhs 12
- yodle 9
- yogee 9
- yoghs 12
- yogin 9
- yolky 15
- yomim 12
- yonic 10
- yonis 8
- yores 8
- yourn 8
- yowed 12
- yowes 11
- yowls 11
- yuans 8
- yucas 10
- yucch 15
- yucks 14
- yugas 9
- yules 8
- yupon 10
- yurta 8
Points use Scrabble US letter values
Frequently asked questions
How many five-letter words are there that start with Y?
There are 100 five-letter words that start with Y in the tournament word lists. The most common are YEARS, YAHOO, YOUNG.
What are common five-letter words that start with Y?
YEARS, YAHOO, YOUNG, YOUTH, YOURS are the most frequently used. The full list of 100 words on this page is sorted by everyday frequency, so the common ones come first.
Are these valid Wordle words?
Nearly all of them. Wordle draws its answers from a curated list of common five-letter words, but it accepts almost any dictionary word as a guess, including the words on this page.
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