Five-letter words starting with Y
94 five-letter words begin with the letter Y. The complete list is below in alphabetical order, grouped by second letter so you can scan straight to the ones that fit your puzzle.
Most common five-letter words starting with Y
Ranked by how often they appear in written English.
- years
- yahoo
- young
- youth
- yours
- yield
- yards
- yeast
- yacht
- yummy
- yarns
- yucca
- yikes
- yanks
- yerba
- yells
- yolks
- yearn
- yager
- yucky
- yogic
- yokes
- yogis
- youse
Highest-scoring five-letter words starting with Y
Standard Scrabble tile values, before any board multipliers.
- yucky 17
- yechy 16
- yecch 15
- yeuky 15
- yolky 15
- yucch 15
- yummy 15
- yacks 14
- yaffs 14
- yapok 14
- yocks 14
- yucks 14
- yacht 13
- yawps 13
- yechs 13
- yoked 13
- yanks 12
- yawed 12
- yelks 12
- yerks 12
- yeuks 12
- yikes 12
- yobbo 12
- yodhs 12
All 94 five-letter words starting with Y
YA 23
- yacht
- yacks
- yaffs
- yager
- yagis
- yahoo
- yaird
- yamen
- yamun
- yangs
- yanks
- yapok
- yapon
- yards
- yarer
- yarns
- yauds
- yauld
- yaups
- yawed
- yawls
- yawns
- yawps
YE 20
- yeans
- yearn
- years
- yeast
- yecch
- yechs
- yechy
- yeggs
- yelks
- yells
- yelps
- yenta
- yente
- yerba
- yerks
- yeses
- yetis
- yetts
- yeuks
- yeuky
YI 8
- yield
- yikes
- yills
- yince
- yipes
- yirds
- yirrs
- yirth
YL 1
- ylems
YO 29
- yobbo
- yocks
- yodel
- yodhs
- yodle
- yogas
- yogee
- yoghs
- yogic
- yogin
- yogis
- yoked
- yokel
- yokes
- yolks
- yolky
- yomim
- yonic
- yonis
- yores
- young
- yourn
- yours
- youse
- youth
- yowed
- yowes
- yowie
- yowls
YU 13
- yuans
- yucas
- yucca
- yucch
- yucks
- yucky
- yugas
- yulan
- yules
- yummy
- yupon
- yurta
- yurts
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Common questions
How many five-letter words start with Y?
There are 94 five-letter words beginning with Y, all listed on this page in alphabetical order.
What are the most common five-letter words starting with Y?
Ranked by how often they appear in written English, the most common are: years, yahoo, young, youth, yours, yield, yards, yeast. The full "most common" list is near the top of this page.
What is the highest-scoring five-letter word starting with Y in Scrabble?
yucky scores 17 points on plain tiles, before any double- or triple-word squares. Premium squares and the 50-point bingo bonus can change the ranking completely.
Can I use these words for Wordle?
Yes — every Wordle answer is a five-letter word, and this list covers all of them. To narrow it down with the clues you already have, use the Wordle solver: enter your greens, yellows and grays and it filters this same dictionary.
Are proper nouns and abbreviations included?
No. The list only contains words from the ENABLE lexicon, which excludes proper nouns, abbreviations and hyphenated forms — the same rule tournament Scrabble and most word games follow. Read more on the methodology page.
Counted from a 172,749-word public-domain lexicon, last reviewed 2026-08-01. How this list was built.