5 Letter Words Starting with Y
There are 94 five-letter words that start with Y in our word list. The most common are YEARS, YOUNG and YOURS. The highest-scoring in Scrabble is YUCKY (17 points). Handy for Wordle.
- Words
- 94
- Top Scrabble word
- YUCKY, 17 pts
- Top Words With Friends word
- YUCKY, 17 pts
- Common words
- 30
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Common five-letter words that start with Y
The 44 most used in spoken English (SUBTLEX-US), with a short meaning.
- years 8/7 a late time of life
- young 9/11 (used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
- yours 8/8
- youth 11/10 a young person (especially a young man or boy)
- yards 9/8 (form of yard) a unit of length equal to 3 feet
- yacht 13/12 an expensive vessel propelled by sail or power and used for cruising or racing
- yummy 15/16 extremely pleasing to the sense of taste
- yells 8/9 (form of yell) a loud utterance
- yield 9/9 be the cause or source of
- yahoo 11/9 a person who is not very intelligent or interested in culture
- yanks 12/12 (form of yank) an American who lives in the North (especially during the American Civil War)
- yikes 12/11
- youse 8/8
- yearn 8/8 desire strongly or persistently
- yeast 8/7 a commercial leavening agent containing yeast cells
- yodel 9/9 a songlike cry in which the voice fluctuates rapidly between the normal voice and falsetto
- yawns 11/11 (form of yawn) an involuntary intake of breath through a wide open mouth
- yowie 11/10
- yelps 10/11 (form of yelp) a sharp high-pitched cry (especially by a dog)
- yucky 17/17 highly offensive
- yourn 8/9
- yokel 12/12 a person who is not very intelligent or interested in culture
- yucca 12/14 any of several evergreen plants of the genus Yucca having usually tall stout stems and a terminal cluster of white…
- yangs 9/10 (form of yang) the bright positive masculine principle in Chinese dualistic cosmology
- yarns 8/8 (form of yarn) the act of giving an account describing incidents or a course of events
- yecch 15/15
- yenta 8/8 (Yiddish) a vulgar shrew
- yolks 12/12 (form of yolk) the yellow spherical part of an egg that is surrounded by the albumen
- yipes 10/10 (form of yip) a sharp high-pitched cry (especially by a dog)
- yamen 10/11
- yoked 13/12 (form of yoke) fabric comprising a fitted part at the top of a garment
- yogis 9/9 (form of yogi) United States baseball player (born 1925)
- yente 8/8
- yucch 15/16
- yules 8/9 (form of yule) period extending from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6
- yawls 11/11 (form of yawl) a ship's small boat (usually rowed by 4 or 6 oars)
- yerba 10/10
- yogic 11/12 of or relating to yoga
- yeggs 10/11
- yeses 8/7 (form of yes) an affirmative
- yobbo 12/13 a cruel and brutal fellow
- yokes 12/11 (form of yoke) fabric comprising a fitted part at the top of a garment
- yowls 11/11 (form of yowl) a very loud utterance (like the sound of an animal)
- yulan 8/10
All 94 five-letter words that start with Y
Numbers are Scrabble points, then Words With Friends points.
- yacht13/12
- yacks14/14
- yaffs14/13
- yager9/9
- yagis9/9
- yahoo11/9
- yaird9/8
- yamen10/11
- yamun10/12
- yangs9/10
- yanks12/12
- yapok14/14
- yapon10/11
- yards9/8
- yarer8/7
- yarns8/8
- yauds9/9
- yauld9/10
- yaups10/11
- yawed12/11
- yawls11/11
- yawns11/11
- yawps13/13
- yeans8/8
- yearn8/8
- years8/7
- yeast8/7
- yecch15/15
- yechs13/12
- yechy16/14
- yeggs10/11
- yelks12/12
- yells8/9
- yelps10/11
- yenta8/8
- yente8/8
- yerba10/10
- yerks12/11
- yeses8/7
- yetis8/7
- yetts8/7
- yeuks12/12
- yeuky15/14
- yield9/9
- yikes12/11
- yills8/9
- yince10/11
- yipes10/10
- yirds9/8
- yirrs8/7
- yirth11/9
- ylems10/11
- yobbo12/13
- yocks14/14
- yodel9/9
- yodhs12/10
- yodle9/9
- yogas9/9
- yogee9/9
- yoghs12/11
- yogic11/12
- yogin9/10
- yogis9/9
- yoked13/12
- yokel12/12
- yokes12/11
- yolks12/12
- yolky15/14
- yomim12/13
- yonic10/11
- yonis8/8
- yores8/7
- young9/11
- yourn8/9
- yours8/8
- youse8/8
- youth11/10
- yowed12/11
- yowes11/10
- yowie11/10
- yowls11/11
- yuans8/9
- yucas10/11
- yucca12/14
- yucch15/16
- yucks14/15
- yucky17/17
- yugas9/10
- yulan8/10
- yules8/9
- yummy15/16
- yupon10/12
- yurta8/8
- yurts8/8
Questions people ask
How many five-letter words that start with Y are there?
Our word list has 94 five-letter words that start with Y.
Which five-letter words that start with Y score the most points?
In Scrabble it is YUCKY with 17 points. In Words With Friends it is YUCKY with 17 points. Bonus squares are not counted.
What are common five-letter words that start with Y?
The most used in everyday English are YEARS, YOUNG and YOURS.