5-Letter Words Starting With Y
94 five-letter words start with Y; 13 of them are common words, shown in bold. Common words are where Wordle answers come from.
Best Wordle guesses
Ranked by how many green and yellow tiles each word turns up, on average, against the common words Wordle answers come from.
| # | Word | Green | Yellow |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | years | 0.33 | 1.36 |
| 2 | yeast | 0.42 | 1.19 |
| 3 | yield | 0.35 | 1.05 |
| 4 | yards | 0.26 | 1.14 |
| 5 | yikes | 0.30 | 0.98 |
| 6 | yours | 0.28 | 0.96 |
| 7 | yells | 0.23 | 1.00 |
| 8 | yacht | 0.28 | 0.94 |
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94 words starting with Y
- yearscommon
- youngcommon
- yourscommon
- youthcommon
- yardscommon
- yieldcommon
- yahoocommon
- yachtcommon
- yeastcommon
- yummycommon
- yellscommon
- yikescommon
- yankscommon
- yearn
- yarns
- yolks
- yawns
- yucca
- yucky
- yerba
- yodel
- yoked
- yogic
- yogis
- youse
- yelps
- yokes
- yager
- yurts
- yeses
- yogas
- yokel
- yetis
- yangs
- yamen
- yipes
- yowie
- yugas
- yogin
- yowls
- yourn
- yucks
- yulan
- yuans
- yenta
- yobbo
- yonis
- yawls
- yente
- yolky
- yawed
- yacks
- yaffs
- yagis
- yaird
- yamun
- yapok
- yapon
- yarer
- yauds
All 94 five-letter words
Starting with 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
Starting with YE 20
yeans yearn years yeast yecch yechs yechy yeggs yelks yells yelps yenta yente yerba yerks yeses yetis yetts yeuks yeuky
Starting with YI 8
yield yikes yills yince yipes yirds yirrs yirth
Starting with YL 1
ylems
Starting with 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
Starting with YU 13
yuans yucas yucca yucch yucks yucky yugas yulan yules yummy yupon yurta yurts
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Questions people ask
How many five-letter words start with Y?
Our list has 94. 13 of them are common everyday words; the rest are rarer words you are more likely to meet in Scrabble or a crossword than in conversation. The list is a public-domain English word list, sorted by how often each word appears in everyday writing.
What are the most common five-letter words that start with Y?
YEARS, YOUNG, YOURS, YOUTH, YARDS — in that order, by how often they appear in everyday English.
What is the best Wordle guess that starts with Y?
YEARS. Against the common five-letter words Wordle draws its answers from, it turns up 0.33 green and 1.36 yellow tiles on average — more than any other word on this list. The method is the same as on our Best Wordle Starting Words page.