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5-letter words starting with Y
Need a 5-letter word that starts with Y? Every one below is valid on Wordtide's board, the everyday words first with their tile points. There are 94 playable words with 5 letters starting with Y in Wordtide's English dictionary. The highest-scoring is YUCKY, worth 15 points.
Popular words with 5 letters starting with Y
- YOUTH10
- YOUNG9
- YARDS8
- YIELD8
- YOURS8
- YEARS7
- YACHT11
- YOKED11
- YANKS10
- YAWNS10
- YOKEL10
- YOKES10
- YOLKS10
- YOWLS10
- YELPS9
- YODEL8
- YARNS7
- YEARN7
Highest-scoring words with 5 letters starting with Y
Points are Wordtide tile values before bonus squares. Rare letters pay most: J, Q and Z are worth 9, X is 7.
- YUCKY15
- YUMMY14
- YUCCH14
- YAFFS13
- YECCH13
- YECHY13
- YEUKY13
- YUCKS13
- YUCCA12
- YACKS12
- YAPOK12
- YAWPS12
5-letter words starting with Y (94)
- YACHT11
- YACKS12
- YAFFS13
- YAGER8
- YAGIS8
- YAHOO9
- YAIRD8
- YAMEN9
- YAMUN10
- YANGS8
- YANKS10
- YAPOK12
- YAPON9
- YARDS8
- YARER7
- YARNS7
- YAUDS9
- YAULD9
- YAUPS10
- YAWED11
- YAWLS10
- YAWNS10
- YAWPS12
- YEANS7
- YEARN7
- YEARS7
- YEAST7
- YECCH13
- YECHS11
- YECHY13
- YEGGS9
- YELKS10
- YELLS7
- YELPS9
- YENTA7
- YENTE7
- YERBA9
- YERKS10
- YESES7
- YETIS7
- YETTS7
- YEUKS11
- YEUKY13
- YIELD8
- YIKES10
- YILLS7
- YINCE9
- YIPES9
- YIRDS8
- YIRRS7
- YIRTH9
- YLEMS9
- YOBBO11
- YOCKS12
- YODEL8
- YODHS10
- YODLE8
- YOGAS8
- YOGEE8
- YOGHS10
- YOGIC10
- YOGIN8
- YOGIS8
- YOKED11
- YOKEL10
- YOKES10
- YOLKS10
- YOLKY12
- YOMIM11
- YONIC9
- YONIS7
- YORES7
- YOUNG9
- YOURN8
- YOURS8
- YOUSE8
- YOUTH10
- YOWED11
- YOWES10
- YOWIE10
- YOWLS10
- YUANS8
- YUCAS10
- YUCCA12
- YUCCH14
- YUCKS13
- YUCKY15
- YUGAS9
- YULAN8
- YULES8
- YUMMY14
- YUPON10
- YURTA8
- YURTS8
How common are they?
94 of the 167,814 words on Wordtide's English board (0.06%) are with 5 letters starting with Y. Most of them, 94, have 5 letters.
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Related word lists
Every word comes from the ENABLE public-domain word list that Wordtide's English board uses, with offensive words removed. Numbers next to a word are its points from our own letter values.
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How many words are there with 5 letters starting with Y?
Wordtide's English dictionary (the public-domain ENABLE list without offensive words) has 94 words with 5 letters starting with Y.
What is the highest-scoring word with 5 letters starting with Y?
YUCKY, worth 15 points with Wordtide letter values before bonus squares. Close behind: YUMMY (14), YUCCH (14) and YAFFS (13).
What are the most common words with 5 letters starting with Y?
YOUTH, YOUNG, YARDS, YIELD, YOURS and YEARS. These are the everyday ones, ranked by how familiar they are in ordinary English.
Can I play these words in Wordtide?
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Play these words on the shared board
Wordtide is a free word game on one endless board shared by players around the world. Build off anyone's words, claim bonus squares and grow your own island: no download, no sign-up. Every word on this page is valid in the English world.