5-letter words starting with Y
There are 29 common five-letter words that start with Y. Five-letter words are perfect for Wordle and similar daily puzzles – use the list to find a strong starting word or narrow down your next guess.
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Open the unscrambler →Highest-scoring 5-letter words starting with Y
| Word | Scrabble points |
|---|---|
| YUCKY | 17 |
| YUMMY | 15 |
| YACHT | 13 |
| YOKED | 13 |
| YANKS | 12 |
| YAWED | 12 |
| YOKEL | 12 |
| YOKES | 12 |
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All 29 words
Sorted A–Z. The number after each word is its Scrabble score. 29 of these have a vowel as the second letter.
yacht13yahoo11yanks12yards9yarns8yawed12yawls11yawns11yeahs11yearn8years8yeast8yells8yelps10yeses8yield9yodel9yogis9yoked13yokel12yokes12yolks12young9yours8youth11yowls11yucca12yucky17yummy15
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