5 letter words starting with Y

94 words. Add the other letters you know to narrow the list.

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94 words

Best words to try

Sorted by how many of this list's common letters they use: YORES, YOKES, YEANS, YEARS, YOWES and YOGAS. Words with no repeated letters test the most letters per guess; 73 of the 94 words have none.

Highest-scoring words

  • YUCKY17 points
  • YECHY16 points
  • YECCH15 points
  • YEUKY15 points
  • YOLKY15 points

Patterns in this list

The most common second letter is O (29 words), followed by A (23).

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How many 5 letter words start with Y?

There are 94 5 letter words that start with Y in our word list.

What is the highest scoring 5 letter word that start with Y?

YUCKY, worth 17 points with standard Scrabble letter values.

What is a good Wordle guess that starts with Y?

YORES, YEANS and YOKES use 5 different letters that are common in this list, so they rule out the most words.