Share of dataset
1.4%
175 of 12,478 verified words
175 words
5-Letter Words Starting With Y
All verified five-letter words that start with Y. This slice covers 1.4% of the 12,478-word dataset, and the most common endings here are S (81), D (16), and Y (14). Use Word Finder to apply more filters.
All 175 Words
YAARSYABBAYABBYYACCAYACHTYACKAYACKSYAFFSYAGERYAGISYAHOOYAIRDYAKKAYAKOWYALESYAMENYAMPYYAMUNYANGSYANKSYAPOKYAPONYAPPSYAPPYYARCOYARDSYARERYARFAYARKSYARNSYARRSYARTAYARTOYATESYAUDSYAULDYAUPSYAWEDYAWEYYAWLSYAWNSYAWNYYAWPSYBOREYCLADYCLEDYCONDYDRADYDREDYEADSYEAHSYEALMYEANSYEARDYEARNYEARSYEASTYECCHYECHSYECHYYEDESYEEDSYEGGSYELKSYELLSYELMSYELPSYELTSYENTAYENTEYERBAYERDSYERKSYESESYESKSYESTSYESTYYETISYETTSYEUKSYEUKYYEVENYEVESYEWENYEXEDYEXESYFEREYIELDYIKEDYIKESYILLSYINCEYIPESYIPPYYIRDSYIRKSYIRRSYIRTHYITESYITIE
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Five unique letters
67.4%
118 words without repeats
Average vowel count
1.6
Most common bucket: 2 vowels
Average Scrabble score
10.9
Calculated from standard English tile values
How To Use Starting-With Y Lists
Starting-letter pages matter once the first slot is confirmed. For Y-opening words, the most common endings are S (81), D (16), and Y (14), which is a faster way to evaluate patterns than scanning a raw dictionary dump.
If you know one more green tile, move from this page into the position filters. If you only know banned letters, this page still gives you a clean candidate pool with 67.4% five-unique-letter words.
Example Words From This List
YACHT
an expensive vessel propelled by sail or power and used for cruising or racing
YAHOO
a person who is not very intelligent or interested in culture
YANKS
an american who lives in the north (especially during the american civil war)
YETIS
a large hairy humanoid creature said to live in the himalayas
YODEL
a songlike cry in which the voice fluctuates rapidly between the normal voice and falsetto
YUCCA
any of several evergreen plants of the genus yucca having usually tall stout stems and a terminal cluster of white flowers