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5 Letter Words Starting With Y

All 205 five-letter words that start with Y, common words first, scored for Scrabble and Words With Friends.

All words · 205

21 common words
184 less common wordsvalid in Scrabble and most word games

How many five-letter words start with Y?

205 five-letter words start with Y. 21 of them are everyday words, and 6 are on the Wordle answer list.

205
words in total
21
everyday words
6
Wordle answers
YOWZA
top score, 20 points

Most common letter after Y

O comes after Y in 43% of these words. Share of words by letter:

O43%
E29%
A24%
I5%

5 letter words starting with another letter

Questions

How many five-letter words start with Y?

205 five-letter words start with Y. 21 of them are everyday words, such as YACHT, YANKS, YARDS, YARNS.

Which five-letter word starting with Y scores the most in Scrabble?

YOWZA scores 20 points before any bonus squares, the highest in this list.