5-Letter Words Starting With Y
There are 205 five-letter words starting with Y, including 9 common puzzle answers. A handy list for Wordle and other five-letter word games.
Popular 5-Letter Puzzle Words Starting With Y
Common puzzle answers are everyday words of the kind word puzzles choose as solutions, most common first. Plurals and rare words are valid guesses but rarely answers, so they're listed separately below.
- YOUNG Being in an early stage of life or growth; not old
- YOUTH The period of life between childhood and adulthood
- YIELD To produce or provide a certain amount of something
- YACHT An expensive vessel propelled by sail or power for cruising or racing
- YEAST A leavening agent containing yeast cells used to raise dough
- YUMMY Extremely pleasing to the sense of taste
- YIKES An exclamation expressing shock or alarm
- YEARN Desires strongly or persistently
- YUCCA An evergreen plant with stiff pointed leaves and white flowers
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Useful Pattern Information
- Most common last letter: S (43%), A (9%), Y (9%)
- Most common additional vowel: A, in 40% of these words
- Letters that most often appear alongside: S, A, E, O, R
- Most have 2 vowels (60%)
- 38% contain a repeated letter
- 9 of the 205 are common puzzle answers (4%)
Other Valid Words
196 additional dictionary words start with Y — valid guesses, though rarely answers. Most common first.
- YEARS
- YOURS
- YARDS
- YAHOO
- YATES
- YELLS
- YANKS
- YARNS
- YOLKS
- YARRA
- YAWNS
- YATRA
- YORKS
- YUCKY
- YADDA
- YODEL
- YERBA
- YOKED
- YOGIC
- YOUSE
- YOGIS
- YEESH
- YEAHS
- YELPS
- YOKES
- YAGER
- YURTS
- YESES
- YOGAS
- YOKEL
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- YUKOS
- YETIS
- YAPPY
- YOWZA
- YABBA
- YANGS
- YAMEN
- YONKS
- YOYOS
- YAJNA
- YAGNA
- YIPES
- YAMPA
- YANDY
- YUPPY
- YIPPY
- YOWIE
- YAKKA
- YUGAS
- YOGIN
- YABBY
- YOKER
- YEARD
- YOWLS
- YOURN
- YUCKS
- YULAN
- YUMMO
- YUANS
- YENTA
- YLIDE
- YOKAN
- YONIS
- YOBBO
- YONNY
- YAWLS
- YENTE
- YOLKY
- YAWED
- YALES
- YEDES
- YORES
- YESTS
- YARER
- YEVES
- YITES
- YOWES
- YOWED
- YESTY
- YMPES
- YEANS
- YAGES
- YACKS
- YCLED
- YCOND
- YERKS
- YEXES
- YOCKS
- YEXED
- YERDS
- YEEDS
- YABAS
- YULES
- YINCE
- YESKS
- YBORE
- YRENT
- YARRS
- YLKES
- YEVEN
- YETTS
- YARKS
- YIKED
- YECHY
- YOPOS
- YILLS
- YSAME
- YOURT
- YOMPS
- YEADS
- YELTS
- YLIDS
- YAPON
- YAGIS
- YOOPS
- YARAK
- YITIE
- YDRED
- YAMUN
- YAPPS
- YAMPY
- YLEMS
- YCLAD
- YARTA
- YELKS
- YECHS
- YLIKE
- YOICK
- YEWEN
- YARTO
- YUCAS
- YAYAS
- YODLE
- YONIC
- YIRRS
- YAIRD
- YAWEY
- YACKA
- YIRKS
- YORPS
- YUMPS
- YFERE
- YAUPS
- YMOLT
- YIRDS
- YTOST
- YOMIM
- YOUKS
- YOKEG
- YOGEE
- YARCO
- YAUDS
- YAPOK
- YRAPT
- YOPPO
- YAULD
- YUPON
- YORGA
- YOBBY
- YDRAD
- YUKES
- YIRTH
- YUKED
- YOHAY
- YELMS
- YEGGS
- YAFFS
- YECCH
- YOJAN
- YEUCH
- YAWNY
- YOOFS
- YOLPS
- YOWSA
- YACCA
- YURTA
- YOGHS
- YEALM
- YARFA
- YUFTS
- YAARS
- YOKUL
- YEUKS
- YAKOW
- YUCCH
- YEUKY
- YEEEK
- YUCKO
- YAASS
- YOHAH
- YODHS
- YUZUS
- YAWPS
- YRNEH
- YRIVD
- YUKKY
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Generated from the TurnWord word database, the dictionary behind the Word Solver and Word Bot. Common puzzle answers are our curated answer list, the everyday words word puzzles tend to use as answers — not the official answer list of any game; every other word is a valid guess. Counts and statistics are computed from this list. Word database updated September 19, 2026.