5-Letter Words Starting With Y
There are 94 five-letter words starting with Y. 14 of them are common everyday words — the kind most likely to be a Wordle answer.
Best Wordle guesses starting with Y
Ranked by how many possible answers they rule out as a first guess.
- yearsleaves ~246 words
- yeastleaves ~306 words
- yearnleaves ~356 words
- yagerleaves ~422 words
- youseleaves ~401 words
- yardsleaves ~361 words
Quick facts
- 94 valid words, 14 common
- 21 contain a repeated letter
- Letters that most often appear alongside Y: a, u, e, s, o
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Most common 5-letter words starting with Y
- young
- youth
- yield
- years
- yahoo
- yacht
- yeast
- yummy
- yikes
- yearn
- yours
- yucca
- yards
- yucky
All 94 words starting with Y (A–Z)
Common words (14)
yacht · yahoo · yards · yearn · years · yeast · yield · yikes · young · yours · youth · yucca · yucky · yummy
Less common words (80)
yacks · yaffs · yager · yagis · yaird · yamen · yamun · yangs · yanks · yapok · yapon · yarer · yarns · yauds · yauld · yaups · yawed · yawls · yawns · yawps · yeans · yecch · yechs · yechy · yeggs · yelks · yells · yelps · yenta · yente · yerba · yerks · yeses · yetis · yetts · yeuks · yeuky · yills · yince · yipes · yirds · yirrs · yirth · ylems · yobbo · yocks · yodel · yodhs · yodle · yogas · yogee · yoghs · yogic · yogin · yogis · yoked · yokel · yokes · yolks · yolky · yomim · yonic · yonis · yores · yourn · youse · yowed · yowes · yowie · yowls · yuans · yucas · yucch · yucks · yugas · yulan · yules · yupon · yurta · yurts