5-Letter Words Starting with Y
There are 63 five-letter words that start with Y on Word.ws, from yaaay to yuuge. The most common are years, young, yours, youth and yards.
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All 63 five-letter words that start with Y
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- yaaay11interj. Elongated form of yay.
- yaara8n. Mate; bro.
- yabba12n. A traditional Jamaican handmade ceramic cooking pot.
- yabby15n. Any of various freshwater crayfish, typically of the genus Cherax...
- yacht13n. A slick and light ship for making pleasure trips or racing on water...
- yacon10n. The Peruvian ground apple, Smallanthus sonchifolius.
- yadda10interj. Used three times in a row, or in combination with other words, to...
- yager9n. A Jäger, an elite soldier of the Austrian army.
- yahoo11n. A humanoid cryptid said to exist in parts of eastern Australia, and...
- yajna15n. A ritual of sacrifice to the Devas.
- yakin12n. A large Himalayan antelope, Budorcas taxicolor.
- yakka16n. Work.
- yamen10n. A residence of an official of the Chinese Empire.
- yammy15adj. Yummy.
- yance10adv. Once (in both senses: only one time, and formerly).
- yandy12v. To separate (grain or pieces of mineral) by shaking in a special...
- yappy15adj. Of a dog, yapping in an annoying manner.
- yards9n. The totality of the sailing rig.
- yassa8n. A spicy Senegalese dish of marinated meat poultry, fish, or lamb with...
- yatai8n. A small mobile stall or cart selling street food in Japan.
- yatra8n. A Hindu pilgrimage.
- yatta8interj. An exclamation of happiness or excitement.
- yazoo17n. A tributary that runs parallel to a river (especially when separated by...
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- yeara8n. Toxicodendron diversilobum, western poison oak.
- yearn8v. To have a strong desire for something or to do something; to long for...
- years8n. A very long time.
- yeast8n. An often humid, yellowish froth produced by fermenting malt worts, and...
- yeees8interj. Elongated form of yes.
- yeesh11interj. Expressing exasperation or impatience.
- yehey14interj. Used to express joy or elation.
- yello8interj. An informal greeting, especially when answering the phone.
- yenny11n. One yen (unit of Japanese currency); a coin worth one yen.
- yenta8n. A woman who meddles in the business of others; a busybody; a female...
- yerba10n. Ilex paraguariensis, a species of holly native to southern South...
- yesss8interj. Elongated form of yes.
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- yield9v. To give as a result or outcome; to produce or render.
- yikes12interj. Expression of shock and alarm.
- yippy15adj. Making yipping noises.
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- ylide9n. Any organic compound in which two adjacent atoms are connected by both...
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- yodel9v. To sing (a song) in such a way that the voice fluctuates rapidly...
- yogic11adj. Of or pertaining to yoga.
- yoink12v. To make an oinking sound.
- yokai12n. Any of various supernatural monsters, sometimes shapeshifters, in...
- yokan12n. A thick jellied dessert made of red bean paste, agar, and sugar...
- yoked13adj. Wearing a yoke.
- yoker12n. One who yokes.
- yolky15adj. Of, pertaining to, or having the characteristics of yolk.
- yonks12n. A long time (especially a longer time than expected); ages.
- yoong9adj. Archaic, chiefly Scottish spelling of young.
- young9adj. In the early part of growth or life; born not long ago.
- yourn8pron. Yours.
- yours8pron. That or those belonging to you; the possessive second-person singular...
- youth11n. The quality or state of being young.
- yowie11n. An ape-like monster or animal said to exist in parts of eastern...
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- yucca12n. Any of several evergreen plants of the genus Yucca, having long...
- yucky17adj. Of something highly offensive; causing aversion or disgust.
- yugen9n. A Japanese ideal of grace and subtlety.
- yulan8n. Magnolia denudata, a species of magnolia with large white blossoms that...
- yummo12interj. Yum; yummy.
- yummy15adj. Delicious.
- yurei8n. A ghost, spirit of the dead, in Japanese mythology.
- yusho11n. The top-ranking position at the end of a basho; the championship.
- yuuge9adj. Elongated form of yuge.
78 rare five-letter words that start with Y
- yaasa
- yabbi
- yaboo
- yabos
- yacal
- yacca
- yagua
- yakal
- yakky
- yakow
- yallo
- yampe
- yampi
- yampy
- yapok
- yarak
- yaray
- yarke
- yarny
- yarri
- yarth
- yartz
- yasak
- yasht
- yatga
- yatri
- yatzy
- yauld
- yawny
- yayue
- yayuh
- yechy
- yedda
- yelly
- yelpy
- yelve
- yenom
- yeply
- yeppo
- yerra
- yerth
- yesty
- yeugh
- yeuky
- yewei
- yewen
- yezzy
- yfere
- yidam
- yiffy
- ynone
- yobai
- yobby
- yocco
- yoick
- yokul
- yonic
- yored
- yorga
- yorsh
- youch
- youff
- youlk
- yowch
- yowly
- yrapt
- yrare
- yrast
- yrneh
- yucko
- yufka
- yukar
- yuloh
- yunga
- yuppo
- yurla
- yurta
- yuruk
Questions about these words
- How many five-letter words that start with Y are there?
- Word.ws lists 63 five-letter words that start with Y, plus 78 rare ones.
- What are common five-letter words that start with Y?
- years, young, yours, youth, yards, yield, yahoo and yacht.
- Which of the five-letter words that start with Y has the highest letter score?
- yucky scores 17 points with the standard letter tile values.
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Word lists and meanings adapted from the Wiktionary entry of each word. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out names, abbreviations, misspellings and offensive words, and ordered the most common words by how often they appear in English (wordfreq). Meanings from Wiktionary; this is not an official Scrabble, Words With Friends or Wordle word list. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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