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5 Letter Words Starting With Y
Five-letter words that start with Y make up 1.1% of the 9,032 five-letter words in our dictionary: 101 words. 10% of them are common words, such as young, yours, youth, yield.
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Common 5-letter words starting with Y (10)
Everyday words, most common first. Only these can be the answer in our daily puzzle.
- young
- yours
- youth
- yield
- yahoo
- yacht
- yeast
- yummy
- yearn
- yucca
After Y, the most common second letter is O: 31 of these words start with YO. On average a word here has 1.6 vowels, and the most frequent vowel is E (in 42 words). 25% repeat a letter, like yahoo. The most common ending is -KS (9 words).
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All 5-letter words starting with Y (101)
From A to Z, including plurals and other forms that count as guesses.
yacht yacks yaffs yager yagis yahoo yaird yakka yamen yamun yangs yanks yapok yapon yappy yards yarer yarns yauds yauld yaups yawed yawls yawns yawps yeahs yeans yearn years yeast yecch yechs yechy yeggs yelks yells yelps yenta yente yerba yerks yeses yetis yetts yeuks yeuky yield yikes yills yince yipes yirds yirrs yirth ylems yobbo yocks yodel yodhs yodle yogas yogee yoghs yogic yogin yogis yoked yokel yokes yolks yolky yomim yomps yonic yonis yonks yores young yourn yours youse youth yowed yowes yowie yowls yuans yucas yucca yucch yucks yucky yugas yukky yulan yules yummy yupon yuppy yurta yurts
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Frequently asked questions
How many five-letter words start with Y?
Our dictionary has 101, which is 1.1% of all five-letter words. 10 of them are common words that can be the daily answer; the rest are valid guesses.
What is the most common five-letter word starting with Y?
Going by how often words appear in everyday English, years, followed by young and yours.
Which letter most often follows the Y?
After Y, the most common second letter is O: 31 of these words start with YO.