Five-letter words starting with Y
There are 94 five-letter words that start with Y in the ENABLE word list used by this site. That is about 1.1% of all five-letter words. The highest-scoring is yucky, worth 17 points in standard Scrabble tile values.
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All 94 five-letter words starting with Y
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Highest-scoring five-letter words starting with Y
- yucky 17 points
- yechy 16 points
- yecch 15 points
- yeuky 15 points
- yolky 15 points
- yucch 15 points
- yummy 15 points
- yacks 14 points
- yaffs 14 points
- yapok 14 points
- yocks 14 points
- yucks 14 points
- yacht 13 points
- yawps 13 points
- yechs 13 points
- yoked 13 points
- yanks 12 points
- yawed 12 points
- yelks 12 points
- yerks 12 points
- yeuks 12 points
- yikes 12 points
- yobbo 12 points
- yodhs 12 points
Patterns in this list
The most common second letters are yo (29), ya (23), ye (20), yu (13), yi (8). 4 of these words contain three or more vowels, which can make them easier to spot when you are unscrambling.
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