Complete list of 167 five-letter words that begin with Y. Browse, filter, and find the perfect word.
There are 167 five-letter words beginning with Y in our dictionary. Y acts as both a consonant and vowel in English — and YUMMY is one of the few 5-letter words with Y in multiple positions. The most common letters following Y are: A, E, O, U.
Common examples include: YABBI, YABBY, YABOO, YACAL, YACCA, YACHT, YACKS, YADIM, YAFFS, YAGER, YAGIS, YAGUA. These appear frequently in word games, everyday language, and puzzles.
Y-starting words are uncommon (167), but Y is also commonly found in other positions. YACHT and YOUNG are notable Wordle picks.
If your Wordle green tile lands on position 1 with Y, your list narrows to 167 possibilities (down from 15,921 total). Top Wordle picks starting with Y: YACHT, YIELD, YOUNG, YOURS, YOUTH. Use our Wordle Helper to apply yellow and grey tile clues and pinpoint the answer.
The letter Y is worth 4 points in Scrabble. When Y is on your rack, any of these 167 words are valid plays if you have the remaining tiles. High-value options to look for: YACAL, YACCA, YACHT, YACKS, YADIM.
Use the 5-letter word finder on the homepage to filter by the letters on your rack and find the highest-scoring legal play.