5-letter words starting with Y
There are 176 five-letter words that start with Y in Unscrambly's open word list; the highest scoring is YUKKY at 19 points. A is the most common second letter, in 44 of them, and the average score is 10.9 points.
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Y is the shape-shifter that acts as a consonant at the start of a word and a vowel at the end. These 176 words are 1.4% of all 12,578 five-letter words, and Y is the 22nd most common first letter at this length. The solver above is already set to 5 letters starting with Y, so typing your rack shows only the ones your tiles can make.
For Wordle, YEARS is a strong guess from this list: of the familiar words with five different letters, it uses the letters found in the most of these 176 words.
5-letter words starting with Y in numbers
- Words
- 176
- Highest scoring
- YUKKY 19 pts
- Average score
- 10.9 pts
- With a definition
- 49 (28%)
- A44
- B1
- C3
- D2
- E37
- F1
- I13
- L3
- M2
- O41
- R4
- S1
- T1
- U23
Highest-scoring 5-letter words starting with y
5-letter words starting with Y (176)
All 176 are listed: the 50 highest scoring first, then the rest, taken in turn from every second letter; within each, words with a dictionary definition come first.
Frequently asked questions
How many 5 letter words start with Y?
176, which is 1.4% of the 12,578 five-letter words in Unscrambly's list. 49 of them have a dictionary definition.
What is the best 5 letter word starting with Y for Scrabble?
YUKKY scores 19 points before bonus squares. Next come YUCKY (17), YUZUS (17) and YAKKA (16). The average is 10.9 points.
Which letter most often comes second in 5 letter words starting with Y?
A, in 44 of the 176 (25%). O follows with 41.
What is a good Wordle guess that starts with Y?
YEARS. Among the familiar words on this list with five different letters, it uses the letters that appear in the most of these 176 words, so one guess tests a big share of the candidates.