5-letter words starting with Y

Are you looking for 5-letter words that start with Y that you can play in Scrabble? The list below contains 181 words that are five letters long, starting with Y.

You can also find words of different lengths that start in Y by using the links below. We have words in our dictionary ranging from 2-15 letters in length.

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Word Points US Intl.
1 YAARS 8 ✅ ❌
2 YABAS 10 ❌ ❌
3 YABBA 12 ✅ ❌
4 YABBY 15 ✅ ✅
5 YACCA 12 ✅ ❌
6 YACHT 13 ✅ ✅
7 YACKA 14 ✅ ❌
8 YACKS 14 ✅ ✅
9 YAFFS 14 ✅ ✅
10 YAGER 9 ✅ ✅
11 YAGES 9 ❌ ✅
12 YAGIS 9 ✅ ✅
13 YAHOO 11 ✅ ✅
14 YAIRD 9 ✅ ✅
15 YAKKA 16 ✅ ❌
16 YAKOW 15 ✅ ❌
17 YALES 8 ✅ ❌
18 YAMEN 10 ✅ ✅
19 YAMPY 15 ✅ ❌
20 YAMUN 10 ✅ ✅
21 YANGS 9 ✅ ✅
22 YANKS 12 ✅ ✅
23 YAPOK 14 ✅ ✅
24 YAPON 10 ✅ ✅
25 YAPPS 12 ✅ ❌
26 YAPPY 15 ✅ ✅
27 YARAK 12 ❌ ✅
28 YARCO 10 ✅ ❌
29 YARDS 9 ✅ ✅
30 YARER 8 ✅ ✅
31 YARFA 11 ✅ ❌
32 YARKS 12 ✅ ❌
33 YARNS 8 ✅ ✅
34 YARRS 8 ✅ ❌
35 YARTA 8 ✅ ❌
36 YARTO 8 ✅ ❌
37 YATES 8 ✅ ❌
38 YAUDS 9 ✅ ✅
39 YAULD 9 ✅ ✅
40 YAUPS 10 ✅ ✅
41 YAWED 12 ✅ ✅
42 YAWEY 14 ✅ ✅
43 YAWLS 11 ✅ ✅
44 YAWNS 11 ✅ ✅
45 YAWNY 14 ✅ ❌
46 YAWPS 13 ✅ ✅
47 YBORE 10 ✅ ❌
48 YCLAD 11 ✅ ✅
49 YCLED 11 ✅ ❌
50 YCOND 11 ✅ ❌
51 YDRAD 10 ✅ ❌
52 YDRED 10 ✅ ❌
53 YEADS 9 ✅ ❌
54 YEAHS 11 ✅ ✅
55 YEALM 10 ✅ ❌
56 YEANS 8 ✅ ✅
57 YEARD 9 ✅ ❌
58 YEARN 8 ✅ ✅
59 YEARS 8 ✅ ✅
60 YEAST 8 ✅ ✅
61 YECCH 15 ✅ ✅
62 YECHS 13 ✅ ✅
63 YECHY 16 ✅ ✅
64 YEDES 9 ✅ ❌
65 YEEDS 9 ✅ ❌
66 YEESH 11 ❌ ✅
67 YEGGS 10 ✅ ✅
68 YELKS 12 ✅ ✅
69 YELLS 8 ✅ ✅
70 YELMS 10 ✅ ❌
71 YELPS 10 ✅ ✅
72 YELTS 8 ✅ ❌
73 YENTA 8 ✅ ✅
74 YENTE 8 ✅ ✅
75 YERBA 10 ✅ ✅
76 YERDS 9 ✅ ❌
77 YERKS 12 ✅ ✅
78 YESES 8 ✅ ✅
79 YESKS 12 ✅ ❌
80 YESTS 8 ✅ ❌
81 YESTY 11 ✅ ❌
82 YETIS 8 ✅ ✅
83 YETTS 8 ✅ ✅
84 YEUKS 12 ✅ ✅
85 YEUKY 15 ✅ ✅
86 YEVEN 11 ✅ ❌
87 YEVES 11 ✅ ❌
88 YEWEN 11 ✅ ❌
89 YEXED 16 ✅ ❌
90 YEXES 15 ✅ ❌
91 YFERE 11 ✅ ❌
92 YIELD 9 ✅ ✅
93 YIKED 13 ✅ ❌
94 YIKES 12 ✅ ✅
95 YILLS 8 ✅ ✅
96 YINCE 10 ✅ ✅
97 YIPES 10 ✅ ✅
98 YIPPY 15 ✅ ❌
99 YIRDS 9 ✅ ✅
100 YIRKS 12 ✅ ❌
101 YIRRS 8 ✅ ✅
102 YIRTH 11 ✅ ✅
103 YITES 8 ✅ ❌
104 YITIE 8 ✅ ❌
105 YLEMS 10 ✅ ✅
106 YLIKE 12 ✅ ❌
107 YLKES 12 ✅ ❌
108 YMOLT 10 ✅ ❌
109 YMPES 12 ✅ ❌
110 YOBBO 12 ✅ ✅
111 YOBBY 15 ❌ ✅
112 YOCKS 14 ✅ ✅
113 YODEL 9 ✅ ✅
114 YODHS 12 ✅ ✅
115 YODLE 9 ✅ ✅
116 YOGAS 9 ✅ ✅
117 YOGEE 9 ✅ ✅
118 YOGHS 12 ✅ ✅
119 YOGIC 11 ✅ ✅
120 YOGIN 9 ✅ ✅
121 YOGIS 9 ✅ ✅
122 YOICK 14 ✅ ❌
123 YOJAN 15 ✅ ❌
124 YOKED 13 ✅ ✅
125 YOKEL 12 ✅ ✅
126 YOKER 12 ✅ ❌
127 YOKES 12 ✅ ✅
128 YOKUL 12 ✅ ❌
129 YOLKS 12 ✅ ✅
130 YOLKY 15 ✅ ✅
131 YOMIM 12 ✅ ✅
132 YOMPS 12 ✅ ✅
133 YONIC 10 ✅ ✅
134 YONIS 8 ✅ ✅
135 YONKS 12 ✅ ✅
136 YOOFS 11 ✅ ✅
137 YOOPS 10 ✅ ❌
138 YORES 8 ✅ ✅
139 YORKS 12 ✅ ❌
140 YORPS 10 ✅ ❌
141 YOUKS 12 ✅ ❌
142 YOUNG 9 ✅ ✅
143 YOURN 8 ✅ ✅
144 YOURS 8 ✅ ✅
145 YOURT 8 ✅ ❌
146 YOUSE 8 ✅ ✅
147 YOUTH 11 ✅ ✅
148 YOWED 12 ✅ ✅
149 YOWES 11 ✅ ✅
150 YOWIE 11 ✅ ✅
151 YOWLS 11 ✅ ✅
152 YOWZA 20 ❌ ✅
153 YRAPT 10 ✅ ❌
154 YRENT 8 ✅ ❌
155 YRIVD 12 ✅ ❌
156 YRNEH 11 ✅ ❌
157 YSAME 10 ✅ ❌
158 YTOST 8 ✅ ❌
159 YUANS 8 ✅ ✅
160 YUCAS 10 ✅ ✅
161 YUCCA 12 ✅ ✅
162 YUCCH 15 ✅ ✅
163 YUCKO 14 ✅ ❌
164 YUCKS 14 ✅ ✅
165 YUCKY 17 ✅ ✅
166 YUFTS 11 ✅ ❌
167 YUGAS 9 ✅ ✅
168 YUKED 13 ✅ ✅
169 YUKES 12 ✅ ✅
170 YUKKY 19 ✅ ✅
171 YUKOS 12 ✅ ❌
172 YULAN 8 ✅ ✅
173 YULES 8 ✅ ✅
174 YUMMO 12 ✅ ❌
175 YUMMY 15 ✅ ✅
176 YUMPS 12 ✅ ❌
177 YUPON 10 ✅ ✅
178 YUPPY 15 ✅ ✅
179 YURTA 8 ✅ ✅
180 YURTS 8 ✅ ✅
181 YUZUS 17 ✅ ✅

Scrabble score table

The table below covers how many points each letter will give you when playing a game of Scrabble. The most common letters are worth one point, and the rarest letters are worth 8-10 points.

You can use our Scrabble tools to help you learn and remember words which contain the rare letters to make sure you get the highest score possible!

Score Letters
1 AEIOULNRST
2 DG
3 BCMP
4 FHVWY
5 K
8 JX
10 QZ

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