175 words
5 Letter Words Starting With Y
There are 175 5-letter words that start with Y. The highest-scoring word is YUKKY, worth 19 points, valid in TWL and SOWPODS/CSW. 81 of these words — including YAARS, YABBA, YACCA — aren't valid across all three major Scrabble dictionaries (TWL, SOWPODS/CSW and WWF).
Best play
The highest-scoring 5-letter word for this list.
Y4U1K5K5Y4
19 ptsFull word list
YAARS8
CSWYABBA12
CSWYABBY15
TWL+CSWYACCA12
CSWYACHT13
YACKA14
CSWYACKS14
YAFFS14
YAGER9
YAGIS9
YAHOO11
YAIRD9
YAKKA16
CSWYAKOW15
CSWYALES8
CSWYAMEN10
YAMPY15
CSWYAMUN10
YANGS9
YANKS12
YAPOK14
YAPON10
YAPPS12
CSWYAPPY15
CSWYARCO10
CSWYARDS9
YARER8
YARFA11
CSWYARKS12
CSWYARNS8
YARRS8
CSWYARTA8
CSWYARTO8
CSWYATES8
CSWYAUDS9
YAULD9
YAUPS10
YAWED12
YAWEY14
TWL+CSWYAWLS11
YAWNS11
YAWNY14
CSWYAWPS13
YBORE10
CSWYCLAD11
TWL+CSWYCLED11
CSWYCOND11
CSWYDRAD10
CSWYDRED10
CSWYEADS9
CSWYEAHS11
TWL+CSWYEALM10
CSWYEANS8
YEARD9
CSWYEARN8
YEARS8
YEAST8
YECCH15
YECHS13
YECHY16
YEDES9
CSWYEEDS9
CSWYEGGS10
YELKS12
YELLS8
YELMS10
CSWYELPS10
YELTS8
CSWYENTA8
YENTE8
YERBA10
YERDS9
CSWYERKS12
YESES8
YESKS12
CSWYESTS8
CSWYESTY11
CSWYETIS8
YETTS8
YEUKS12
YEUKY15
YEVEN11
CSWYEVES11
CSWYEWEN11
CSWYEXED16
CSWYEXES15
CSWYFERE11
CSWYIELD9
YIKED13
CSWYIKES12
YILLS8
YINCE10
YIPES10
YIPPY15
CSWYIRDS9
YIRKS12
CSWYIRRS8
YIRTH11
YITES8
CSWYITIE8
CSWYLEMS10
YLIKE12
CSWYLKES12
CSWYMOLT10
CSWYMPES12
CSWYOBBO12
YOCKS14
YODEL9
YODHS12
YODLE9
YOGAS9
YOGEE9
YOGHS12
YOGIC11
YOGIN9
YOGIS9
YOICK14
CSWYOJAN15
CSWYOKED13
YOKEL12
YOKER12
CSWYOKES12
YOKUL12
CSWYOLKS12
YOLKY15
YOMIM12
YOMPS12
CSWYONIC10
YONIS8
YONKS12
CSWYOOFS11
CSWYOOPS10
CSWYORES8
YORKS12
CSWYORPS10
CSWYOUKS12
CSWYOUNG9
YOURN8
YOURS8
YOURT8
CSWYOUSE8
YOUTH11
YOWED12
YOWES11
YOWIE11
YOWLS11
YRAPT10
CSWYRENT8
CSWYRIVD12
CSWYRNEH11
CSWYSAME10
CSWYTOST8
CSWYUANS8
YUCAS10
YUCCA12
YUCCH15
YUCKO14
CSWYUCKS14
YUCKY17
YUFTS11
CSWYUGAS9
YUKED13
CSWYUKES12
CSWYUKKY19
TWL+CSWYUKOS12
CSWYULAN8
YULES8
YUMMO12
CSWYUMMY15
YUMPS12
CSWYUPON10
YUPPY15
TWL+CSWYURTA8
YURTS8
YUZUS17
CSWThe number on each tile is its Scrabble point value. Words without a tag are valid in TWL, SOWPODS (Collins/CSW) and ENABLE (Words with Friends); tagged words (e.g. "CSW", "TWL+WWF") are only valid under the dictionaries shown.