5-Letter Words With Y as the 1st Letter

225 valid 5-letter words have "Y" in the 1st position. 6 are common words — narrow with this when you've locked a green tile.

6 common words225 valid words

Common Words (6)

Words most likely to be the answer.

yearn
yield
youth
young
yeast
yacht

Other Valid 5-Letter Words (219)

Valid as guesses, but unlikely to be the answer.

yabbi
yabby
yaboo
yacal
yacca
yacks
yacov
yadim
yaffs
yager
yagis
yagua
yahan
yahoo
yahve
yahwe
yaird
yajna
yakan
yaker
yakin
yakka
yakut
yalla
yalta
yamel
yamen
yameo
yamis
yampa
yamph
yamun
yanan
yance
yancy
yangs
yanks
yanky
yaply
yapok
yapon
yappy
yapur
yaqui
yarak
yaray
yards
yarer
yarke
yarly
yarns
yaron
yarry
yarth
yasht
yasna
yassy
yasui
yasuo
yates
yauco
yauds
yauld
yaups
yavar
yawed
yawey
yawls
yawns
yawny
yawps
yazoo
yclad
yeans
yeara
yeard
years
yeats
yecch
yechs
yechy
yeech
yeggs
yeisk
yelek
yelks
yells
yelps
yemen
yenan
yenta
yente
yeply
yerba
yerga
yerks
yermo
yerth
yerva
yerxa
yeses
yesso
yesty
yetac
yetah
yetis
yetta
yetti
yetts
yetty
yeuks
yeuky
yeung
yeven
yezdi
yezzy
yfere
ygapo
yikes
yills
yince
yinst
yipes
yirds
yirrs
yirth
ylems
yobbo
yocco
yocks
yodel
yoder
yodhs
yodle
yogas
yogee
yoghs
yogic
yogin
yogis
yoick
yojan
yoked
yokel
yoker
yokes
yokum
yolks
yolky
yolyn
yomer
yomim
yomin
yomud
yonah
yonic
yonis
yonit
yonne
yoong
yores
yorgo
yorke
yorks
yoshi
youff
youre
yourn
yours
yourt
youse
youve
youze
yoven
yowed
yowes
yowie
yowls
ypres
ypsce
yquem
yreka
ysaye
yssel
ytter
yuans
yucat
yucca
yucch
yuchi
yucks
yucky
yugas
yuhas
yukio
yukon
yulan
yulee
yules
yulma
yuman
yumas
yummy
yumuk
yunca
yupon
yurak
yurev
yuria
yurik
yurok
yursa
yurta
yurts
yuruk
yusem
yusuk
yutan
yuzik

What These Words Have in Common

Letter patterns across all 225 matches.

Most common letters

y225
a111
e95
s72
o70
u61
r53
n48
k41
i37

Most common letter by position

The most common letter in the 5th position is s, appearing in 54 of 225 words.

Vowel distribution

  • 0 with no vowels
  • 88 with 1 unique vowel
  • 125 with 2 unique vowels
  • 12 with 3+ unique vowels

Most common endings

  • -ks · 9 words
  • -es · 9 words
  • -an · 8 words
  • -er · 7 words
  • -is · 5 words

Strategy

6 answers fit. Pick a guess that tests several of the most common letters shown above.

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