Five-letter words starting with Y

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used already been a Wordle answer · Likelihood labels describe modelled chance within a year, not eligibility. Method.

YACHT Very unlikely used YAHOO Very unlikely used YEARN Possible used YEAST Very unlikely used YIELD Very unlikely used YODEL Very unlikely used YOUNG Very unlikely used YOUTH Very unlikely used YANKS Very unlikely YARDS Very unlikely YATES Very unlikely YEARS Very unlikely YELLS Very unlikely YIKES Very unlikely YOURS Very unlikely YUMMY Possible YAARS Very unlikely YAASS Very unlikely YABAS Very unlikely YABBA Very unlikely YABBY Very unlikely YACCA Very unlikely YACKA Very unlikely YACKS Very unlikely YADDA Very unlikely YAFFS Very unlikely YAGER Very unlikely YAGES Very unlikely YAGIS Very unlikely YAGNA Very unlikely YAIRD Very unlikely YAJNA Very unlikely YAKKA Very unlikely YAKOW Very unlikely YALES Very unlikely YAMEN Very unlikely YAMPA Very unlikely YAMPY Very unlikely YAMUN Very unlikely YANDY Very unlikely YANGS Very unlikely YAPOK Very unlikely YAPON Very unlikely YAPPS Very unlikely YAPPY Possible YARAK Very unlikely YARCO Very unlikely YARER Very unlikely YARFA Very unlikely YARKS Very unlikely YARNS Very unlikely YARRA Very unlikely YARRS Very unlikely YARTA Very unlikely YARTO Very unlikely YATRA Very unlikely YAUDS Very unlikely YAULD Very unlikely YAUPS Very unlikely YAWED Very unlikely YAWEY Very unlikely YAWLS Very unlikely YAWNS Very unlikely YAWNY Very unlikely YAWPS Very unlikely YAYAS Very unlikely YBORE Very unlikely YCLAD Very unlikely YCLED Very unlikely YCOND Very unlikely YDRAD Very unlikely YDRED Very unlikely YEADS Very unlikely YEAHS Very unlikely YEALM Very unlikely YEANS Very unlikely YEARD Very unlikely YECCH Very unlikely YECHS Very unlikely YECHY Very unlikely YEDES Very unlikely YEEDS Very unlikely YEEEK Very unlikely YEESH Possible YEGGS Very unlikely YELKS Very unlikely YELMS Very unlikely YELPS Very unlikely YELTS Very unlikely YENTA Very unlikely YENTE Very unlikely YERBA Very unlikely YERDS Very unlikely YERKS Very unlikely YESES Very unlikely YESKS Very unlikely YESTS Very unlikely YESTY Very unlikely YETIS Very unlikely YETTS Very unlikely YEUCH Very unlikely YEUKS Very unlikely YEUKY Very unlikely YEVEN Very unlikely YEVES Very unlikely YEWEN Very unlikely YEXED Very unlikely YEXES Very unlikely YFERE Very unlikely YIKED Very unlikely YILLS Very unlikely YINCE Very unlikely YIPES Very unlikely YIPPY Very unlikely YIRDS Very unlikely YIRKS Very unlikely YIRRS Very unlikely YIRTH Very unlikely YITES Very unlikely YITIE Very unlikely YLEMS Very unlikely YLIDE Very unlikely YLIDS Very unlikely YLIKE Very unlikely YLKES Very unlikely YMOLT Very unlikely YMPES Very unlikely YOBBO Very unlikely YOBBY Very unlikely YOCKS Very unlikely YODHS Very unlikely YODLE Very unlikely YOGAS Very unlikely YOGEE Very unlikely YOGHS Very unlikely YOGIC Very unlikely YOGIN Very unlikely YOGIS Very unlikely YOHAH Very unlikely YOHAY Very unlikely YOICK Very unlikely YOJAN Very unlikely YOKAN Very unlikely YOKED Possible YOKEG Very unlikely YOKEL Possible YOKER Very unlikely YOKES Very unlikely YOKUL Very unlikely YOLKS Very unlikely YOLKY Very unlikely YOLPS Very unlikely YOMIM Very unlikely YOMPS Very unlikely YONIC Very unlikely YONIS Very unlikely YONKS Very unlikely YONNY Very unlikely YOOFS Very unlikely YOOPS Very unlikely YOPOS Very unlikely YOPPO Very unlikely YORES Very unlikely YORGA Very unlikely YORKS Very unlikely YORPS Very unlikely YOUKS Very unlikely YOURN Very unlikely YOURT Very unlikely YOUSE Very unlikely YOWED Very unlikely YOWES Very unlikely YOWIE Very unlikely YOWLS Very unlikely YOWSA Very unlikely YOWZA Very unlikely YOYOS Very unlikely YRAPT Very unlikely YRENT Very unlikely YRIVD Very unlikely YRNEH Very unlikely YSAME Very unlikely YTOST Very unlikely YUANS Very unlikely YUCAS Very unlikely YUCCA Possible YUCCH Very unlikely YUCKO Very unlikely YUCKS Very unlikely YUCKY Possible YUFTS Very unlikely YUGAS Very unlikely YUKED Very unlikely YUKES Very unlikely YUKKY Very unlikely YUKOS Very unlikely YULAN Very unlikely YULES Very unlikely YUMMO Very unlikely YUMPS Very unlikely

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AROSE leaves 8.4072 matching words on average, weighted by the answer model through 2026-11-05. This is the recommended move among a fixed panel of 64 evaluated guesses. All 205 matching words count, including words outside the working answer pool.

This move is an information probe: it does not fit this list and cannot solve this illustrated position immediately. It tests letters in Normal Mode; a Hard Mode move must also keep your revealed hints.

To attempt the most likely matching answer now, YEARN has a 16.3% modelled immediate solve chance and leaves 25.4707 words on average. This compares an immediate answer attempt with the information gained by the recommended move.

This illustration assumes only this list's letter restriction. Your grey and yellow tiles can change both the candidates and legal moves. Use the Solver for your complete board.

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How many five-letter words start with Y?
There are 205 five-letter words that start with Y in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 8 words are possible answers.