Words That Start With

Y

English words beginning with “Y” — sorted by frequency

✦176 words found

🟩28 Wordle words

🟩 5-Letter Words Starting With Y

28 Wordle words

These are valid 5-letter words — exactly the format Wordle uses every day.

YIELD YEARN YOBBO YOUTH YAHOO YUCKY YLIKE YOUNG YUCCA YUMMY YOKEL YOKAI YELOW YOURS YEARS YONIC YABBO YEPLY YERON YACHT YEMEN YENTA YIKES YOKED YOUSE YANKS YONKS YUPIK

🎯 4-Letter Words Starting With Y

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All Words Starting With Y

176 words — most common first

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Word	Letters	Syllables	Type	Definition
yearning	8	2	noun	A wistful or melancholy longing.
yield	5	1	noun	To give as a result or outcome; to produce or render.
yielding	8	2	noun	Docile, or inclined to give way to pressure.
yet	3	1	verb	In negative or interrogative use, often with an expectation or potential of something happening in the future.
yoke	4	1	noun	Senses relating to a frame around the neck.
yank	4	1	noun	(transitive) To pull (something) with a quick, strong action.
yen	3	1	noun	A strong desire, urge, or yearning.
yawp	4	1	noun	(intransitive) To talk loudly and coarsely.
yelled	6	1		in a vehement outcry
yeoman	6	2	noun	(US) A dependable, diligent, or loyal worker or someone who does a great service.
yell	4	1	verb	(intransitive) To shout; holler; make a loud sound with the voice, especially to express intense emotions such as anger or excitement.
yearn	5	1	verb	(intransitive, also figuratively) To have a strong desire for something or to do something; to long for or to do something.
yarn	4	1	noun	(uncountable) A twisted strand of fibre used for knitting or weaving.
yak	3	1	noun	An ox-like mammal native to the Himalayas, Mongolia, Myanmar, and Tibet with dark, long, and silky hair, a horse-like tail, and a full, bushy mane.
yammering	9	3	noun	Loud, incoherent, repetitive speech.
yelp	4	1	noun	To utter an abrupt, high-pitched noise.
yammer	6	2	noun	(intransitive) To talk loudly and persistently.
yeah	4	1	noun	Pronunciation spelling of year. [A period of time akin to the time taken for the Earth to undergo a full cycle of seasons.]
yobbo	5	2	noun	(UK, Ireland, Commonwealth, derogatory, slang) A yob.
yielded	7	2	verb	To give as a result or outcome; to produce or render.
yawl	4	1	noun	A fore-and-aft rigged sailing vessel with two masts, main and mizzen, the mizzen stepped abaft the rudder post.
yowl	4	1	noun	A prolonged, loud cry, like the sound of an animal; a wail; a howl.
yelped	6	1	verb	To utter an abrupt, high-pitched noise.
yowling	7	2	noun	A sound that yowls.
yellow	6	2	noun	The color of sunflower petals and lemons; the color obtained by mixing green and red light, or by subtracting blue from white light; the color evoked by light of wavelength around 580 nm; one of the three primary colors in subtractive color systems.
youth	5	1	noun	(uncountable) The part of life following childhood; the period of existence preceding maturity or age; the whole early part of life, from childhood, or, sometimes, from infancy, to adulthood.
yes	3	1	noun	An affirmative expression; an answer that shows agreement or acceptance.
yule	4	1	noun	Christmastide, the Christmas season, the Twelve Days of Christmas (between December 25ᵗʰ and January 5ᵗʰ).
yore	4	1	noun	(poetic) A time long past.
yare	4	1	noun	(nautical, of a ship) Easily manageable and responsive to the helm; yar.
yokefellow	10	4	noun	A companion; a fellow labourer, a person who works at the same task as another.
yaw	3	1	noun	The rotation of an aircraft, ship, or missile about its vertical axis so as to cause the longitudinal axis of the aircraft, ship, or missile to deviate from the flight line or heading in its horizontal plane.
yawn	4	1	noun	(intransitive) To open the mouth widely and take a long, rather deep breath, often because one is tired or bored, and sometimes accompanied by pandiculation.
yea	3	1	noun	Yes, indeed.
yokemate	8	2	noun	An animal yoked with another.
yoop	4	1	noun	(rare) A sobbing sound.
yahoo	5	2	noun	(transitive, intransitive, informal) To give a cry of yahoo.
yap	3	1	noun	(intransitive) Of a small dog, to bark.
yucky	5	2		(colloquial, often childish) Of something highly offensive; causing aversion or disgust.
yerk	4	1	noun	To throw or thrust with a sudden, smart movement; to kick or strike suddenly; to jerk.
yanked	6	1	verb	(transitive) To pull (something) with a quick, strong action.
yapping	7	2	noun	A sound that yaps, especially the continued barking of a small dog.
yammered	8	2	verb	(intransitive) To talk loudly and persistently.
yeet	4	1	noun	(transitive, slang) To throw (something) with great force; to hurl.
ylike	5	2		(obsolete) Alternative form of alike. [In the same manner, form, or degree; in common; equally.]
yard	4	1	noun	A small, usually uncultivated area adjoining or (now especially) within the precincts of a house or other building.
you	3	1	noun	The name of the Latin-script letter U/u.
youthful	8	2		Young or seeming young.
yuletide	8	2	noun	The flower Camellia sasanqua, native to Japan and nearby islands.
yay	3	1	noun	(US, slang) Cocaine (powder or crack).
yesteryear	10	3	noun	(poetic) Past years; time gone by; yore.
yip	3	1	noun	a sharp, high-pitched bark
yurt	4	1	noun	A large, round, semi-permanent tent with vertical walls and a conical roof, usually associated with Central Asia and Mongolia (where it is known as a ger).
youngling	9	2	noun	A young person, animal, or plant; chit.
yobo	4	2	noun	(Hawaii) A Korean person.
yark	4	1	verb	To hit, strike, especially with a cane or whip.
yarbles	7	2	noun	(slang, vulgar) Testicles.
year	4	1	noun	The length of a year as marked by a calendar, 365 or 366 days in the Gregorian calendar; a calendar year.
yam	3	1	noun	The edible, starchy, tuberous root of that plant, a tropical staple food.
young	5	1	noun	In the early part of growth or life; born not long ago.
yucca	5	2	noun	Any of several evergreen plants of the genus Yucca, having long, pointed, and rigid leaves at the top of a woody stem, and bearing a large panicle of showy white blossoms.
yummy	5	2	noun	(colloquial, lighthearted, often childish) Delicious.
yeanling	8	2	noun	The newly born offspring of a goat or sheep.
yhvh	4	2	noun	Alternative form of YHWH. [The deity worshipped in Abrahamitic religions, Yahweh, called Adonai in Judaism due to a taboo on using the full name, and God and the Lord in Christianity.]
yearnful	8	2		Filled with yearning; desirous; mournful; distressing.
yomi	4	2	noun	The Japanese underworld, whose exits are guarded by horrible creatures.
yiff	4	1	noun	(slang, vulgar, informal) Sexual intercourse, especially between furries (fictional anthropomorphic animal characters or members of the community surrounding their celebration).
yabble	6	2	verb	To talk excessively; to babble.
yawning	7	2	noun	The action of the verb yawn.
yokel	5	2	noun	(derogatory) A person from or living in the countryside, viewed as being unsophisticated or naive.
yon	3	1	noun	(dated or dialectal) yonder.
yuck	4	1	noun	To say "yuck"; to express disgust.
yum	3	1	noun	(informal) Delicious.
younker	7	2	noun	(archaic) A young man; a lad, youngster.
yippie	6	2	noun	A member of the Youth International Party, a group of politically active hippies.
yclept	6	2		(archaic, poetic or humorous) Called (by a certain name), named.
yanking	7	2	verb	(transitive) To pull (something) with a quick, strong action.
yaksha	6	2	noun	(Hindu mythology) A kind of supernatural being; can be a malevolent demon or a beneficent tutelary deity.
yock	4	1	noun	To laugh, especially loudly or uproariously
yokelish	8	3		Like a rustic or bumpkin; simple and ignorant.
yestern	7	2	noun	(archaic) Yesterday.
yop	3	1	noun	(UK, slang, 1980s) A person employed under the Youth Opportunities Programme.
yeuk	4	1	noun	(Scotland, Northumbria) itch, a prickly feeling
yearns	6	1	verb	(intransitive, also figuratively) To have a strong desire for something or to do something; to long for or to do something.
yutz	4	1	noun	(US, derogatory) A foolish, incompetent, awkward, or contemptible person.
yarm	4	1	noun	(UK dialectal) To cry out; make a loud, unpleasant noise; shriek; yell.
yeep	4	1	noun	A quiet yelp or scream.
yarner	6	2	noun	One who tells yarns or stories.
yestermorrow	12	4	noun	A day in the sequence of days from past to future, emphasizing the connection between past and future events.
yokai	5	2	noun	(folklore, Japanese mythology) Any of various supernatural monsters, sometimes shapeshifters, in Japanese folklore.
yelow	5	2		Misspelling of yellow. [Of a yellow hue.]
yearnsome	9	2		Expressing, indicating, or full of yearning; yearnful; desirous.
yankee	6	2	noun	A native or inhabitant of some part of the United States:
yarrow	6	2	noun	Any of several pungent Eurasian and North American herbs, of the genus Achillea, used in traditional herbal medicine.
yearling	8	2	noun	An animal that is between one and two years old; one that is in its second year (but not yet two full years old).
yellowish	9	3		Somewhat yellow in colour.
yob	3	1	noun	(derogatory, chiefly UK, Ireland, Commonwealth, slang) A person who engages in antisocial behaviour or drunkenness.
yearly	6	2	noun	Every year.
yuan	4	2	noun	(numismatics) The basic unit of money in China.
yeomanry	8	3	noun	(historical) A class of small freeholders who cultivated their own land.
yours	5	1	noun	—
years	5	1	noun	(colloquial, hyperbolic) A very long time.
ylem	4	2	noun	(cosmology, now chiefly historical) In the Big Bang theory, the hot and dense plasma that made up the matter in the cosmos following the initial baryogenesis at an early stage of its expansion and cooling, from which the first atoms formed and photons decoupled. The emission of photons in this phase is regarded as the source of the cosmic microwave background.
yelling	7	2	noun	The act of producing a yell.
yup	3	1	noun	(informal) A yes; an affirmative answer.
yardman	7	2	noun	A worker in any of several types of yard, as:
yaup	4	1	verb	(Scotland) hungry
yoking	6	2	noun	The act or period of something being yoked.
yex	3	1	noun	(archaic or dialectal) A hiccup.
ycleped	7	2		Alternative spelling of yclept. [(archaic, poetic or humorous) Called (by a certain name), named.]
youngth	7	1	noun	(archaic) youth; the quality of being young
yantra	6	2	noun	A geometrical diagram used as a meditation aid in tantric worship.
ywis	4	2		Obsolete spelling of iwis. [(poetic, archaic) Certainly, surely, indeed.]
yieldless	9	2		Not providing any yield or return.
yonic	5	2		Of or relating to the yoni.
yuri	4	2	noun	A transliteration of the Russian male given name Ю́рий (Júrij), equivalent to George.
yce	3	1	noun	Obsolete spelling of ice. [Water in frozen (solid) form.]
yaldabaoth	10	4	noun	(Gnosticism) The Demiurge or 'False God'. Created when Sophia (one of the lesser aeons) tried to emanate without her counterpart (Christ).
yessir	6	2	noun	(Isle of Man, colloquial) Term of address to a male; mate; buddy.
yron	4	1	noun	Archaic spelling of iron. [(uncountable) A common, inexpensive metal, silvery grey when untarnished, that rusts, is attracted by magnets, and is used in making steel: a chemical element having atomic number 26 and symbol Fe.]