5 Letter Words Starting with Y
Every 5-letter English word in the JumbleFix dictionary that starts with Y. Each word links to its definition. Face-value Scrabble and Words With Friends scores are shown so you can pick a high-scoring play without leaving the page.
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- yabbiScrabble 12 · WWF 13
noun. A freshwater crayfish of the genus Cherax, native to Australia.
- yabbyScrabble 15 · WWF 15
noun. A freshwater crayfish, especially of the genus Cherax, found in Australia.
- yabooScrabble 10 · WWF 10
noun. A type of tree (possibly a variant of yacal) or a slang term for a person who talks nonsense.
- yacalScrabble 10 · WWF 11
noun. A tropical hardwood tree of the genus Shorea, native to Southeast Asia.
- yaccaScrabble 12 · WWF 13
n.. A West Indian name for two large timber trees (Podocarpus coriaceus, and P. Purdicanus) of the Yew family. The wood, which is much used, is pale brownish with darker streaks.
- yachtScrabble 13 · WWF 12
n.. A light and elegantly furnished vessel, used either for private parties of pleasure, or as a vessel of state to convey distinguished persons from one place to another; a seagoing vessel used only for pleasure trips, racing, etc.
- yacksScrabble 14 · WWF 14
verb. Third person singular of yack; talks persistently or noisily.
- yadimScrabble 11 · WWF 11
noun. Plural of yad; Torah pointers.
- yaffsScrabble 14 · WWF 13
verb. Third person singular of yaff; barks or yelps.
- yagerScrabble 9 · WWF 9
n.. In the German army, one belonging to a body of light infantry armed with rifles, resembling the chasseur of the French army.
- yagesScrabble 9 · WWF 9
noun. Plural of yage; a hallucinogenic drink made from Banisteriopsis vine.
- yagisScrabble 9 · WWF 9
noun. Plural of yagi; directional antennas.
- yaguaScrabble 9 · WWF 10
noun. A palm tree (Attalea butyracea) native to tropical America, or its fiber used for weaving.
- yahooScrabble 11 · WWF 9
n.. a widely used search engine for the web that finds information, news, images, products, finance
- yahveScrabble 14 · WWF 13
n.. a name for the God of the Old Testament as transliterated from the Hebrew consonants YHVH
- yahweScrabble 14 · WWF 12
n.. a name for the God of the Old Testament as transliterated from the Hebrew consonants YHVH
- yairdScrabble 9 · WWF 8
noun. Scottish form of yard (an enclosed area).
- yajesScrabble 15 · WWF 16
noun. Plural of yaje.
- yajnaScrabble 15 · WWF 17
noun. In Hinduism, a ritual of offering to deities, often involving fire.
- yakinScrabble 12 · WWF 12
n.. A large Asiatic antelope (Budorcas taxicolor) native of the higher parts of the Himalayas and other lofty mountains. Its head and neck resemble those of the ox, and its tail is like that of the goat. Called also budorcas.
- yakkaScrabble 16 · WWF 15
noun. Hard work or toil (Australian informal).
- yakutScrabble 12 · WWF 12
n.. the Turkic language spoken by the Yakut
- yallaScrabble 8 · WWF 9
interjection. Used to urge someone to hurry or to express encouragement; 'let's go'.
- yaltaScrabble 8 · WWF 8
n.. a resort city in Crimea in the southern Ukraine on the Black Sea; site of the Allied conference between Roosevelt, Stalin, and Churchill in February 1945
- yamenScrabble 10 · WWF 11
noun. The official residence or office of a Chinese mandarin or local government official.
- yameoScrabble 10 · WWF 10
Yameo is an extinct language of the Peba–Yaguan language family formerly spoken along the banks of the Amazon River from the Tigre River to the Nanay River in Peru.
- yampaScrabble 12 · WWF 13
noun. a perennial herb (Perideridia gairdneri) of western North America with edible tuberous roots.
- yananScrabble 8 · WWF 9
n.. a language group of the Hokan family
- yangsScrabble 9 · WWF 10
noun. plural of yang; in Chinese philosophy, the active, masculine cosmic principle.
- yanksScrabble 12 · WWF 12
noun. Plural of yank; sharp pulls or jerks.
- yankyScrabble 15 · WWF 14
adjective. Resembling or characteristic of a Yankee; Yankee-like.
- yaplyScrabble 13 · WWF 13
adverb. In a yapping manner; with sharp, high-pitched barks or chatter.
- yapokScrabble 14 · WWF 14
noun. A large semiaquatic opossum (Chironectes minimus) of Central and South America, having dark gray fur with black and white markings.
- yaponScrabble 10 · WWF 11
n.. Same as Yaupon.
- yappyScrabble 15 · WWF 15
adjective. Given to yapping; making sharp, shrill barks, especially of small dogs.
- yaquiScrabble 17 · WWF 17
noun. A member of an indigenous people of Sonora, Mexico, and southern Arizona.
- yardsScrabble 9 · WWF 8
noun. Plural of yard; units of length equal to 3 feet.
- yarerScrabble 8 · WWF 7
adjective. Comparative form of yare; more agile or ready.
- yarkeScrabble 12 · WWF 11
n.. Same as Saki.
- yarlyScrabble 11 · WWF 10
adverb. Early; at an early time (humorous or dialectal variant of 'early').
- yarnsScrabble 8 · WWF 8
noun. Plural of yarn; spun threads or long, rambling stories.
- yarryScrabble 11 · WWF 9
adjective. Quick; lively; nimble (dialectal).
- yarthScrabble 11 · WWF 9
noun. Earth; ground (dialectal).
- yashtScrabble 11 · WWF 9
noun. A hymn or prayer in Zoroastrianism, part of the Avesta.
- yasnaScrabble 8 · WWF 8
noun. The primary liturgical collection of the Avesta, consisting of hymns and rituals.
- yaudsScrabble 9 · WWF 9
noun. Plural of yaud; old or worn-out horses.
- yauldScrabble 9 · WWF 10
adjective. Active, vigorous, or healthy (chiefly Scottish).
- yaupsScrabble 10 · WWF 11
verb. Third-person singular of yaup; cries out or yells harshly.
- yawedScrabble 12 · WWF 11
imp. & p. p.. of Yaw
- yawlsScrabble 11 · WWF 11
noun. Plural of yawl; two-masted sailing vessels with a mizzenmast aft.