5-Letter Words Starting With YE
There are 20 five-letter words starting with YE in our dictionary; 8 of them are common words.
Type your own letters to find only the 5-letter words you can make, or leave it empty to open this list in the word finder.
All 20 words
- years8 points
- yelps10 points
- yearn8 points
- yeast8 points
- yells8 points
- yeses8 points
- yetis8 points
- yeggs10 points
- yeans8 points
- yenta8 points
- yechy16 points
- yecch15 points
- yeuky15 points
- yechs13 points
- yelks12 points
- yerks12 points
- yeuks12 points
- yerba10 points
- yente8 points
- yetts8 points
Quick facts
- Total words: 20
- By usage: 6 very common, 2 common, 12 rare
Highest scoring (classic tiles)
- yechy 16
- yecch 15
- yeuky 15
- yechs 13
- yelks 12
- yerks 12
- yeuks 12
- yeggs 10
- yelps 10
- yerba 10
Most common
- years
- yelps
- yearn
- yeast
- yells
- yeses
- yetis
- yeggs
- yeans
- yenta
Definitions
- years (noun)
- A late time of life.
- yearn (verb)
- Desire strongly or persistently.
- yeast (noun)
- A commercial leavening agent containing yeast cells; used to raise the dough in making bread and for fermenting beer or whiskey.
- yenta (noun)
- (Yiddish) a vulgar shrew; a shallow coarse termagant.
Here is the complete list of five-letter words starting with YE: 20 words in total. We sort common words to the top because they are the ones you are most likely to be looking for, whether you are solving a puzzle or checking a play. Words such as YEARS and YELPS lead the way. If you need something more specific, the search box accepts your own letters with question marks for blanks and applies this page's constraint automatically.
How to use this page
This page works as both a reference and a tool. As a reference, it lists every word that start with the letters YE, sorted by familiarity. As a tool, it accepts your own letters in the search box and returns the subset you can play, with scores. The related links at the end cover neighbouring letters and lengths.
Tips
Every score badge on this page is the sum of the tile values in the word, with no board multipliers applied. Classic tiles value the common letters at one point and the awkward letters higher, up to ten for Q and Z. Blank tiles score nothing. The actual points you earn depend on where the word lands, so a modest word on a double-word square beats a high-value word on plain squares. Use the badges to compare words quickly, then check the board for the multiplier that changes the picture.
Questions
Which five-letter words starting with YE are the most common?
YEARS, YELPS and YEARN are among the most familiar. The list is sorted with everyday words first, and the very common ones carry a small dot, so you can read the top of the page and skip the obscure entries at the bottom.
Can I search this list with my own letters?
Yes. Type your letters into the search box at the top of the page, using a question mark for a blank, and the tool will show only the five-letter words starting with YE you can actually spell from that rack, with scores.