5-Letter Words Starting With YI
- 13 words
- All English dictionaries
- Scrabble points
Popular 5-Letter Words Starting With YI
The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
All 5-Letter Words Starting With YI 13 words
How common is YI at the start of five-letter words?
Our combined English word list has 13 five-letter words that start with YI. They average 10.2 points, the best is YIPPY (15 points) and 53.8% end in S.
- Total words
- 13
- Average Scrabble score
- 10.2
- out of 15 max
- Everyday words
- 8%
- common in ordinary English
- Most common ending
- S
- 53.8% of words
Most common last letters
- s 53.8%
- d 15.4%
- e 15.4%
Top vowel pairs
- ie15.4%
Share of words where these two vowels sit side by side.
Rare words worth knowing
Valid in this dictionary but rarely seen in everyday English.
Highest-scoring five-letter word that starts with YI
y 4i 1p 3p 3y 4
Y 4 + I 1 + P 3 + P 3 + Y 4 = 15 points
- Double word
- 30 pts
- Triple word
- 45 pts
Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).
yippy
No dictionary definition on file. This is a valid game word that standard dictionaries rarely cover.
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How many five-letter words that start with YI are there?
There are 13 five-letter words that start with YI in our combined English word list. Other dictionaries give different totals, so switch dictionary at the top of the list to compare.
What is the highest-scoring five-letter word that starts with YI?
YIPPY is worth 15 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are YIKED (13), YIKES (12), YIRKS (12).
Which rare five-letter words that start with YI score well?
Uncommon but valid choices include YIPPY (15), YIKED (13), YIRKS (12), YIRTH (11). Few players know them, so they can catch an opponent off guard.