Starting With YA
5 words · highest scoring is yacht at 13 points
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About 5 Letter Words Starting With YA
There are 5 five letter words starting with YA in our dictionary. The highest scoring is yacht at 13 points, counting tile values before any double or triple squares. 5 of them are common words rather than tournament-only fill — YACHT, YAHOO, YARDS among them.
The list leads with everyday words so the ones you recognise come first; sort by Scrabble points to put the best play on top, or switch to A-Z to scan alphabetically. Select any word to read its definition and see which dictionaries accept it.
For a wider net, try 5 Letter Words With YA or Words Starting With YA, which drops the length limit entirely.
5 Letter Words Starting With YA at a Glance
Highest Scoring 5 Letter Words Starting With YA
- yacht13
- yanks12
- yahoo11
- yards9
- yates8
Common 5 Letter Words Starting With YA
- yacht13
- yahoo11
- yanks12
- yards9
- yates8
5 Letter Words Starting With YA by Last Letter
5 Letter Words Starting With YA Defined
- yachtNoun · 13 points
- a sailing boat equipped for cruising or racing
- yahooNoun · 11 points
- a rude, noisy, or violent person
- yanksVerb · 12 points
- pull with a jerk
- yardsNoun · 9 points
- a unit of linear measure equal to 3 feet (0.9144 metre)
- yatesNoun · 8 points
- a correction for the discreteness of the data that is made in the chi-square test when the number of cases in any class is small and there is one degree of freedom
5 Letter Words Starting With YA: Questions
How many five letter words starting with YA are there?
There are 5 five letter words starting with YA in our dictionary, and 5 of them are common words most players will already know.
What is the highest scoring word among five letter words starting with YA?
YACHT is the highest scoring option at 13 points, counting tile values only and before any double or triple squares.
What are some common five letter words starting with YA?
YACHT, YAHOO, YARDS are among the most familiar five letter words starting with YA. Select any word in the list to read its definition.
Are these five letter words starting with YA valid in Scrabble and Words With Friends?
Every word is drawn from a tournament word list, so most are playable everywhere. Use the dictionary selector to narrow the list to Scrabble US (NWL2023), Scrabble UK (CSW24) or Words With Friends and see only the words that game accepts.