48 words
5-letter words starting with Y and ending in S
48 words fit Y___S.
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- yacks14
- yaffs14
- yocks14
- yucks14
- yawps13
- yechs13
- yanks12
- yelks12
- yerks12
- yeuks12
- yikes12
- yodhs12
- yoghs12
- yokes12
- yolks12
- yawls11
- yawns11
- yowes11
- yowls11
- yaups10
- yeggs10
- yelps10
- yipes10
- ylems10
- yucas10
- yagis9
- yangs9
- yards9
- yauds9
- yirds9
- yogas9
- yogis9
- yugas9
- yarns8
- yeans8
- years8
- yells8
- yeses8
- yetis8
- yetts8
- yills8
- yirrs8
- yonis8
- yores8
- yours8
- yuans8
- yules8
- yurts8
How this list is built
- Every word here comes from ENABLE, a lexicon released to the public domain — 172,823 words. It is the list this site can legally publish in full, and it is stated openly rather than implied.
- The tournament lists — TWL/OWL in North America, Collins/SOWPODS elsewhere — are copyrighted compilations. They are not used here and not merged in. A small number of words will therefore differ from what a given game accepts.
- Scores use the standard tile values (A=1 … Q=10, Z=10) and ignore board bonuses, which depend on where you place the word, not on the word itself.
- Lists are ordered by score, then alphabetically — the order that is useful when you are choosing a play, rather than alphabetical for its own sake.
SOURCE·ENABLE (Enhanced North American Benchmark Lexicon)·Public domain. 172,823 words. Tournament lists (TWL, Collins) are copyrighted and not used.·REVIEWED AUG 2026
SOURCE·ENABLE public-domain lexicon (172,823 words)·lists and scores computed from the lexicon, see method·REVIEWED AUG 2026