5-letter words starting with Y

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YACHT/jɑt/an expensive vessel propelled by sail or power and used for cruising or racing
YAHOO/ˈjɑˌhu/a person who is not very intelligent or interested in culture
YARDS/jɑɹdz/(YARD) a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length…
YEARS/jɪɹz/a late time of life
YEAST/jist/a commercial leavening agent containing yeast cells; used to raise the dough in making bread and for…
YEMEN/ˈjɛmən/a republic on the southwestern shores of the Arabian Peninsula on the Indian Ocean; formed in 1990
YIELD/jild/be the cause or source of
YOUNG/jʌŋ/(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
YOURS/jʊɹz/(YOUR) The form of the possessive case of the personal pronoun you
YOUTH/juθ/a young person (especially a young man or boy)
YUKON/ˈjuˌkɑn/a North American river that flows westward from the Yukon Territory through central Alaska to the Bering Sea
YACCA/jˈækə/West Indian evergreen with medium to long leaves
YACKS/jæks/(YACK) noisy talk
YAGER/ˈjeɪdʒɚ/In the German army, one belonging to a body of light infantry armed with rifles, resembling the chasseur of…
YAGIS/jˈɑɡɪz/(YAGI) a sharply directional antenna
YAHVE/jɑv/a name for the God of the Old Testament as transliterated from the Hebrew consonants YHVH
YAHWE/jˈɑwi/a name for the God of the Old Testament as transliterated from the Hebrew consonants YHVH
YAKIN/jˈækɪn/A large Asiatic antelope (Budorcas taxicolor) native of the higher parts of the Himalayas and other lofty…
YAKUT/jˈækʌt/a member of a Turkic people of northeastern Siberia (mainly in the Lena river basin)
YALES/jeɪlz/(YALE) a university in Connecticut
YALTA/ˈjɔltə/a resort city in Crimea in the southern Ukraine on the Black Sea; site of the Allied conference between…
YAMEN/jˈeɪmɛn/In China, the official headquarters or residence of a mandarin, including court rooms, offices, gardens,…
YANAN/jˈɑnən/a language group of the Hokan family
YANGS/jɑŋz/(YANG) the bright positive masculine principle in Chinese dualistic cosmology
YANKS/jæŋks/(YANK) an American who lives in the North (especially during the American Civil War)
YAPON/jˈæpɑn/variant of YAUPON — A shrub (Ilex Cassine) of the Holly family, native from Virginia to Florida
YARER/jˈɛɹɚ/(YARE) Ready; dexterous; eager; lively; quick to move
YARKE/jɑɹk/variant of SAKI — British writer of short stories (1870-1916)
YARKS/jɑɹks/(YARK) To yerk. [Prov. Eng.]
YARNS/jɑɹnz/(YARN) the act of giving an account describing incidents or a course of events
YARRS/jɑɹz/(YARR) To growl or snarl as a dog
YATES/jeɪts/(YATE) A gate. See 1st Gate. [Obs
YAUDS/jɔdz/(YAUD) See Yawd. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.]
YAUPS/jɔps/(YAUP) emit long loud cries
YAWED/jɔd/(YAW) an erratic deflection from an intended course
YAWLS/jɔlz/(YAWL) a ship's small boat (usually rowed by 4 or 6 oars)
YAWNS/jɔnz/(YAWN) utter a yawn, as from lack of oxygen or when one is tired
YAWPS/jɔps/(YAWP) make a raucous noise
YAZOO/ˈjɑˌzu/a river that rises in west central Mississippi and flows southwest to empty into the Mississippi River above…
YDRAD/ˈɪdɹæd/Dreaded. Yet nothing did he dread, but ever was ydrad
YEADS/jidz/(YEAD) Properly, a variant of the defective imperfect yode, but sometimes mistaken for a present
YEAHS/jɛhz/(YEAH) not only so, but
YEANS/jiənz/(YEAN) To bring forth young, as a goat or a sheep; to ean
YEARA/jˈɪɹə/The California poison oak (Rhus diversiloba)
YEARN/jɝn/desire strongly or persistently
YEATS/jeɪts/Irish poet and dramatist (1865-1939)
YEDDO/jˈɛdoʊ/the capital and largest city of Japan; the economic and cultural center of Japan
YEDES/jɛdz/(YEDE) Went. See Yode. All as he bade fulfilled was indeed This ilke servant anon right out yede
YELKS/jɛlks/(YELK) Same as Yolk
YELLS/jɛlz/(YELL) utter a sudden loud cry
YELPS/jɛlps/(YELP) bark in a high-pitched tone
YENTA/jˈɛntə/(Yiddish) a vulgar shrew; a shallow coarse termagant
YERBA/jˈɝbə/An herb; a plant
YERDS/jɝdz/(YERD) See 1st & 2d Yard. [Obs.] Chaucer
YERKS/jɝks/(YERK) To throw or thrust with a sudden, smart movement; to kick or strike suddenly; to jerk
YESES/ˈjɛsɪz/(YES) an affirmative
YESTS/jɛsts/(YEST) See Yeast. Shak
YESTY/jˈɛsti/variant of YEASTY — of or resembling or containing yeast
YETIS/jˈɛɾiz/(YETI) a large hairy humanoid creature said to live in the Himalayas
YEVEN/jˈɛvən/Given. [Obs.] Chaucer
YEVES/jɛvz/(YEVE) To give. [Obs.] Chaucer
YEWEN/juən/Made of yew; as, yewen bows
YEXED/jɛkst/(YEX) To hiccough. [Written also yox, yux.] [Obs
YEXES/jˈɛksɪz/(YEX) To hiccough. [Written also yox, yux.] [Obs
YEZDI/jˈɛzdi/Same as Izedi. Taylor
YFERE/ˈɪfɚ/Together. See Ifere. [Obs.] As friends do when they be met yfere
YIBIT/jˈɪbɪt/a unit of information equal to 1024 zebibits or 2^80 bits
YIPES/jaɪps/(YIP) a sharp high-pitched cry (especially by a dog)
YITES/jaɪts/(YITE) The European yellow-hammer
YLEMS/ˈɪləmz/(YLEM) (cosmology) the original matter that (according to the big bang theory) existed before the formation of…
YLIKE/wˈaɪlaɪk/Like; alike. [Obs.] "All
YOBBO/ˈjɑˌboʊ/a cruel and brutal fellow
YODEL/ˈjoʊdəl/a songlike cry in which the voice fluctuates rapidly between the normal voice and falsetto
YODHS/jɑdz/(YODH) the 10th letter of the Hebrew alphabet
YODLE/jˈɑdəl/To sing in a manner common among the Swiss and Tyrolese mountaineers, by suddenly changing from the head…
YOGAS/jˈoʊɡəz/(YOGA) Hindu discipline aimed at training the consciousness for a state of perfect spiritual insight and…
YOGIC/jˈɑɡɪk/of or relating to yoga
YOGIN/jˈɑɡɪn/(YOGI) United States baseball player (born 1925)
YOGIS/jˈoʊɡɪz/(YOGI) United States baseball player (born 1925)
YOJAN/jˈɑdʒən/A measure of distance, varying from four to ten miles, but usually about five
YOKED/joʊkt/(YOKE) fabric comprising a fitted part at the top of a garment
YOKEL/ˈjoʊkɛl/a person who is not very intelligent or interested in culture
YOKER/jˈoʊkɚ/(YOKE) fabric comprising a fitted part at the top of a garment
YOKES/joʊks/(YOKE) fabric comprising a fitted part at the top of a garment
YOLKS/joʊks/(YOLK) the yellow spherical part of an egg that is surrounded by the albumen
YOMER/jˈoʊmɚ/(YOM) Day; -- a Hebrew word used in the names of various Jewish feast days; as, Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement;…
YONIS/jˈɑnɪs/(YONI) The symbol under which Sakti, or the personification of the female power in nature, is worshiped
YORES/jɔɹz/(YORE) time long past
YORKS/jɔɹks/(YORK) the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was…
YOUZE/juz/The cheetah
YOWED/jaʊd/(YOWE) A ewe. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.] G
YOWES/jaʊz/(YOWE) A ewe. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.] G
YOWLS/jaʊlz/(YOWL) a very loud utterance (like the sound of an animal)
YPRES/ˈipɹə/battle in World War I (1917); an Allied offensive which eventually failed because tanks bogged down in the…
YQUEM/ˈikwəm/a sweet white French wine
YSAME/ˈʌseɪm/Together. [Obs.] "And in a bag all sorts of seeds ysame." Spenser
YUANS/juənz/(YUAN) the basic unit of money in China
YUCCA/ˈjʌkə/any of several evergreen plants of the genus Yucca having usually tall stout stems and a terminal cluster of…
YUCKS/jʌks/(YUCK) To itch. [Prov. Eng.] Grose
YUCKY/ˈjʌki/highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust

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