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Five Letter Word Finder

5 Letter Words Starting With Y and Ending With S

There are 67 five-letter words that start with Y and end with S in our word list, and 12 of them are everyday words. They all follow the pattern Y???S. The most common second letters are E, O, A, U, and the most common fourth letters are E, K, P, D. Most of these words (99%) are plurals or verb forms ending in S, which daily puzzles rarely use as answers, so start with the everyday list.

Quick facts

Second letter:
E (17), O (17), A (15), U (9)
Fourth letter:
E (12), K (12), P (7), D (4)
Words with a repeated letter:
11 (16%)

Common 5 letter words starting with Y and ending with S

The 12 everyday words, the best place to start for daily puzzles. Tap a word to see its meaning in the Online Dictionary.

  • yanks
  • yards
  • yarns
  • yawns
  • years
  • yells
  • yelps
  • yeses
  • yokes
  • yolks
  • yours
  • yowls

All 67 words, by second letter

YA__S (15 words)

  • yacks
  • yaffs
  • yagis
  • yales
  • yangs
  • yanks
  • yapps
  • yards
  • yarns
  • yarrs
  • yauds
  • yaups
  • yawls
  • yawns
  • yawps

YE__S (17 words)

  • yeahs
  • yeans
  • years
  • yechs
  • yeggs
  • yelks
  • yells
  • yelms
  • yelps
  • yelts
  • yerds
  • yerks
  • yeses
  • yetis
  • yetts
  • yeuks
  • yexes

YI__S (7 words)

  • yikes
  • yills
  • yipes
  • yirds
  • yirks
  • yirrs
  • yites

YL__S (2 words)

  • ylems
  • ylkes

YO__S (17 words)

  • yocks
  • yodhs
  • yogas
  • yoghs
  • yogis
  • yokes
  • yolks
  • yomps
  • yonis
  • yonks
  • yoops
  • yores
  • yorks
  • youks
  • yours
  • yowes
  • yowls

YU__S (9 words)

  • yuans
  • yucas
  • yucks
  • yugas
  • yukes
  • yukos
  • yules
  • yumps
  • yurts