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5 Letter Words Starting With YO

There are 53 valid 5 letter words that start with YO, drawn from NWL2023, CSW24, and Words With Friends. Sorted below by score, with the single highest scorer called out.

Highest Scoring 5-Letter Words

US Scrabble (NWL)

yobby - 15 points

UK Scrabble (CSW)

yobby - 15 points

Words With Friends

yojan - 17 points

5 Letter Words (53)

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Top 20 Highest-Scoring 5 Letter Words Starting With yo

Point values shown for US Scrabble, UK Scrabble, and Words With Friends. The average across this full 53 word list is 34.9 combined points.

Rank Word US Scrabble UK Scrabble WWF Points Total
#1 yobbo 12 12 13 37
#2 yobby 15 15 15 45
#3 yocco 12 12 13 37
#4 yocks 14 14 14 42
#5 yodel 9 9 9 27
#6 yodhs 12 12 10 34
#7 yodle 9 9 9 27
#8 yogas 9 9 9 27
#9 yogee 9 9 9 27
#10 yoghs 12 12 11 35
#11 yogic 11 11 12 34
#12 yogin 9 9 10 28
#13 yogis 9 9 9 27
#14 yoick 14 14 14 42
🏆 #15 yojan 15 15 17 47
#16 yoked 13 13 12 38
#17 yokel 12 12 12 36
#18 yoker 12 12 11 35
#19 yokes 12 12 11 35
#20 yokul 12 12 13 37

Where 5 Letter Words Fit on the Board

At 5 letters, a word almost always uses your entire rack plus tiles already on the board these are realistically bingo-adjacent plays rather than everyday moves, which is why the list leans heavily on compound and suffixed forms (-nesses, -ation, -izing). If you're looking for words you can play more often, shorter lengths starting with YO will give you far more flexible options try 5 letter words starting with YO for a more practical middle ground.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the highest-scoring 5 letter word starting with yo?

yojan — worth 47 combined points (US Scrabble: 15, UK Scrabble: 15, Words With Friends: 17).

How many 5 letter words start with yo?

53 valid words, combining entries from NWL2023, CSW24, and the Words With Friends dictionary.

Are 5 letter words realistic to actually play?

Only occasionally — you'd need most of your rack plus letters already on the board to reach 5 tiles. They're worth knowing for the rare bingo-extension play, but for regular turns, shorter yo words will come up far more often.