Word Lists · Y _ _ _ A
5 Letter Words Starting With Y and Ending in A
Every five-letter word that fits Y _ _ _ A — answer-eligible words are flagged in green, and you can tap any word to play it.
How Many 5-Letter Words Start With Y and End in A?
Y…A is one of the narrower shapes in the dictionary: 11 five-letter words open with Y and close with A, and 0 of them can be the daily answer. With both ends green you are usually three letters from done.
Square two does most of the remaining work, and it leans heavily toward A: 6 of the 11 words, 55% of the list. Guessing YA as your opening two letters is the percentage play.
100% of these words carry two or more vowels, so the middle is vowel-rich — test consonants with your next probe.
Green-dotted words are answer-eligible — the everyday vocabulary the daily puzzle actually draws from — while hollow-dotted words are valid guesses you can play but that will never be the solution. Flip on Answers only to focus on the 0 words that could truly win the board.
Best Wordle Guesses That Fit Y _ _ _ A
Few answer words fit Y···A, so no single word in this set stands out as an opener. Test the middle letters with a word rich in E, A, R, O, and T, then return to this list once the board narrows.
The Full List, Grouped by Second Letter
Second-letter groups run A (6), E (2), U (2), O (1). On a Y···A board that grouping mirrors exactly the order the clues arrive in.
Y···A Words That Have Been Wordle Answers
In 1916 puzzles, no word with Y and ending in A has ever been the answer. The shape has no answer-eligible words at all, so it can only ever appear as a guess.
Y···A Words by Vowel Count & Second Letter
Vowel structure is the fastest way to narrow the middle three squares. Here is how the 11 Y···A words split by how many vowels they contain in total:
| Vowels | Words | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 1 or fewer | 0 | 0% |
| Exactly 2 | 11 | 100% |
| 3 or more | 0 | 0% |
And the most common second letters among Y···A words — handy when a yellow tile hints at the square right after Y:
| Pattern | Words |
|---|---|
| YA···A | 6 |
| YE···A | 2 |
| YU···A | 2 |
| YO···A | 1 |
How to Use These Words to Win Wordle
- Pin the second letter first. The square after Y splits the list fastest — YA alone accounts for 6 of the 11 candidates, so fixing that tile drops most of the rest.
- Favor distinct letters early. 4 of the 11 words here use five different letters and 7 repeat one.
Full strategy lives in the how-to-play guide, and you can practice any time on the unlimited Wordle board.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many 5-letter words start with Y and end in A?
There are 11 valid five-letter words that start with Y and end in A in our Wordle dictionary, and 0 of them can appear as a daily answer. Turn on the "Answers only" filter above to narrow the Y···A list to answer-eligible words.
What are the best Y···A words for Wordle?
Few answer words fit Y···A, so words rich in common letters elsewhere tend to score higher.
Has a Y···A word ever been a Wordle answer?
No. In 1916 puzzles the daily Wordle has never landed on a word starting with Y and ending in A. See the full answer archive for what has come up instead.
Do these Y···A words work in hard mode?
Yes. Once Y and A are green you must keep them, so this list is exactly your hard-mode candidate set. 4 of the 11 words use five distinct letters and 7 repeat one — worth knowing, because hard mode will not let you drop a confirmed letter to probe elsewhere. See the how-to-play guide.
What is the most common second letter in Y···A words?
A — YA accounts for 6 of the 11 words (55%), ahead of YE with 2. With both ends already green, square two is usually the tile worth testing first.
How many vowels do Y···A words usually have?
100% of these 11 words carry two or more vowels — 11 have exactly two and 0 have three or more, against 0 with one or fewer. With Y and A already fixed, that tells you how much vowel room the three middle squares still need. For a full clue-by-clue solve, send your board to the Wordle Solver.