6-letter words with Y as the 1st letter and A as the 5th letter

This pattern leaves just 14 entries across the tournament word lists, and none fall into the common-word group. Most of the options are plural forms or less familiar terms, so a matching letter pattern does not guarantee a playable word in every game. Eleven entries have definitions in the dictionary data.

Which 6-letter words have Y first and A fifth?

• The pattern is Y _ _ _ A _, with 14 tournament-dictionary matches.
• YAKKAS leads the scoring list at 17 points; YEEHAW, YASMAK, and YACKAS each score 15.
• Ten words end in S; the other four end in N, K, or W.
• Collins lists 13 matches, NWL2023 lists six, and ENABLE lists five; the dictionaries overlap.
• YEOMAN is the most familiar-looking option, while the full group has no entries classified as common.

Which Y-starting matches score the most?

YAKKAS is the top Scrabble scorer at 17 points, with YEEHAW, YASMAK, and YACKAS tied at 15. Those are strong score-led candidates when the board allows them, but their value depends on the letter bonuses and premium squares available.

YUCCAS, YABBAS, and YACCAS each score 13, while YARFAS scores 12. YEOMAN and YERBAS are lower at 11 points apiece. Compare the actual rack and board before choosing by face value alone.

The names also show why this clue can be tricky: YEOMAN stands apart from the many S-ending entries, including YENTAS, YURTAS, and YERBAS.

How should you narrow the pattern?

Start by fixing the A in position five, then test the final letter. S is the clear first branch because ten of the 14 matches end there; N accounts for two, while K and W each account for one.

For 6-letter words with Y as the 1st letter and A as the 5th letter, the main limitation is familiarity: zero entries meet the common-word cutoff. YAKKAS may offer the highest score, but uncommon vocabulary can be a poor guess when you need a word you recognize.

Check your game's word list before committing to less familiar choices such as YACCAS or YARFAS. The dictionary counts differ, so a word accepted in one tournament list may not be accepted in another.