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Hook words for 5-letter words beginning with Y

yulan - yulans

yacks - kyacks

yobbo - yobbos

yerba - yerbas

yokel - yokels

yenta - yentas

yearn - yearns

yapon - yapons

yamun - yamuns

yarak - yaraks

yupon - yupons

yodel - yodels

yogis - yogism

yapok - yapoks

yogin - yogini, yogins

young - youngs

yecch - yecchs

yeses - cyeses

yirth - yirths

yodle - yodled, yodler, yodles

yogee - yogees

ylems - xylems

yaird - yairds

yager - yagers

yeast - yeasts, yeasty

youth - youths

yamen - yamens

yowie - yowies

yente - yentes

yahoo - yahoos

yacht - yachts

yucca - yuccas

yield - yields

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