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5-letter words with Y as the fourth letter

There are 101 five-letter words with Y as the fourth letter in Unscrambly's open word list; the highest scoring is ENZYM at 19 points. S is the most common first letter among them (15), and the average score is 11 points.

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Pinning a letter to an exact slot is the core of Wordle strategy: a green Y in the fourth position leaves these 101 words as candidates. Every word below is exactly five letters with Y in slot 4, shown with its Scrabble score, and examples include ENZYM, HEXYL, QUAYD, XYLYL and CALYX. Feed the letters you already know into the Wordle helper to narrow a puzzle with a Y in slot 4 further.

For Wordle, SIBYL is a strong guess from this list: of the familiar words with five different letters, it uses the letters found in the most of these 101 words.

5-letter words with Y as the fourth letter in numbers

Words
101
Highest scoring
ENZYM 19 pts
Average score
11.0 pts
With a definition
44 (44%)
Words by first letter
  1. A11
  2. B11
  3. C8
  4. D4
  5. E3
  6. F4
  7. G4
  8. H2
  9. I1
  10. J1
  11. K2
  12. N1
  13. O5
  14. P10
  15. Q4
  16. R1
  17. S15
  18. T7
  19. U1
  20. V1
  21. W3
  22. X2

Highest-scoring 5-letter words with y as the fourth letter

WordScoreLength
enzym195
hexyl185
quayd185
xylyl185
calyx175
quays175
queyn175
queys175
joeys155
khaya155

5-letter words with Y as the fourth letter (101)

All 101 are listed: the 50 highest scoring first, then the rest, taken in turn from every first letter; within each, words with a dictionary definition come first.

enzym19hexyl18quayd18xylyl18calyx17quays17queyn17queys17khaya15oxeye15joeys15xrays15wheys14kumys14alkyd13chaya13chays13womyn13polyp12alkyl12emmys12okays12dohyo12upbye12wagyu12ethyl11vinyl11aways11shays11sways11tyiyn11flays11frays11apayd11bedye11debye11fleys11fluyt11herye11ofays11shaya11shoyu11spayd11swayl11sweys11thuya11tways11beryl10butyl10sibyl10grays9plays10ploys10barye10clays10obeys10prays10trays8abaya10buoys10preys10allyl8stays8satyr8inbye10nonyl8redye9greys9drays9gleys9dreys9gonys9cloys10octyl10treys8brays10cetyl10pioye10troys8apays10banya10cloye10pioys10tolyl8adays9blays10crays10playa10alays8bleys10polys10aleye8breys10proyn10aliya8bunya10spays10slays8sdayn9sloyd9sleys8

Frequently asked questions

How many 5 letter words have Y as the fourth letter?

Unscrambly's list has 101 five-letter words with Y in the fourth position, 0.8% of all five-letter words.

How do I use this list for Wordle?

If your fourth tile turned green as Y, these 101 words are your candidates. Cross off any word that uses a letter you have already ruled out, and prefer a guess that tests new letters, such as SIBYL.

What is the highest scoring 5 letter word with Y as the fourth letter?

ENZYM scores 19 points in Scrabble. Next come HEXYL (18), QUAYD (18) and XYLYL (18). The average is 11 points.

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