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5-letter words with Y as the second letter

There are 262 five-letter words with Y as the second letter in Unscrambly's open word list; the highest scoring is ZYMIC at 21 points. S is the most common first letter among them (29), and the average score is 11.4 points.

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Pinning a letter to an exact slot is the core of Wordle strategy: a green Y in the second position leaves these 262 words as candidates. Every word below is exactly five letters with Y in slot 2, shown with its Scrabble score, and examples include ZYMIC, KYLIX, HYPHY, ZYMES and HYRAX. Feed the letters you already know into the Wordle helper to narrow a puzzle with a Y in slot 2 further.

For Wordle, TYLER 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 262 words.

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

Words
262
Highest scoring
ZYMIC 21 pts
Average score
11.4 pts
With a definition
103 (39%)
Words by first letter
  1. A7
  2. B10
  3. C18
  4. D6
  5. E8
  6. F6
  7. G21
  8. H23
  9. K18
  10. L25
  11. M15
  12. N6
  13. O1
  14. P20
  15. R8
  16. S29
  17. T23
  18. V1
  19. W6
  20. X7
  21. Z4

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

WordScoreLength
zymic215
hyphy195
kylix195
zymes195
gyoza185
hyrax185
kyack185
pyxed185
xylyl185
zygal185

5-letter words with Y as the second letter (262)

All 262 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.

zymic21kylix19hyphy19zymes19hyrax18pyxed18gyoza18kyack18xylyl18zygal18zygon18pyxis17cylix17pyrex17pyxie17xylem17pyxes17myxos17xylic17byway16pygmy16hypha16fyked16gyppy16kyaks16mythy16lymph15nymph15xylol15byked15fykes15hykes15kythe15myopy15xylan15xysti15xysts15gypsy14hyped14bykes14hythe14kybos14kypes14nyaff14bylaw13hymen13lynch13myrrh13sylph13cycad13ayres8dying10eyrie8tying9dynes9eyrir8sylva11tyler8cycle12lyric10nylon8syrup10typic12cynic12gyral9lying9nyssa8synod9tyiyn11bytes10cycas12gyros9lysis8mylar10nyala8typed11cyder11gyrus9lysol8mynah13types10cysts10kylie12lycee10myths13pylon10tynes8hydra12lysin8myoma12pyres10tyres8hyena11lyssa8myope12hyson11myoid11hymns13hyper13hypes13hyoid12oyers8ryked13vying12wyled12ayahs11rykes12wynds12ayins8dyads10eying9fyces13rymme12wyted12ayelp10dyers9eyass8fyrds12rybat10wyles11aygre9dykon13eyras8fyles11ryper10syphs13wynns11ayont8byres10dynel9eyres8fytte11nying9rynds9syncs10wytes11ayrie8byded12eyers8gybed12ryals8sybow13bydes11cymas12eyots8gybes11kyats12ryots8synch13byrls10cymes12gyred10kyang13pyric12sybbe12tykes12byssi10cyans10gyres9kydst13lyres8pygal11syker12typos10cyber12gymps13kynde13lythe11mynas10pyned11sykes12tyned9cyclo12gyppo13kynds13lyams10mythi13pyoid11synth11tyred9cymae12gyved13kyars12lycea10myops12pyats10syped11tyros8cymar12gynny12kyles12lycra10mysid11pyets10syrah11typey13cymol12gyves12hypos13kylin12lymes10myall10pyins10sythe11tymps12cyano10gyeld10hylas11kyloe12lytic10pynes10syver11typps12cytes10gyals9hylic13kyrie12lyard9pyots10sybil10tythe11cyton10gynae9hydro12kytes12lysed9pyral10syboe10typal10gynie9hying12lyted9pyran10sycee10typto10gyron9hyleg12lyart8pyros10syces10tynde9gytes9hynde12lyase8symar10tyees8hyens11lynes8sypes10tyers8hyles11lyses8sysop10tyran8lytes8synds9lytta8syned9syens8sylis8synes8syren8

Frequently asked questions

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

Unscrambly's list has 262 five-letter words with Y in the second position, 2.1% of all five-letter words.

How do I use this list for Wordle?

If your second tile turned green as Y, these 262 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 TYLER.

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

ZYMIC scores 21 points in Scrabble. Next come HYPHY (19), KYLIX (19) and ZYMES (19). The average is 11.4 points.

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