5-Letter Words With Y as the Second Letter
There are 297 five-letter words with Y as the second letter, including 21 common puzzle answers. These are the words matching the pattern _Y___ (an underscore is any letter). A handy list for Wordle and other five-letter word games.
Popular 5-Letter Puzzle Words With Y as the Second Letter
Common puzzle answers are everyday words of the kind word puzzles choose as solutions, most common first. Plurals and rare words are valid guesses but rarely answers, so they're listed separately below.
- LYING The deliberate act of deviating from the truth
- DYING The process of approaching death or coming to an end
- CYCLE A series of events that repeat regularly in the same order
- CYBER Relating to computers, information technology, or the internet
- SYRUP A thick sweet sticky liquid
- HYPER Extremely energetic or excitable
- TYING The act of fastening or securing something with rope, string, or cord
- LYRIC The text or words of a song
- HYDRO Relating to water or hydroelectricity
- NYLON A synthetic fabric
- SYNOD A council convened to discuss ecclesiastical business
- HYDRA A small freshwater polyp with a tubular body and stinging tentacles
More Common Puzzle Answers
- LYMPH
- VYING
- NYMPH
- CYNIC
- HYENA
- PYLON
- BYLAW
- MYRRH
- EYING
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Useful Pattern Information
- Most common first letter: S (10%), G (9%), L (8%)
- Most common last letter: S (37%), E (11%), D (9%)
- Most common additional vowel: E, in 45% of these words
- Letters that most often appear alongside: S, E, N, L, R
- Most have 1 vowel (73%)
- 27% contain a repeated letter
- 21 of the 297 are common puzzle answers (7%)
Other Valid Words
276 additional dictionary words have Y as the second letter — valid guesses, though rarely answers. Most common first.
- TYPES
- TYLER
- LYNCH
- MYTHS
- GYPSY
- HYPED
- KYLIE
- TYPED
- TYRES
- SYNTH
- HYMNS
- KYRIE
- SYKES
- BYTES
- TYPOS
- CYSTS
- SYBIL
- AYRES
- PYGMY
- LYCRA
- HYMEN
- GYRUS
- SYNCH
- PYREX
- NYSSA
- SYNCS
- SYRAH
- LYSIS
- MYLAR
- GYROS
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- WYTHE
- HYOID
- EYRIE
- BYWAY
- LYSOL
- CYCLO
- XYLEM
- HYTHE
- KYLES
- HYPES
- HYNDE
- SYLVA
- DYERS
- LYTIC
- TYKES
- OYAMA
- SYLPH
- LYASE
- LYSSA
- GYOZA
- RYMER
- TYERS
- PYRES
- LYCEE
- HYGGE
- LYSED
- PYROS
- BYRES
- PYRUS
- TYNES
- DYADS
- SYREN
- GYRES
- CYANO
- PYXIS
- ZYGON
- HYLAS
- HYDEL
- DYNES
- MYNAH
- TYRED
- MYALL
- LYNES
- EYRES
- KYLIN
- TYROS
- HYPHY
- LYRES
- HYRAX
- NYALA
- HYPOS
- CYCAD
- CYMES
- HYSON
- WYLES
- TYRAN
- KYATS
- TYPIC
- SYSOP
- XYLAN
- GYNAE
- WYNNS
- NYONG
- CYCAS
- CYDER
- LYTHE
- AYAYA
- EYERS
- KYLIX
- HYLES
- HYPHA
- LYTES
- MYOMA
- AYAHS
- LYMES
- LYSES
- RYALS
- MYSID
- FYLES
- PYRAN
- DYNOS
- KYUDO
- SYTHE
- PYNES
- LYSIN
- HYING
- AYINS
- PYINS
- SYPES
- SYPED
- CYANS
- TYEES
- TYNED
- SYEDS
- LYTED
- RYPER
- RYPIN
- KYANG
- CYMAS
- MYONS
- HYENS
- SYENS
- PYATS
- LYARD
- GYPES
- KYPES
- RYOTS
- PYNED
- CYMAR
- NYING
- GYRED
- PYETS
- BYDES
- KYARS
- SYNES
- SYLIS
- BYDED
- SYNED
- CYTES
- PYOTS
- AYONT
- SYMAR
- GYANS
- LYART
- SYCES
- FYCES
- MYALS
- RYKES
- BYKES
- RYKED
- BYKED
- LYAMS
- WYLED
- TYNDE
- TYMPS
- OYERS
- HYKES
- TYPAL
- TYPEY
- TYPPS
- FYKES
- FYKED
- AYMAG
- DYKED
- SYCON
- GYALS
- GYTES
- MYOPE
- KYTES
- GYBES
- RYNDS
- GYBED
- PYRAL
- MYOPS
- AYRIE
- TYTHE
- RYMME
- MYSIE
- GYPOS
- RYBAT
- MYNAS
- RYTHE
- EYRAS
- SYKER
- SYNDS
- EYOTS
- KYACK
- ZYMES
- GYRON
- WYTES
- WYTED
- KYNDE
- GYMPS
- KYAKS
- CYMOL
- PYOID
- GYRAL
- MYOPY
- KYBOS
- GYELD
- MYOID
- LYCEA
- HYLEG
- EYASS
- KYNDS
- PYXES
- CYTON
- PYXED
- FYRDS
- HYLIC
- FYTTE
- KYTHE
- NYUNG
- DYNEL
- PYRIC
- MYTHY
- NYAMS
- AYGRE
- SYBBE
- GYNOS
- SYCEE
- GYPPY
- BYRLS
- DYKEY
- WYNDS
- RYOTI
- GYNIE
- EYRIR
- TYPTO
- LYTTA
- SYPHS
- GYPPO
- PYGAL
- SYBOW
- GYVES
- CYLIX
- GYVED
- KYDST
- SYVER
- BYSSI
- PYXIE
- NYUSE
- CYMAE
- XYSTS
- GYNNY
- KYLOE
- GYVER
- SYBOE
- MYTHI
- DYKON
- MYXOS
- ZYMIC
- AYELP
- NYAFF
- PYUFF
- VYGIE
- ZYGAL
- RYUGI
- NYUZE
- XYLOL
- XYSTI
- XYLIC
- RYIJI
- RYIJY
- XYLYL
- TYIYN
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