5-letter words with R as the 2nd letter and Y as the 4th letter

With just 17 matches, this is a tight clue rather than a broad word family. TRAYS, PRAYS, GRAYS, and GREYS are familiar examples; only 2 words meet the common-frequency cutoff. The dictionary counts overlap, so adding them together would overstate the total.

The pattern at a glance

• 17 tournament-dictionary words match the R-second, Y-fourth pattern.
• TRAYS and PRAYS are recognizable entries in a mostly uncommon group.
• 14 words end in S; 2 end in F and 1 ends in N.
• T leads as the first letter with 5 matches; P follows with 3.
• KRAYS tops the score list at 12 points.

5-letter words with R second and Y fourth

The matches include TRAYS, PRAYS, GREYS, GRAYS, PREYS, BRAYS, and FRAYS. Their shared shape is _R_Y_, but the first and final letters do most of the narrowing: T begins 5 entries, while S closes 14.

That S-heavy ending is the key clue once the four fixed positions are known. The remaining exceptions are TRAYF and TREYF, which end in F, and PROYN, which ends in N. Don’t assume every S-ending answer is a plural; PRAYS is a verb form.

How to narrow the remaining possibilities

Start with the ending if your puzzle already confirms it: an S leaves the largest group, while F or N points to one of the three exceptions. Then test the first letter. T has the most options, followed by P; B, D, and G each begin 2 matches.

The scarcity matters: only 2 matches count as common, so several valid entries are unlikely to feel familiar. Check your game’s word list before committing to an obscure candidate; tournament dictionaries do not all contain the same words.