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5-letter words with T as the 2nd letter and Y as the 3rd letter

10 5-letter words with T as the 2nd letter and Y as the 3rd letter qualify, with STYMY leading the scoring list at 13 points.

10 wordsTop pick STYLEHighest score STYMY 13

1 of 10 are everyday words (10%). A mix of familiar words and game-only finds.

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With T in 2nd place, O is the most common 3rd letter (54 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Best words to play first 10 · most-used first

  • STYLE8
  • STYLO8
  • STYLI8
  • STYES8
  • STYRE8
  • ETYMA10
  • STYED9
  • STYME10
  • STYMY13
  • STYTE8
All valid words 10

A to Z. Includes rare and Collins-only words. Linked tiles open the word's meaning, score and rhymes.

  • ETYMA10
  • STYED9
  • STYES8
  • STYLE8
  • STYLI8
  • STYLO8
  • STYME10
  • STYMY13
  • STYRE8
  • STYTE8

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
STYMY1312All three
ETYMA1010All three
STYME1010Collins only
STYED98All three
STYLE88All three
STYLO88Collins only
STYLI88All three
STYES87All three
STYRE87Collins only
STYTE87Collins only

Ten tournament-listed words fit this exact pattern, but dictionary coverage varies: Collins has all 10, while ENABLE and NWL2023 each have 6. Nine begin with S, and only one qualifies as common by our frequency measure. This is a narrow clue list, not a dependable source of everyday guesses.

A compact, S-heavy pattern at a glance

  • The tournament-dictionary count is 10; Collins includes all 10.
  • Nine words begin with S; ETYMA is the sole E-initial entry.
  • Four words end in E; A, D, I, O, S, and Y each finish one.
  • Only one entry is classed as common by the frequency measure.
  • STYMY leads the score list at 13; ETYMA and STYME score 10.

How many 5-letter words have T second and Y third?

There are 10 5-letter words with T as the 2nd letter and Y as the 3rd letter in the tournament lists. Collins has all 10 matches, while ENABLE and NWL2023 each have 6.

Nine words start with S, leaving ETYMA as the only E-starting option. The first three letters are therefore STY in nine cases and ETY in one. When the first square is open, testing S before other starting letters follows the pattern rather than guesswork.

The endings spread across seven letters: E appears four times, while A, D, I, O, S, and Y appear once each. If your puzzle fixes the final square, that four-to-one split makes E the first ending to check.

Which words score most, and what is the catch?

STYMY is the top scorer at 13 points, ahead of ETYMA and STYME at 10 each. STYED scores 9; STYLE, STYLO, STYLI, STYES, STYRE, and STYTE each score 8.

That makes STYMY the scoring standout, but the tile score alone does not determine a play's total: board premiums affect the result. Keep the 13-point figure in perspective when comparing a word's base score with its value on your board.

For 5-letter words with T as the 2nd letter and Y as the 3rd letter, the main limitation is familiarity: only one is common, and just one is a Wordle answer. Collins covers all 10, compared with 6 each in ENABLE and NWL2023, so check your game's word list before playing an unfamiliar form.

Questions people ask

Which word with T second and Y third scores highest?
STYMY is the highest scorer at 13 points. ETYMA and STYME tie at 10, followed by STYED at 9; the other six entries score 8 each. Those figures compare tile scores, so board premiums can change a play's total.
Are all these words accepted in Collins, ENABLE, and NWL2023?
Collins includes all 10 words, while ENABLE and NWL2023 each include 6. Collins has the largest count for this letter pattern. The dictionary totals alone do not identify which exact entries differ between those lists.
How many of these words are common or Wordle answers?
Exactly one matching word is classed as common, and exactly one is a Wordle answer. Those counts do not establish that both labels belong to the same word. The examples include distinct forms such as STYLO, STYLI, and STYME.

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