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

5-letter words with Y as the 2nd letter and A as the 3rd letter: 21 tournament-dictionary entries, led by KYACK at 18 Scrabble points.

21 wordsTop pick LYASEHighest score KYACK 18

With Y in 2nd place, R is the most common 3rd letter (33 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Best words to play first 21 · most-used first

  • LYASE8
  • DYADS10
  • CYANO10
  • MYALL10
  • NYALA8
  • KYATS12
  • AYAYA11
  • AYAHS11
  • RYALS8
  • KYANG13
  • NYAFF14
  • CYANS10
  • EYASS8
  • GYALS9
  • KYACK18
  • KYAKS16
  • KYARS12
  • LYAMS10
  • LYARD9
  • LYART8
  • PYATS10
All valid words 21

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

  • AYAHS11
  • AYAYA11
  • CYANO10
  • CYANS10
  • DYADS10
  • EYASS8
  • GYALS9
  • KYACK18
  • KYAKS16
  • KYANG13
  • KYARS12
  • KYATS12
  • LYAMS10
  • LYARD9
  • LYART8
  • LYASE8
  • MYALL10
  • NYAFF14
  • NYALA8
  • PYATS10
  • RYALS8
Letters by positionIn 52% of these words the 5th letter is S.
1st letter
  1. K24%
  2. L19%
  3. A10%
4th letter
  1. L19%
  2. N14%
  3. R14%
5th letter
  1. S52%
  2. A10%
  3. O5%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
Score spreadMost of these words score 10 in Scrabble; KYACK tops the list with 18. Scores before board bonuses.
  1. 88 points: 5 words
  2. 9 points: 2 words
  3. 1010 points: 6 words
  4. 11 points: 2 words
  5. 1212 points: 2 words
  6. 13 points: 1 words
  7. 1414 points: 1 words
  8. 15 points: 0 words
  9. 1616 points: 1 words
  10. 17 points: 0 words
  11. 1818 points: 1 words
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
KYACK1818All three
KYAKS1615All three
NYAFF1414Collins only
KYANG1314Collins only
KYATS1211All three
KYARS1211All three
AYAYA119NWL only
AYAHS119All three
DYADS109All three
CYANO1011All three
MYALL1012Collins only
CYANS1011All three

A fixed Y-A pair narrows the search to a small, unusual group. The opening letters are especially revealing: KYACK, KYAKS, and KYATS put K at the front, while LYASE and LYARD start with L. None of these entries ranks among the common words tracked here, so the pattern is more useful for solving a tight board than for casual conversation.

What stands out in the Y-A pattern

  • The pattern matches 21 five-letter entries across the tournament dictionaries.
  • KYACK is the top Scrabble scorer at 18 points, ahead of KYAKS at 16.
  • Eleven entries end in S, more than any other final letter.
  • K begins five words, the largest starting-letter group; L begins four.
  • Collins includes 20 entries, compared with 12 in ENABLE.

Why do so many matching words end in S?

Eleven of the 21 matches finish with S, so test that ending early when your final square is open. DYADS and CYANS show the pattern clearly, while KYAKS and KYATS pair the same ending with a K start. The other endings are scattered: A appears twice, and D, E, F, G, K, and L appear once each.

K and L together account for nine starting letters. That makes KYACK, KYAKS, and KYATS a strong cluster to check when K is available; LYASE and LYAMS are L-starting alternatives. The remaining first letters are less concentrated, with A, C, and N each starting two words, so no single opening letter covers the whole group.

Can you play Y-A words in Wordle?

The pattern has 21 allowed guesses but no matching Wordle answers. Treat it as a guess-list option, not evidence that a solution must fit Y-A. For a tournament game, the dictionary split matters too: 20 entries appear in Collins, while 14 appear in NWL2023.

The scoring surprise is KYACK: its K and C lift it to 18 points before any board-square bonuses. KYAKS scores 16, and NYAFF reaches 14. The average score is 10.7, but these high-value plays are not everyday vocabulary; only 17 entries have definitions here.

Check your game's word list before committing to a less familiar form.

Questions people ask

How many five-letter words have Y second and A third?
There are 21 tournament-dictionary entries with Y in the second position and A in the third. The set is uncommon in everyday vocabulary, and none of its entries falls in the common-word group tracked here.
What is the highest-scoring Y-A word?
KYACK is the highest-scoring match at 18 Scrabble points before board bonuses. KYAKS follows at 16, while NYAFF scores 14. Those values make the K-starting forms worth checking when your rack and board support them.
Are any words in this pattern Wordle answers?
No matching entries are Wordle answers, although 21 are allowed guesses. That distinction matters: a word can be accepted as a guess without appearing in the answer list. Avoid assuming that a confirmed Y-A pattern points to one of these entries as a solution.

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