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

The pattern is _Y_H_: Y sits in the second slot and H in the fourth, leaving three positions open. Just 11 words fit, making this a tight clue rather than a broad pool. Nearby patterns are much broader: putting E in the fourth slot with Y second gives 82 matches, while I there gives 27.

The _Y_H_ pattern at a glance

• Eleven five-letter entries match _Y_H_ across the tournament dictionaries.
• Only one entry falls within the top 25,000 English words by word-frequency ranking.
• Five entries end in E; three end in S, while A, I, and Y appear once each.
• HYPHA and MYTHY lead the standard Scrabble scores at 16 points apiece.

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

MYTHS is the familiar-looking entry, but the full set quickly turns unusual: HYTHE, LYTHE, HYPHA, AYAHS, SYTHE, TYTHE, SYPHS, KYTHE, MYTHI, and MYTHY complete the 11. Five finish with E, making that final letter the strongest pattern within this already narrow group.

Dictionary coverage matters: Collins includes all 11 words, while ENABLE and NWL2023 each include 7. Seven entries have a definition, so a valid tournament entry is not necessarily a word you will recognize or use often. Check your game's word list before relying on an obscure form.

How should you use this five-letter clue?

Treat _Y_H_ as a late-stage filter: the starting letter varies, but M leads with three entries, while H and S each lead two. If your crossing letters leave the last space open, test E first; it closes five of these words. S is the next most common ending, with three matches.

For a score-focused play, HYPHA and MYTHY are the standout Scrabble choices at 16 points, followed by KYTHE at 15. The average score across the set is 13.1, but the top score depends on placing high-value letters well.

The 5-letter words with Y as the 2nd letter and H as the 4th letter are mostly uncommon, so use the pattern to solve a clue rather than assuming every entry suits every game.