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

5-letter words with Y as the 2nd letter and L as the 5th letter: 12 matches, including SYBIL, XYLYL, and ZYGAL.

12 wordsTop pick SYBILHighest score ZYGAL 18
  • 5th letter
  • A
  • B
  • C
  • D
  • E
  • F
  • G
  • H
  • I
  • J
  • K
  • L
  • M
  • N
  • O
  • P
  • Q
  • R
  • S
  • T
  • U
  • V
  • W
  • X
  • Y
  • Z

With Y in 2nd place, S is the most common 5th letter (103 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

  • Length
  • 5
  • 6
  • 7
  • 8
  • 9
  • 10
  • 11
  • 12
  • 13
  • 14
  • 15

Best words to play first 12 · most-used first

  • SYBIL10
  • LYSOL8
  • MYALL10
  • XYLOL15
  • TYPAL10
  • DYNEL9
  • GYRAL9
  • PYGAL11
  • PYRAL10
  • CYMOL12
  • XYLYL18
  • ZYGAL18
All valid words 12

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

  • CYMOL12
  • DYNEL9
  • GYRAL9
  • LYSOL8
  • MYALL10
  • PYGAL11
  • PYRAL10
  • SYBIL10
  • TYPAL10
  • XYLOL15
  • XYLYL18
  • ZYGAL18
Letters by positionIn 42% of these words the 4th letter is A.
1st letter
  1. P17%
  2. X17%
  3. M8%
3rd letter
  1. G17%
  2. L17%
  3. R17%
4th letter
  1. A42%
  2. O25%
  3. L8%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
ZYGAL1819Collins only
XYLYL1818All three
XYLOL1516All three
CYMOL1214All three
PYGAL1113Collins only
SYBIL1011Collins only
MYALL1012Collins only
TYPAL1011All three
PYRAL1011Collins only
DYNEL910All three
GYRAL910All three
LYSOL89Collins only

Track the pattern as _Y__L: the second slot is always Y, and the last is always L. The 12 tournament-dictionary matches include SYBIL, which may look familiar, beside technical-looking XYLYL and ZYGAL. None falls among the common-word group, so treat this as a narrow pattern-solving pool, not a stash of everyday guesses.

What stands out in this pattern?

  • All 12 matches place Y second and L fifth; no other position is fixed.
  • Every candidate ends in L, but the first letter varies across eight options.
  • P and X each start two entries; C, D, G, L, M, and S appear once apiece.
  • ZYGAL and XYLYL lead the score list at 18 points each.
  • Collins lists all 12, while ENABLE and NWL2023 list six each.

How can you narrow the candidates?

Lock Y into slot two and L into slot five, then test the first letter. P and X are the only repeated starts, with two words each; C, D, G, L, M, and S contribute one word apiece. The opening letter trims candidates quickly without creating a large family.

SYBIL is the set’s clearest familiar-looking form, but that impression can mislead: none of these entries ranks among common words. XYLYL repeats both Y and L, while ZYGAL offers a very different opening. Keep the whole letter pattern in view rather than guessing from how a word looks.

The two top scorers are ZYGAL and XYLYL, each worth 18 points. Their high-value Z and X drive those base scores in Scrabble. A board bonus can change a move’s total, but not the words’ relative base-score ranking; confirm your game accepts an entry before playing it.

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

Dictionary coverage is not identical across games: Collins lists all 12 matches, while ENABLE and NWL2023 list six each. Those counts do not establish that the same six words appear in both lists, so check your game’s word list before committing to an unfamiliar entry.

This pattern has no common-word matches, and its openings still span eight letters despite two fixed slots. For 5-letter words with Y as the 2nd letter and L as the 5th letter, use the first letter to filter candidates only after confirming the Y and final L; those two positions do the real work.

Questions people ask

Are all 12 words accepted in every word game?
No. Collins lists all 12 matches, while ENABLE and NWL2023 each include six; those counts alone do not show that their six-word subsets are identical. Confirm the exact word list used by your game before committing an unfamiliar candidate such as ZYGAL or XYLYL.
Which words score highest with Y second and L last?
ZYGAL and XYLYL tie for the highest score, at 18 points apiece. Their Z and X give them the strongest base totals in the set. Board premiums can raise a play’s score, but these two remain the leaders by base value.
Which first letters appear in these five-letter matches?
The matches begin with P, X, C, D, G, L, M, or S. P and X each have two entries; C, D, G, L, M, and S each have one. Since Y and the final L are fixed, checking the first letter is a quick way to narrow the remaining options.

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