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

The 5-letter words with Y as the 2nd letter and P as the 4th letter number 11, including LYMPH, NYMPH, and SYLPH.

11 wordsTop pick LYMPHHighest score GYPPY 16

1 of 11 are everyday words (9%). Mostly rare words: great for Scrabble, tough for daily puzzles.

With Y in 2nd place, E is the most common 4th letter (82 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Best words to play first 11 · most-used first

  • LYMPH15
  • NYMPH15
  • SYLPH13
  • GYPPY16
  • TYMPS12
  • MYOPE12
  • GYMPS13
  • MYOPS12
  • MYOPY15
  • TYPPS12

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All valid words 11

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

  • GYMPS13
  • GYPPO13
  • GYPPY16
  • LYMPH15
  • MYOPE12
  • MYOPS12
  • MYOPY15
  • NYMPH15
  • SYLPH13
  • TYMPS12
  • TYPPS12

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
GYPPY1617Collins only
LYMPH1516All three
NYMPH1516All three
MYOPY1515All three
SYLPH1313All three
GYMPS1315Collins only
TYMPS1213Collins only
MYOPE1213All three
MYOPS1213Collins only
TYPPS1213All three

Locking Y into the second slot and P into the fourth leaves a notably small set: just 11 words qualify. LYMPH, NYMPH, and SYLPH are recognizable examples; the rest include GYPPY, TYMPS, and MYOPE. The spelling pattern matters more than everyday vocabulary here: only one match falls in the common-word group.

What stands out in the Y-and-P pattern?

  • Collins includes all 11 matches; NWL2023 includes 7, and ENABLE includes 6.
  • Only one entry is classed as common, so most matches are uncommon vocabulary.
  • GYPPY leads the Scrabble ranking at 16 points; LYMPH, NYMPH, and MYOPY each score 15.
  • Three words begin with G and three with M; four end in S, the most frequent final letter.

Which words score highest in Scrabble?

GYPPY tops the Scrabble values at 16, one point ahead of LYMPH, NYMPH, and MYOPY. That makes the less familiar GYPPY the premium play on plain-letter values, while LYMPH and NYMPH are easier to recognize on a rack.

SYLPH and GYMPS each score 13; TYMPS and MYOPE score 12. The average is 13.5 points, a high mean for such a short list. Don’t assume the familiar-looking entries are the only scoring options: GYPPY beats every other match without needing a board bonus.

How do the letter positions narrow the choices?

G and M lead the starting letters with three matches each; T contributes two, while L, N, and S contribute one apiece. At the other end, S occurs four times, H three times, and Y twice. If the fifth tile is open, checking for a final S is the quickest first filter.

Two entries match the Wordle answer list, while all 11 qualify as allowed guesses. The nearby pattern with A in the second slot and P fourth has 69 matches; switching that slot to O gives 68. The 5-letter words with Y as the 2nd letter and P as the 4th letter form a narrow candidate pool, but the answer-list matches are not the entire set of allowed guesses.

Collins covers all 11 words, compared with 7 in NWL2023 and 6 in ENABLE. Check your game's word list before relying on every entry; dictionary coverage differs even within this small group.

Questions people ask

How many five-letter words have Y second and P fourth?
There are 11 tournament-dictionary matches with Y in position two and P in position four. LYMPH, NYMPH, and SYLPH are examples; only one of the 11 is classed as common, so the rest are less familiar choices.
What is the highest-scoring word in this pattern?
GYPPY is the highest scorer at 16 Scrabble points. LYMPH, NYMPH, and MYOPY follow at 15 points each, so GYPPY leads the next-best group by one point before any board-square bonuses.
Are all 11 words accepted in every word game?
No. Collins includes all 11 matches, while NWL2023 includes 7 and ENABLE includes 6. The dictionary split means a word accepted in one game may be rejected in another, so check the word list your game uses.

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