5-letter words with Y as the 3rd letter and E as the 4th letter

The fixed pattern is __YE_, so words such as LAYER, BUYER, FLYER, and DRYER fit at a glance. S begins the most entries, while R and D dominate the final position. Only 6 entries meet the common-word frequency threshold, so expect plenty of unfamiliar plays among the full set.

5-letter words with Y as the 3rd letter and E as the 4th letter

• The pattern is __YE_, with 61 entries accepted by at least one tournament dictionary.
• S is the leading first letter, appearing in 12 matching words.
• R ends 27 entries, compared with 22 ending in D.
• The dictionary counts overlap: 40 appear in ENABLE, 56 in Collins, and 47 in NWL2023.
• Only 6 entries are common by the site’s frequency measure.

Which final letters appear most often?

R and D are the clear endings to test first: 27 words end in R, and 22 end in D. That makes LAYER, BUYER, FLYER, and DRYER strong familiar candidates when the last tile is still unknown.

The remaining endings are much thinner: 6 words end in S, while E, N, and Y each occur twice. If your board rules out R and D, the pattern gets narrow quickly; checking the less common endings is more efficient than cycling through familiar R words.

How do the pattern and scores help in a game?

JOYED leads the scoring examples at 16 points before board bonuses, with SKYey next at 15. KEYED and SKYED score 13 apiece. Those are letter-value scores, not guaranteed totals: premium squares can change the result.

Wordle has 8 answers matching this pattern and 60 allowed guesses. The position clue narrows your search, but it does not make an unfamiliar match likely to be the answer. Most entries are not common everyday words, and dictionary coverage varies, so check your game’s word list once before relying on a rare play.