6-letter words with B as the 1st letter and Y as the 4th letter

The fixed pattern is B _ _ Y _ _: B opens each answer, and Y lands in position four. Collins includes all 18 matches, while NWL2023 has 13 and ENABLE has 12. None ranks among the most common English words, so expect several unfamiliar plays alongside buoyed and banyan.

6-letter words with B first and Y fourth: the count

• There are 18 tournament-dictionary matches for the B _ _ Y _ _ pattern.
• Collins lists 18 matches; NWL2023 lists 13, and ENABLE lists 12.
• Bowyer and bayyan tie for the top score at 14 points each.
• Five words end in S, four in D, and three in N.

Which B-and-Y words score the most?

Bowyer and bayyan each score 14 points before board bonuses. Bunyip, bedyde, and bedyed follow at 13, while buoyed and brayed score 12. Those values make the less familiar entries worth checking when a premium square can multiply a letter or word.

Buoyed and banyan are more recognizable choices, but they score 12 and 11 points respectively. The top-scoring pair combines a valuable Y with less common spellings, so learn the placement rather than assuming the familiar word will lead the score list.

What should you know before playing these words?

The endings narrow the search: S is the most frequent final letter with five matches, followed by D with four and N with three. If your board already fixes the last tile, check those groups first; the remaining endings are E, R, A, and P.

This pattern is a specialist list, not a bank of everyday vocabulary: none of the 18 matches counts as common English. Dictionary coverage differs, too, with all 18 in Collins but only 13 in NWL2023 and 12 in ENABLE, so check your game's word list once before relying on an entry.