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

Lock in the pattern _E__Y_ and the search narrows to 30 words. DELAYS and RELAYS are familiar examples; METHYL and ZEPHYR show how sharply the vocabulary shifts. Collins includes all 30 matches, while ENABLE and NWL2023 include 23 each, so acceptance depends on the word list your game uses.

The E-and-Y pattern at a glance

• Exactly 30 six-letter words have E second and Y fifth.
• Collins lists all 30; ENABLE and NWL2023 each list 23.
• Only 3 matches rank among the top 25,000 English words by frequency.
• 21 matches end in S, including DELAYS, RELAYS, and DECAYS.
• ZEPHYR scores 23 points; BENZYL scores 20 and KEKSYE scores 17.

Why are there so few matches?

The fifth-letter Y is the tight constraint: only 30 words fit when E is second, compared with 991 when E is second and E is fifth. Even changing the second letter to O produces 44 matches, more than this pattern allows.

The endings are lopsided, too. S closes 21 of the 30 words, while L appears at the end of 4; E appears twice. DELAYS and REPAYS are easy to spot, but the less familiar BENZYL and PENTYL show why a fixed pattern can lead into specialist vocabulary.

6-letter words with E 2nd and Y 5th for word games

ZEPHYR is the standout scorer at 23 points, followed by BENZYL at 20. KEKSYE reaches 17, while METHYL scores 14. Those totals make the rare letters in ZEPHYR and BENZYL more valuable than the familiar endings in DELAYS or RELAYS.

For a playable choice, check your game's dictionary before committing: Collins has 7 more matches than either ENABLE or NWL2023. The average score across the list is 11.6 points, and several high scorers are uncommon. Keep the board position in mind; a premium square can change a word's value.