6-letter words with E as the 4th letter and Y as the 6th letter

The pattern is _ _ _ E _ Y: E is fixed in the fourth slot, and Y closes each word. That leaves four positions to solve, so use any known letters in slots one, two, three or five to trim the choices. LIKELY, LOVELY and SURELY show how many recognizable matches end in -ly, while SAFETY breaks that familiar shape.

At a glance: the E-Y pattern

• 181 tournament-dictionary words match the six-letter pattern.
• 41 matches rank among the top 25,000 English words by frequency.
• S is the most common first letter, appearing in 34 matches; R follows with 17.
• WHEEZY leads the score ranking at 24 points.
• LIKELY, SAFETY, LOVELY and WIDELY are recognizable examples.

How do you narrow the possible matches?

Start with the fourth E and final Y, then test your other confirmed letters in the open slots. If S begins the answer, the list is especially rich: 34 matches start with S. SAFETY and SURELY are familiar options, but their middle letters differ.

R is another productive first letter, with 17 matches. RARELY and REMEDY both fit, yet only RARELY follows the common -ly ending. Keep the fifth position in play too; a known letter there can separate close-looking candidates quickly.

Several everyday examples cluster around -ly: LIKELY, WIDELY, BARELY, MERELY and LONELY. That ending is a useful recognition cue, not a rule for every answer. COMEDY, MISERY and SAFETY also satisfy the fixed positions without ending in -ly.

6-letter words with E 4th and Y 6th: scores and limits

WHEEZY tops the score list at 24, while BREEZY scores 20. Those unusual Z words beat familiar choices such as LIKELY and SAFETY on tile value, so consider them when your rack and board support the letters.

The frequency split is a practical warning: only 41 matches sit among the top 25,000 English words, so many candidates are less familiar. Dictionary coverage also varies between games; confirm an obscure choice against the word list you play with rather than assuming every source accepts it.