6-letter words with H as the 2nd letter and Y as the 3rd letter

Place H in slot two and Y immediately after it: the resulting _HY___ frame has 44 matches. RHYMES is familiar; CHYACK is a specialist find. P supplies 14 openings, while S supplies 11 endings, and only 2 matches rank among the top 25,000 by English word frequency.

A quick profile of the H-Y pattern

• The six-letter pattern _HY___ has 44 tournament-dictionary matches.
• P opens 14 words; T and C follow with 8 and 7.
• S closes 11 words, more than any other final letter.
• Only 2 matches rank among the top 25,000 English words by frequency.
• CHYACK scores 20 points, while RHYTHM scores 17.

How many 6-letter words have H second and Y third?

Fourteen candidates open PHY: PHYSIO, PHYSIC, PHYLUM, PHYLLO, and PHYSIS are among them. THYMUS and THYMIC represent the 8 T-openers; C accounts for 7. R and S contribute 6 and 5 starts, respectively, giving those letters smaller branches to inspect.

The S ending occurs 11 times: RHYMES, THYMES, and CHYMES fit. E and N each occur 5 times at the end, while C and O occur too. RHYMED and SHYING are reminders that the remaining slots matter as much as the most frequent ending.

Scores for 6-letter words with H second and Y third

CHYACK tops the scoring group at 20 points, ahead of WHYDAH at 19 and CHYMIC at 18. RHYTHM and THYMEY each score 17; PHYSIC, PHYLUM, THYMIC, CHYPRE, and CHYMES each score 16. Several leaders are obscure, so check acceptance before planning a play around one.

Collins holds 41 matches, versus 37 in NWL2023 and 32 in ENABLE; the average score is 14.5, and 38 entries have definitions. Only 2 reach the top 25,000 in English word frequency, so the tournament lists extend well past everyday vocabulary. Treat rare entries as candidates to verify, not automatic plays.