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6-letter words with O as the 3rd letter and Y as the 4th letter

6-letter words with O as the 3rd letter and Y as the 4th letter total 14, led by BUOYED and PLOYED.

14 wordsTop pick BUOYEDHighest score BUOYED 12
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With O in 3rd place, N is the most common 4th letter (146 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Best words to play first 14 · most-used first

  • BUOYED12
  • GROYNE10
  • PLOYED12
  • CLOYES11
  • CLOYED12
  • AROYNT9
  • AVOYER12
  • PIOYES11
  • PLOYES11
  • PROYNE11
  • PROYNS11
  • SHOYUS12
  • SLOYDS10
  • SMOYLE11
All valid words 14

A to Z. Includes rare and Collins-only words. Linked tiles open the word's meaning, score and rhymes.

  • AROYNT9
  • AVOYER12
  • BUOYED12
  • CLOYED12
  • CLOYES11
  • GROYNE10
  • PIOYES11
  • PLOYED12
  • PLOYES11
  • PROYNE11
  • PROYNS11
  • SHOYUS12
  • SLOYDS10
  • SMOYLE11
Letters by positionIn 50% of these words the 5th letter is E.
1st letter
  1. P36%
  2. S21%
  3. A14%
2nd letter
  1. L36%
  2. R29%
  3. U7%
5th letter
  1. E50%
  2. N29%
  3. U7%
6th letter
  1. S43%
  2. D21%
  3. E21%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
BUOYED1213All three
PLOYED1213All three
CLOYED1213All three
SHOYUS1211All three
AVOYER1212Collins only
CLOYES1112Collins only
PIOYES1111Collins only
PROYNE1112Collins only
PROYNS1112Collins only
SMOYLE1112Collins only
PLOYES1112NWL only
GROYNE1011All three

With O and Y fixed in the middle, the first letter does most of the sorting: P begins five matches, while S begins three. The endings cluster too: six finish in S, and three each finish in D or E. No entry meets our common-word cutoff, so expect specialist vocabulary rather than everyday guesses.

6-letter words with O as the 3rd letter and Y as the 4th letter

  • Fourteen tournament-dictionary entries fit the O-Y middle pattern.
  • Collins includes 13, NWL2023 includes eight, and ENABLE includes seven; those dictionaries overlap.
  • P is the most frequent opening: five words start with P, while S starts three.
  • S is the most frequent ending, appearing six times; D and E appear three times apiece.
  • BUOYED, PLOYED, CLOYED, SHOYUS, and AVOYER each score 12 points.

Which matches are easiest to spot?

For quick scanning, notice the shared -OYED ending in BUOYED, PLOYED, and CLOYED. All three score 12 points, tied with SHOYUS and AVOYER; none of those top scorers stands above the others.

Check the final tile before guessing the opening: six entries end in S, while D and E account for three each. That makes the ending a stronger filter than the first letter, where P leads S by five matches to three.

Dictionary coverage is uneven: 13 matches appear in Collins, eight in NWL2023, and seven in ENABLE, with overlap between lists. Definitions are available for seven entries, so check your game's word list before playing an unfamiliar form.

How should you narrow the pattern?

Tip

Keep the O-Y pair fixed and test endings S, D, then E; together they cover 12 of the 14 matches. 6-letter words with O as the 3rd letter and Y as the 4th letter have no common entries, so treat this as a pattern lookup, not an everyday-word guess.

Questions people ask

Are any of these six-letter words common?
None meet our common-word cutoff. The common-word count is zero, despite BUOYED looking more familiar than forms such as PROYNE or SHOYUS. Treat the pattern as a narrow dictionary clue, not a pool of everyday guesses.
Which of these words has the highest score?
BUOYED, PLOYED, CLOYED, SHOYUS, and AVOYER share the top score at 12 points each. That is a five-way tie, and the next scoring group reaches 11 points. Board bonuses can still change a play's final total.
Which final letters occur most often?
S is the most frequent ending, with six matches. D and E follow with three each, while R and T appear once apiece. The S ending is therefore the quickest first filter when you already know O and Y occupy the middle positions.

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