6-letter words with O as the 4th letter and Y as the 5th letter

The fixed pattern is _ _ _ O Y _, and its small word set has a strong family resemblance: thirteen entries end in S. ENJOYS and ANNOYS are familiar examples, while POBOYS and SEPOYS are less likely to come to mind. Only three entries meet the common-word cutoff, so expect a mix of everyday and specialist vocabulary.

How many 6-letter words match the O-Y pattern?

• The pattern has 15 entries across the tournament dictionaries.
• ENJOYS is the top scorer at 16 Scrabble points.
• Thirteen entries end in S; the other endings are A and O.
• Four words start with A, the most common first letter.
• Only three entries meet the common-word measure.

Which words are easiest to recognize?

Start with familiar verbs and plurals: ENJOYS, ANNOYS, ALLOYS, ENVOYS, and DECOYS all fit the same six-letter frame. Their shared ending means the first three letters do most of the work when you scan a clue or sort a rack.

The less familiar names broaden the options. ARROYO is the only entry ending in O, while MACOYA is the one ending in A. POBOYS, SAVOYS, and SEPOYS add further S-ending choices.

Can O-fourth, Y-fifth words fit your game?

For Scrabble scoring, ENJOYS leads at 16 points; POBOYS, ACCOYS, and MACOYA each score 13, and ENVOYS, DECOYS, and SAVOYS follow at 12. The average score is 11.3, so the top play stands out rather than representing every word in the set. Keep the unusual spellings in mind before committing a play.

Dictionary coverage differs: Collins accepts all 15 entries, compared with 11 in NWL2023 and 10 in ENABLE. For perspective, changing the fifth letter to N gives 198 matches, while changing the fourth letter to E gives 51. This exact pattern is unusually narrow, so check your game’s word list before playing a rare form.