6-letter words with P as the 2nd letter and Y as the 6th letter
6-letter words with P second and Y last number 43, with SPOOKY, SPEEDY and APATHY among the familiar entries.
5 of 43 are everyday words (12%). A mix of familiar words and game-only finds.
With P in 2nd place, S is the most common 6th letter (151 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.
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Best words to play first
- OPENLY11
- SPEEDY12
- SPOOKY15
- APATHY14
- SPORTY11
- SPACEY13
- SPOTTY11
- SPARKY15
- SPONGY12
- SPUNKY15
- UPPITY13
- SPIFFY17
- SPAMMY15
- SPIKEY15
- APIARY11
- SPICEY13
- SPINNY11
- SPECCY15
- SPOONY11
- APPLEY13
- SPENDY12
- SPECKY17
- SPITTY11
- SPARRY11
- SPUDDY13
- SPAWNY14
- SPIVVY17
- SPOUTY11
- SPURRY11
- SPRYLY14
- APHONY14
- SPHERY14
- SPEARY11
- APEPSY13
- SPODDY13
- SPOFFY17
- SPOOFY14
- SPOSHY14
- SPRUCY13
- SPUGGY13
- UPBRAY13
- UPSTAY11
- UPSWAY14
All valid words 43
- APATHY14
- APEPSY13
- APHONY14
- APIARY11
- APPLEY13
- OPENLY11
- SPACEY13
- SPAMMY15
- SPARKY15
- SPARRY11
- SPAWNY14
- SPEARY11
- SPECCY15
- SPECKY17
- SPEEDY12
- SPENDY12
- SPHERY14
- SPICEY13
- SPIFFY17
- SPIKEY15
- SPINNY11
- SPITTY11
- SPIVVY17
- SPODDY13
- SPOFFY17
- SPONGY12
- SPOOFY14
- SPOOKY15
- SPOONY11
- SPORTY11
- SPOSHY14
- SPOTTY11
- SPOUTY11
- SPRUCY13
- SPRYLY14
- SPUDDY13
- SPUGGY13
- SPUNKY15
- SPURRY11
- UPBRAY13
- UPPITY13
- UPSTAY11
- UPSWAY14
Highest-scoring words
| Word | Scrabble | Words With Friends | Dictionaries |
|---|---|---|---|
| SPIFFY | 17 | 17 | All three |
| SPECKY | 17 | 18 | Collins · NWL |
| SPIVVY | 17 | 19 | Collins · NWL |
| SPOFFY | 17 | 17 | Collins only |
| SPOOKY | 15 | 15 | All three |
| SPARKY | 15 | 15 | All three |
| SPUNKY | 15 | 17 | All three |
| SPAMMY | 15 | 17 | Collins only |
| SPIKEY | 15 | 15 | All three |
| SPECCY | 15 | 17 | Collins only |
| APATHY | 14 | 13 | All three |
| SPAWNY | 14 | 15 | Collins only |
The frame _P___Y has one fixed ending across all 43 matches, but the vocabulary ranges from everyday adjectives to colloquial forms. S supplies 33 opening letters, leaving only ten matches that begin elsewhere. The average score of 13.2 is high for this group, helped by several expensive consonants.
At a glance
- 43 tournament-list words end in Y with P second.
- S begins 33 entries; A begins 5 and U begins 4.
- SPOOKY, SPEEDY, APATHY and SPORTY are accessible anchors.
- SPIFFY, SPECKY, SPIVVY and SPOFFY each score 17.
- Only 5 matches meet the common-word frequency threshold.
Which familiar words fit the pattern?
SPOOKY, SPEEDY, APATHY and SPORTY are good recognition anchors.
SPACEY, SPOTTY and SPUNKY extend the familiar set, while OPENLY is a less obvious non-S opener.
Because S begins 33 of 43 matches, looking first for an S-P opening is a useful sorting move; the remaining ten entries still matter when the rack points elsewhere.
The group averages 13.2 points, and SPIFFY, SPECKY, SPIVVY and SPOFFY all reach 17.
SPOOKY, SPARKY and SPUNKY score 15.
These totals reflect valuable consonants, but several leaders are informal or uncommon.
A high score is not a substitute for checking when your game accepts a word.
Why is the average score unusually high?
Keep the common anchors separate from colloquial options: five matches are common, while the score leaders include less familiar spellings.
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