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6-letter words with R as the 1st letter and Y as the 5th letter

11 6-letter words with R as the 1st letter and Y as the 5th letter match this pattern, including RELAYS, REDEYE and REKEYS.

11 wordsTop pick RELAYSHighest score REKEYS 13

1 of 11 are everyday words (9%). Mostly rare words: great for Scrabble, tough for daily puzzles.

With R in 1st place, E is the most common 5th letter (371 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Best words to play first 11 · most-used first

  • RELAYS9
  • REDEYE10
  • RIBEYE11
  • REPAYS11
  • RALLYE9
  • REBUYS11
  • REKEYS13
  • RENAYS9
  • RENEYS9
  • RESAYS9
  • RIMAYE11
All valid words 11

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

  • RALLYE9
  • REBUYS11
  • REDEYE10
  • REKEYS13
  • RELAYS9
  • RENAYS9
  • RENEYS9
  • REPAYS11
  • RESAYS9
  • RIBEYE11
  • RIMAYE11

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
REKEYS1312All three
RIBEYE1111NWL only
REPAYS1111All three
REBUYS1112All three
RIMAYE1111Collins only
REDEYE109All three
RELAYS99All three
RALLYE910All three
RESAYS98All three
RENAYS99Collins only
RENEYS99Collins only

The pattern is unusually tight: only 11 tournament-dictionary entries put R in the first slot and Y in the fifth. Familiar choices include RELAYS, REDEYE, RIBEYE and REPAYS, alongside less familiar forms such as RENAYS and RIMAYE. With just one common entry, expect a clue list that mixes recognizable words with specialist vocabulary.

What stands out in the R-and-Y pattern?

  • Exactly 11 entries match the pattern R _ _ _ Y _ across the tournament dictionaries.
  • Seven appear in ENABLE, 10 in Collins, and eight in NWL2023; those dictionary counts overlap.
  • Seven matches end in S, while four end in E, so the final slot quickly narrows your options.
  • REKEYS scores 13 points, the highest score among these entries.
  • Only one match counts as common by our word-frequency measure.

6-letter words with R as the 1st letter and Y as the 5th letter

The recognizable entries give you useful anchors: RELAYS and REPAYS end in S, while REDEYE ends in E. RIBEYE also fits the fixed letters, but its Y is fifth, not last. Keep those slots distinct when a clue shows a known final letter.

Only one match falls within the common-word group, and 10 have dictionary definitions. That makes this a pattern where an unfamiliar-looking answer is not automatically a misspelling.

The neighboring R-first pattern with E in fifth has 371 matches, far more than the 11 here. Changing only that fixed letter opens a much broader search. The corresponding five-letter R-and-Y pattern has 66 matches, while the seven-letter version has 12.

How do the scores and dictionary coverage compare?

REKEYS leads at 13 points; RIBEYE, REPAYS, REBUYS and RIMAYE each score 11. The group averages 10.2 points, but rack letters and board multipliers still shape the play.

For 6-letter words with R as the 1st letter and Y as the 5th letter, dictionary coverage is not identical: 10 entries appear in Collins, eight in NWL2023, and seven in ENABLE. Treat the matches as a pattern filter, not a guarantee that every game accepts every word; check your game's word list before playing a less familiar form such as RIMAYE.

Questions people ask

How many six-letter words have R first and Y fifth?
There are 11 tournament-dictionary matches. RELAYS, REDEYE, RIBEYE and REPAYS are among the more recognizable examples, while the full set also includes less familiar forms such as RENAYS and RIMAYE.
Which R-and-Y word scores the most points?
REKEYS is the top scorer at 13 points. RIBEYE, REPAYS, REBUYS and RIMAYE each score 11, so REKEYS leads the next scoring group by two points before any board-square bonuses.
Are all 11 words accepted in every word game?
No. The dictionaries do not contain identical sets: Collins has 10 matches, NWL2023 has eight, and ENABLE has seven. Check the word list used by your game, especially before playing an uncommon entry such as RIMAYE.

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