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

The pattern is Y _ _ _ E _, with the fifth position fixed and four others open. YELLED, YANKED, YONDER, and YORKER show how varied the middle letters can be. Only 2 matches fall in the common-word group, so this pattern mixes recognizable words with many less familiar plays; 61 entries have definitions.

At a glance: the Y _ _ _ E _ pattern

• The pattern has 79 matches across the tournament dictionaries.
• Collins contains 78 matches, compared with 53 in NWL2023 and 49 in ENABLE.
• Definitions are available for 61 words; just 2 count as common words.
• YAKKED, YUTZES, YUKKED, and YOKKED each score 18 points.

Which letters end 6-letter words with Y first and E fifth?

D leads the final-letter pattern with 39 words, and R is next with 28. That makes these two endings the best starting checks when you know the first and fifth letters but not the last. YELLED and YANKED finish in D; YORKER gives you an R ending.

The other endings are sparse: 8 words finish in S, 2 in N, and one each in E and Y. YEOMEN is an example of the N ending, while YASSES? No—check spellings against the pattern before playing: the fifth letter must be E. The small tail of endings makes that position check easy to overlook.

What are the top-scoring words in this pattern?

YAKKED, YUTZES, YUKKED, and YOKKED tie at 18 points, the top score among these matches. YAKKER and YIKKER are next at 17. These unusual spellings pair Y with less common letters, so they stand out when your rack supplies the right tiles.

The average score is 12.7, well below the leaders, so a high-value play is the exception rather than the pattern's everyday shape. Collins has 78 matches, while NWL2023 has 53; an entry accepted in one list may not work in another. The 6-letter words with Y as the 1st letter and E as the 5th letter also contain no Wordle answers, so this pattern is for letter-placement clues and word games with broader dictionaries.