6-letter words with Y as the 1st letter and L as the 3rd letter

The pattern is Y-L across the first and third positions, with any letter allowed between and after them. Only 2 of the 11 matches count as common by frequency. Collins includes all 11, while ENABLE and NWL2023 each include 8, so your game’s dictionary can change which answers work.

The pattern at a glance

• There are 11 six-letter matches for Y in position one and L in position three.
• YELLOW is the most familiar example; YOLKED tops the score list at 14.
• Four words end in D, more than any other final letter in this group.
• Collins lists 11 matches; ENABLE and NWL2023 list 8 each.
• The average score across the group is 11.3.

6-letter words with Y as the 1st letter and L as the 3rd letter

The 11 answers are YELLOW, YELLED, YELLER, YELPED, YOLKED, YELPER, YBLENT, YCLEPT, YELMED, YPLAST, and YULANS. YELLOW and YELLED are the recognizable choices; several others are much less familiar, so a pattern match alone does not guarantee a word will feel playable.

The endings narrow the search further: YELLED, YELPED, YOLKED, and YELMED all finish with D. YELLER and YELPER end in R, while the remaining entries end in T, S, or W. If you have a final D, test those four before trying the rarer endings.

Which matches score highest?

YOLKED leads at 14 points, followed by YCLEPT at 13. YELLOW, YELPED, and YELMED each score 12, while YELLED scores 10 and YELLER scores 9. The unusual-looking YOLKED is the top scorer, not the more familiar YELLOW.

These 6-letter words with Y as the 1st letter and L as the 3rd letter are a narrow pattern set, not a promise that every entry appears in your game. Check your game’s word list once before building a play around YBLENT or YPLAST; the counts differ between Collins and the North American NWL2023 list.