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

6-letter words with Y as the 1st letter and N as the 3rd letter: 13 matches, led by YANKED, YONDER, and high-scoring YANQUI.

13 wordsTop pick YANKEDHighest score YANQUI 18

With Y in 1st place, R is the most common 3rd letter (29 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Best words to play first 13 · most-used first

  • YANKED14
  • YONDER10
  • YANTRA9
  • YANQUI18
  • YENTAS9
  • YANKER13
  • YANKIE13
  • YONKER13
  • YENNED10
  • YENTES9
  • YONNIE9
  • YRNEHS12
  • YUNXES16
All valid words 13

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

  • YANKED14
  • YANKER13
  • YANKIE13
  • YANQUI18
  • YANTRA9
  • YENNED10
  • YENTAS9
  • YENTES9
  • YONDER10
  • YONKER13
  • YONNIE9
  • YRNEHS12
  • YUNXES16
Letters by positionIn 54% of these words the 5th letter is E.
2nd letter
  1. A38%
  2. E23%
  3. O23%
4th letter
  1. K31%
  2. T23%
  3. N15%
5th letter
  1. E54%
  2. I15%
  3. U8%
6th letter
  1. S31%
  2. R23%
  3. D15%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
YANQUI1819All three
YUNXES1617Collins only
YANKED1414All three
YANKER1313Collins only
YANKIE1313Collins only
YONKER1313All three
YRNEHS1211Collins only
YONDER1010All three
YENNED1011All three
YANTRA99All three
YENTAS99All three
YENTES99All three

Only 13 six-letter words fit the Y-at-the-start, N-in-third pattern, and none is classed as common. Collins accepts all 13, while ENABLE and NWL2023 each include 8. YANKED and YONDER are the easiest anchors to recognize, but the highest raw score belongs to the less familiar YANQUI.

At a glance

  • The Y-N pattern has 13 six-letter entries, fewer than the nearby Y-R pattern, which has 29.
  • Collins includes all 13 matches; ENABLE and NWL2023 include 8 each.
  • YANQUI leads the score list at 18 points, followed by YUNXES at 16.
  • YANKED scores 14 and offers a more familiar anchor than either top scorer.
  • S is the most frequent final letter with 4 words; R follows with 3.

Which Y-N words score highest?

YANQUI leads at 18 points, with YUNXES next at 16. Those totals reflect tile values, not a premium-square play; placement changes a Scrabble turn's result.

YANKED follows at 14 and is easier to recognize than the two leaders. YANKER, YANKIE, and YONKER each score 13, while YONDER and YENNED score 10.

That makes YANKED a practical recall anchor, even though it does not win the raw-score contest. On a rack with a useful vowel shortage, do not force a high-value play that leaves awkward leftovers.

Which dictionaries include these Y-N words?

Collins includes all 13 six-letter words with Y as the 1st letter and N as the 3rd letter; ENABLE and NWL2023 each include 8. The dictionaries overlap, so the smaller counts do not identify a Collins-only remainder. Check your game's word list before playing; acceptance in Collins does not guarantee acceptance elsewhere.

The final-letter pattern is concentrated: S finishes 4 entries, R finishes 3, D and E finish 2 apiece, while A and I appear once each. A known final crossing can narrow the candidates quickly.

Y-N is a narrow choice among nearby six-letter patterns: Y-R has 29 matches and Y-K has 15, versus 13 here. Keep Y fixed and revisit the third tile only if your crossing letters support one of those alternatives. YANKED, YANKER, and YANKIE share the YAN-K opening; YONDER gives you a different route.

Questions people ask

Is YANQUI accepted in every word-game dictionary?
No, YANQUI is not included in every tournament list. It appears among the Collins matches, while the full pattern has 8 entries in each of ENABLE and NWL2023. Check the dictionary used in your game before relying on an unfamiliar high-scoring word.
Why does YANQUI score more than YANKED?
YANQUI scores 18 points, compared with 14 for YANKED, because its letters carry a higher combined tile value. A premium square can change the actual play score, so compare the rack and board position rather than treating the base score as the whole turn.
What letters do these six-letter words end with?
S is the most common ending, appearing in 4 matches, and R comes next with 3. D and E each finish 2 words, while A and I each appear once. Use a known final crossing to trim the candidates before checking less familiar entries.

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