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6-letter words with Y as the 1st letter and R as the 4th letter

6-letter words with Y first and R fourth: 10 matches, led by YEARLY and YARROW, which each score 12 points.

10 wordsTop pick YEARLYHighest score YEARLY 12

1 of 10 are everyday words (10%). A mix of familiar words and game-only finds.

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With Y in 1st place, K is the most common 4th letter (27 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Best words to play first 10 · most-used first

  • YEARLY12
  • YEARNS9
  • YARROW12
  • YARRAN9
  • YTTRIA9
  • YEARDS10
  • YAIRDS10
  • YIRRED10
  • YOURTS9
  • YTTRIC11
All valid words 10

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

  • YAIRDS10
  • YARRAN9
  • YARROW12
  • YEARDS10
  • YEARLY12
  • YEARNS9
  • YIRRED10
  • YOURTS9
  • YTTRIA9
  • YTTRIC11

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
YEARLY1211All three
YARROW1211All three
YTTRIC1111All three
YEARDS109Collins only
YAIRDS109All three
YIRRED109All three
YEARNS99All three
YARRAN99Collins only
YTTRIA98All three
YOURTS99Collins only

The pattern is Y _ _ R _ _, and its small match set mixes familiar spellings with rarer entries such as YTTRIA and YAIRDS. Only one match counts as common by English word frequency. That makes this a tight clue list, not a reliable source of everyday vocabulary; dictionary coverage also differs between Collins and North American lists.

The Y-first, R-fourth pattern at a glance

  • Exactly 10 tournament-dictionary words fit Y _ _ R _ _.
  • Collins includes all 10 matches; ENABLE and NWL2023 each include 7.
  • YEARLY and YARROW lead the score list at 12 points apiece.
  • Only 1 match ranks as common by our frequency measure.
  • Four entries end in S; each of the other six endings appears once.

How many 6-letter words have Y first and R fourth?

There are 10 matches. YEARLY, YEARNS, and YARROW are among the easier spellings to recognize, while YARRAN, YTTRIA, and YTTRIC are less familiar. All keep the same four-letter frame: Y in front, R in the fourth position.

The endings show one small cluster: four words finish in S, including YEARNS and YOURTS. The other six entries end in different letters: A, C, D, N, W, or Y. If your final letter is fixed, that distribution can quickly rule out most of the set.

Which matches score highest?

For 6-letter words with Y first and R fourth, YEARLY and YARROW are the score leaders at 12 points each. YTTRIC follows at 11, while YEARDS, YAIRDS, and YIRRED each score 10. The average score across the full set is 10.1.

Treat the score ranking as a clue, not a promise of an easy play: unusual spellings like YTTRIC are harder to spot than YEARLY. Collins has all 10 matches, but ENABLE and NWL2023 each have 7, so check your game's word list before relying on a less familiar entry.

Questions people ask

How many common words match Y first and R fourth?
One of the 10 matches counts as common by English word frequency. YEARLY is a familiar example in the set, while several other matches are much less familiar. The frequency measure does not determine whether a word is accepted in a particular game dictionary.
Which six-letter matches end in S?
Four matches end in S: YEARNS, YARRAN is not one of them, and the other S-ending entries are among the less familiar spellings. The full set also includes endings in A, C, D, N, W, and Y, each represented once.
Are all 10 words accepted in NWL2023?
No. NWL2023 includes 7 of the 10 matches, while Collins includes all 10 and ENABLE includes 7. The counts do not establish that ENABLE and NWL2023 contain exactly the same words, so check the specific dictionary used in your game.

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