6-letter words with Y as the 2nd letter and E as the 5th letter

This frame contains 73 matches, but only three are marked common; 56 are marked defined. The opening letters are spread across the alphabet, led by S with 10 and K with 8. At the other end, S is much more dominant: 40 words finish that way.

At a glance the pattern and its strongest clues

• The pattern has 73 tournament-list matches.
• S begins 10; K begins 8; C, G, and H each begin 7.
• Three matches are marked common and 56 defined.
• JYNXES tops the score table at 23 points.
• S ends 40 words, followed by D at 13 and R at 9.

Which examples are easiest to recognize?

SYSTEM, CYCLES, OYSTER, SYNCED, CYCLED, and CYPHER give the most recognizable anchors. Other examples include HYPHEN, LYCHEE, and EYELET. The shared positions do not create one obvious family; they connect words with very different starts and endings.

S and K lead the first-letter counts, but neither dominates the list. C and G each contribute seven, then H adds seven as well. With many starting branches, known letters at the front can be more useful than relying on a memorized prefix.

More on 6-letter words

Forty matches end in S, more than half of the group; D follows at 13 and R at nine. JYNXES scores 23, with OYEZES and PYXIES at 18. HYPHEN and WYCHES each score 17, so the strongest plays mix familiar and specialist vocabulary.

A limitation: only three entries are marked common, so the list is much broader than everyday recognition. Use SYSTEM or OYSTER as checks, then verify a rare candidate in your game lexicon. Compared with the Y-second, I-fifth frame, this pattern has 73 rather than 55 matches.

The A-second, E-fifth sibling has 1,299 matches, and O-second has 1,223; this Y frame has 73. That sharp drop comes from fixing a less common second-position letter. The three common entries are worth learning first, then use the ending distribution to navigate specialist options.

The large gap between opening counts means no single prefix explains this set. Keep the second and fifth positions fixed, then use the first letter and final tile as separate filters.