6-letter words with Y as the 2nd letter and G as the 6th letter
There are 28 6-letter words with Y as the 2nd letter and G as the 6th letter; every match ends in G.
3 of 28 are everyday words (11%). A mix of familiar words and game-only finds.
With Y in 2nd place, S is the most common 6th letter (133 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.
Best words to play first
- TYPING12
- CYBORG14
- EYEING10
- DYEING11
- HYPING15
- TYRING10
- LYSING10
- FYKING17
- GYBING13
- TYEING10
- BYKING16
- BYDING13
- GYRING11
- GYVING14
- HYEING13
- LYTING10
- PYEING12
- PYGARG13
- PYNING12
- PYXING19
- RYKING14
- SYEING10
- SYNING10
- SYPING12
- TYNING10
- WYLING13
- WYTING13
All valid words 28
- BYDING13
- BYKING16
- CYBORG14
- DYEING11
- DYKING15
- EYEING10
- FYKING17
- GYBING13
- GYRING11
- GYVING14
- HYEING13
- HYPING15
- LYSING10
- LYTING10
- PYEING12
- PYGARG13
- PYNING12
- PYXING19
- RYKING14
- SYEING10
- SYNING10
- SYPING12
- TYEING10
- TYNING10
- TYPING12
- TYRING10
- WYLING13
- WYTING13
Highest-scoring words
| Word | Scrabble | Words With Friends | Dictionaries |
|---|---|---|---|
| PYXING | 19 | 21 | Collins only |
| FYKING | 17 | 18 | Collins only |
| BYKING | 16 | 18 | Collins only |
| HYPING | 15 | 16 | All three |
| CYBORG | 14 | 16 | All three |
| RYKING | 14 | 15 | All three |
| GYVING | 14 | 17 | All three |
| GYBING | 13 | 16 | All three |
| BYDING | 13 | 15 | Collins only |
| HYEING | 13 | 13 | Collins only |
| PYGARG | 13 | 15 | Collins only |
| WYLING | 13 | 15 | All three |
Only 28 tournament-dictionary words fit this six-letter pattern. Recognizable examples include TYPING, CYBORG, EYEING, DYEING, and HYPING, but most matches are less familiar. Collins recognizes all 28; ENABLE and NWL2023 each include 15, so your game's lexicon changes which candidates survive.
6-letter words with Y as the 2nd letter and G as the 6th letter
- Exactly 28 tournament-dictionary entries match the two fixed letter positions.
- Every match ends in G, so the final letter is already determined.
- Collins includes all 28 matches; ENABLE and NWL2023 each include 15.
- Only 3 matches fall within our common-word frequency cutoff.
- The average tile score is 12.6 points, and the leading entry scores 19.
Where do the matching words begin?
P and T lead the opening-letter count, with 4 matches each. G and S follow with 3 apiece, while B, D, H, and L contribute 2 each. That spread gives you several ways to narrow a pattern once the first tile is known.
The familiar examples show why a fixed second letter can hide very different word shapes. TYPING, HYPING, and DYEING look like everyday verb forms; CYBORG is a recognizable noun. Each keeps Y in position two and G at the end.
By comparison, the same Y-second pattern with E at the end has 46 matches, rather than 28. The G ending is therefore the tighter constraint in this neighboring pattern comparison.
Does dictionary choice change the count?
Yes. Collins contains 28 matches, but ENABLE and NWL2023 each contain 15. A candidate that fits the letter pattern may still be absent from your game's accepted list, so check the relevant lexicon before relying on an unfamiliar entry.
The score leader reaches 19 points, while familiar CYBORG scores 14. That gap is a reminder that the highest raw tile value does not automatically make an entry easy to recognize or playable in every ruleset. TYPING and HYPING are more approachable examples, though their scores are lower.
For 6-letter words with Y as the 2nd letter and G as the 6th letter, solve the fixed positions first, then test the remaining letters against your game's dictionary. The modest common-word count makes recognition a poor substitute for a word-list check.
Questions people ask
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