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

SYMBOL, PYTHON, and TYCOON give you quick ways into this pattern, but the full set includes less familiar vocabulary. The final letter divides these 22 words sharply: seven end in S and six in N. Only three matches rank among the top 25,000 English words, despite familiar anchors such as PYTHON and TYCOON.

Pattern details y 2nd and o 5th letter

• The final S and N endings cover thirteen candidates.
• XYSTOI and XYSTOS top the score list at 16 points each; PYTHON and TYCOON are familiar alternatives.
• Its final letter divides these 22 words sharply: seven end in S and six in N.
• Only three matches rank among the top 25,000 English words, despite familiar anchors such as PYTHON and TYCOON.

Which words match these positions?

The final letter divides these 22 words sharply: seven end in S and six in N.

S begins four matches, while M, P, and T each begin three.

That gives you a useful second pass after locking Y second and O fifth: test the ending, then narrow by the first tile.

Only three matches rank among the top 25,000 English words, despite familiar anchors such as PYTHON and TYCOON.

XYSTOI, XYSTOS, and FYLFOT push the score table upward, but their specialist feel makes them poor guesses unless the board or rack supports them.

For a board search, confirm the fixed letters first, then use the opening or ending split to eliminate candidates.

The group averages 13.

Playing this exact pattern

The group averages 13.

3 points, yet its top two entries score 16.

PYTHON scores 14, matching MYTHOS, TYPHON, SYPHON, HYSSOP, and FYNBOS.

Don’t assume a recognizable word is the scoring leader; here the rare XYST forms take that spot.

Collins accepts 22 matches, compared with 17 in NWL2023 and 15 in ENABLE.

Check your game's word list before playing an unfamiliar entry.

Dictionary coverage also varies: ENABLE contains fifteen entries, NWL2023 seventeen, and Collins all twenty-two. A printed match count therefore describes the union of those tournament lists.

For a rack search, sort the candidate pool by its ending before evaluating the unusual spellings. SYMBOL and PYTHON make useful recognition points, but XYSTOI and FYLFOT explain why a complete lexicon search reveals more than memory. The repeated O position is only one checkpoint.