6-letter words with Y as the 2nd letter and R as the 4th letter

The pattern is unusually narrow: these fixed six-letter slots produce 19 tournament-dictionary entries, compared with 168 when A takes the second slot and R stays fourth. HYBRID and CYPRUS are the only two common entries; most matches are less familiar. That split makes this clue easier to solve from confirmed positions than from everyday vocabulary alone, especially once you know an outer letter.

6-letter words with Y second and R fourth: at a glance

• Only 19 six-letter entries match Y in slot two and R in slot four.
• HYBRID and CYPRUS are the two common words among the matches.
• Eight begin with H and five with C; no other first letter appears more than twice.
• Eight end in S, while D is next with four endings.
• MYRRHY leads at 17 points; HYBRID and HYDRIC each score 15.

Which familiar words fit this letter pattern?

HYBRID and CYPRUS are the only two common entries. HYBRID starts with H and ends in D; CYPRUS starts with C and ends in S. Their different outer letters make a confirmed first or final tile a quick way to tell them apart.

Final letters cluster sharply: eight matches finish in S, four in D, and two each in A and C. With S at the end, check HYBRIS, HYDRAS, or LYCRAS. S is the leading ending by a clear margin, but the pattern does not mean a word starts with Y or contains R only once.

How do these six-letter matches score?

MYRRHY tops the score list at 17 points, with HYBRID and HYDRIC tied at 15. The average score is 13.3, so the top result does not represent every play. MYRRHY is the surprising scorer: its unusual letter mix gives it the edge over the familiar HYBRID.

Dictionary coverage varies: Collins includes 18 matches, NWL2023 has 15, and ENABLE has 13. The total combines entries found in at least one of those tournament lists, so no single list necessarily accepts every word. Check your game's dictionary before playing an unfamiliar match.