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

6-letter words with Y as the 2nd letter and T as the 5th letter: 10 matches, from familiar PYRITE and ZYGOTE to score-leading ZYMITE.

10 wordsTop pick PYRITEHighest score ZYMITE 20

With Y in 2nd place, E is the most common 5th letter (73 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

  • PYRITE11
  • ZYGOTE19
  • GYRATE10
  • LYSATE9
  • BYPATH16
  • HYPATE14
  • LYRATE9
  • RYBATS11
  • TYLOTE9
  • ZYMITE20
All valid words 10

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

  • BYPATH16
  • GYRATE10
  • HYPATE14
  • LYRATE9
  • LYSATE9
  • PYRITE11
  • RYBATS11
  • TYLOTE9
  • ZYGOTE19
  • ZYMITE20

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
ZYMITE2020Collins only
ZYGOTE1919All three
BYPATH1616All three
HYPATE1413Collins only
PYRITE1111All three
RYBATS1111Collins only
GYRATE1010All three
LYSATE99All three
TYLOTE99Collins only
LYRATE99All three

The fixed pattern is _Y__T_, so only the first, third, fourth, and final letters can separate candidates. Eight of the 10 end in E, while the opening letters split across eight initials; L and Z each start two words. Every match appears in Collins, but only six make both ENABLE and NWL2023.

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

  • Exactly 10 matches fit the pattern _Y__T_.
  • Eight end in E; the remaining endings are H and S, one word each.
  • L and Z each start two matches; B, G, H, P, R, and T each start one.
  • ZYMITE tops the scores at 20, ahead of ZYGOTE at 19.
  • Nine have definitions, but zero qualify as common by frequency.

Which matches are easiest to recognize?

PYRITE and ZYGOTE are the easiest anchors to recognize: one names a mineral, the other an early stage in development. GYRATE is another familiar-looking option, while LYSATE and ZYMITE are less likely to come to mind during a timed solve. None of these 10 sits in our common-word group.

Dictionary coverage is unusually clean at one end and selective at the other: Collins accepts all 10, while ENABLE and NWL2023 each accept six. A word can therefore fit every revealed letter and still fail in a North American game. Check the active game's dictionary before treating a rare match as playable.

How to narrow the Y-second, T-fifth pattern

For 6-letter words with Y as the 2nd letter and T as the 5th letter, start with the ending if your last square is open: E covers eight candidates, so testing it cuts the search space sharply. If E is ruled out, only the H-ending and S-ending matches remain. For the first square, L and Z are twice as common as any other initial in this small set.

For a score-minded choice, ZYMITE is the standout at 20, with ZYGOTE at 19 and BYPATH at 16. But these scores do not make the words common; no match meets the frequency cutoff. The contrast is striking beside other Y-second, T-fifth patterns: E has 158 matches and O has 138, against Y's 10.

Questions people ask

How many six-letter words have Y second and T fifth?
There are 10 matches with Y in the second position and T in the fifth. Eight end in E; the other two end in H and S. The set includes PYRITE, ZYGOTE, GYRATE, and ZYMITE.
Which Y-second, T-fifth word has the highest score?
ZYMITE has the highest score at 20, followed by ZYGOTE at 19 and BYPATH at 16. The top scores come from uncommon words, so a high tile score does not make a match familiar or accepted in every game.
Are all 10 words accepted in North American word games?
No. Collins includes all 10 matches, but ENABLE and NWL2023 each include six. That difference matters when you have a complete letter pattern: confirm the word in the dictionary used by your game before playing it.

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