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6-letter words with Y as the 2nd letter

6-letter words with Y as the 2nd letter number 375, from familiar SYSTEM and LYRICS to the 25-point scorer SYZYGY.

375 wordsTop pick SYSTEMHighest score SYZYGY 25

22 of 375 are everyday words (6%). Mostly rare words: great for Scrabble, tough for daily puzzles.

A is the most common 2nd letter in 6-letter words (4,000 words); J is the rarest (17). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

Common words 22 · most-used first

All valid words 375

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

  • AYAYAS12
  • AYRIES9
  • AYWORD13
  • BYDING13
  • BYELAW14
  • BYGONE12
  • BYKING16
  • BYLANE11
  • BYLAWS14
  • BYLINE11
  • BYLIVE14
  • BYNAME13
  • BYPASS13
  • BYPAST13
  • BYPATH16
  • BYPLAY16
  • BYRLAW14
  • BYRLED12
  • BYRNIE11
  • BYROAD12
  • BYROOM13
  • BYSSAL11
  • BYSSUS11
  • BYTALK15
  • BYWAYS17
  • BYWORD15
  • BYWORK18
  • BYZANT20
  • CYANIC13
  • CYANID12
  • CYANIN11
  • CYATHI14
  • CYBORG14
  • CYBRID14
  • CYCADS14
  • CYCLED14
  • CYCLER13
  • CYCLES13
  • CYCLIC15
  • CYCLIN13
  • CYCLOS13
  • CYCLUS13
  • CYDERS12
  • CYESES11
  • CYESIS11
  • CYGNET12
  • CYMARS13
  • CYMBAL15
  • CYMENE13
  • CYMLIN13
  • CYMOID14
  • CYMOLS13
  • CYMOSE13
  • CYMOUS13
  • CYNICS13
  • CYPHER16
  • CYPRES13
  • CYPRID14
  • CYPRIS13
  • CYPRUS13
  • CYSTIC13
  • CYSTID12
  • CYTASE11
  • CYTISI11
  • CYTODE12
  • CYTOID12
  • CYTONS11
  • DYABLE12
  • DYADIC13
  • DYBBUK18
  • DYEING11
  • DYINGS11
  • DYKIER14
  • DYKING15
  • DYNAMO12
  • DYNAST10
  • DYNEIN10
  • DYNELS10
  • DYNODE11
  • DYSURY13
  • DYVOUR13
  • EYALET9
  • EYASES9
  • EYEBAR11
  • EYECUP13
  • EYEFUL12
  • EYEING10
  • EYELET9
  • EYELID10
  • EYLIAD10
  • EYRIES9
  • FYKING17
  • FYLFOT15
  • FYNBOS14
  • FYTTES12
  • GYBING13
  • GYELDS11
  • GYLDEN11
  • GYMBAL14
  • GYMMAL14
  • GYMNIC14
  • GYMPED15
  • GYMPIE14
  • GYNAES10
  • GYNIES10
  • GYNNEY13
  • GYOZAS19
  • GYPPED15
  • GYPPER14
  • GYPPIE14
  • GYPPOS14
  • GYPSUM14
  • GYRANT10
  • GYRASE10
  • GYRATE10
  • GYRENE10
  • GYRING11
  • GYRONS10
  • GYROSE10
  • GYROUS10
  • GYTTJA17
  • GYVING14
  • HYAENA12
  • HYALIN12
  • HYBRID15
  • HYBRIS14
  • HYDRAE13
  • HYDRAS13
  • HYDRIA13
  • HYDRIC15
  • HYDRID14
  • HYDROS13
  • HYDYNE16
  • HYEING13
  • HYENAS12
  • HYENIC14
  • HYETAL12
  • HYGGES14
  • HYLEGS13
  • HYLISM14
  • HYLIST12
  • HYMENS14
  • HYMNAL14
  • HYMNED15
  • HYMNIC16
  • HYNDES13
  • HYOIDS13
  • HYPATE14
  • HYPERS14
  • HYPHAE17
  • HYPHAL17
  • HYPHEN17
  • HYPING15
  • HYPNIC16
  • HYPNUM16
  • HYPOED15
  • HYPOID15
  • HYPPED17
  • HYSONS12
  • HYSSOP14
  • HYTHES15
  • JYMOLD19
  • JYNXES23
  • KYACKS19
  • KYANGS14
  • KYBOSH18
  • KYLIES13
  • KYLINS13
  • KYLOES13
  • KYNDED15
  • KYNDES14
  • KYOGEN14
  • KYRIES13
  • KYTHED17
  • KYTHES16
  • LYASES9
  • LYCEES11
  • LYCEUM13
  • LYCHEE14
  • LYCHES14
  • LYCRAS11
  • LYFULL12
  • LYINGS10
  • LYMPHS16
  • LYNAGE10
  • LYNXES16
  • LYRATE9
  • LYRICS11
  • LYRISM11
  • LYRIST9
  • LYSATE9
  • LYSINE9
  • LYSING10
  • LYSINS9
  • LYSOLS9
  • LYSSAS9
  • LYTHES12
  • LYTING10
  • LYTTAE9
  • LYTTAS9
  • MYALLS11
  • MYASES11
  • MYASIS11
  • MYCELE13
  • MYELIN11
  • MYELON11
  • MYGALE12
  • MYLARS11
  • MYNAHS14
  • MYOGEN12
  • MYOMAS13
  • MYOPES13
  • MYOPIA13
  • MYOPIC15
  • MYOSES11
  • MYOSIN11
  • MYOSIS11
  • MYOTIC13
  • MYRIAD12
  • MYRICA13
  • MYRRHS14
  • MYRRHY17
  • MYRTLE11
  • MYSELF14
  • MYSIDS12
  • MYSOST11
  • MYSTIC13
  • MYTHIC16
  • MYTHOI14
  • MYTHOS14
  • MYTHUS14
  • MYXOID19
  • MYXOMA20
  • NYAFFS15
  • NYALAS9
  • NYANZA18
  • NYASES9
  • NYBBLE13
  • NYLONS9
  • NYMPHA16
  • NYMPHO16
  • NYMPHS16
  • NYSSAS9
  • OYESES9
  • OYEZES18
  • OYSTER9
  • PYCNIC15
  • PYCNON13
  • PYEING12
  • PYEMIA13
  • PYEMIC15
  • PYGALS12
  • PYGARG13
  • PYJAMA20
  • PYKNIC17
  • PYLONS11
  • PYLORI11
  • PYNING12
  • PYONER11
  • PYOSES11
  • PYOSIS11
  • PYRANS11
  • PYRENE11
  • PYRITE11
  • PYROGY15
  • PYROHY17
  • PYROLA11
  • PYRONE11
  • PYROPE13
  • PYRROL11
  • PYTHON14
  • PYURIA11
  • PYXIES18
  • PYXING19
  • RYBATS11
  • RYKING14
  • RYMMED14
  • RYMMES13
  • RYOKAN13
  • RYPECK17
  • SYBBES13
  • SYBILS11
  • SYBOES11
  • SYBOWS14
  • SYCEES11
  • SYCONS11
  • SYEING10
  • SYLPHS14
  • SYLPHY17
  • SYLVAE12
  • SYLVAN12
  • SYLVAS12
  • SYLVIA12
  • SYLVIN12
  • SYMARS11
  • SYMBOL13
  • SYNCED12
  • SYNCHS14
  • SYNCOM13
  • SYNDED11
  • SYNDET10
  • SYNDIC12
  • SYNGAS10
  • SYNING10
  • SYNODS10
  • SYNROC11
  • SYNTAN9
  • SYNTAX16
  • SYNTHS12
  • SYNURA9
  • SYPHER14
  • SYPHON14
  • SYPING12
  • SYRAHS12
  • SYRENS9
  • SYRINX16
  • SYRTES9
  • SYRTIS9
  • SYRUPS11
  • SYRUPY14
  • SYSOPS11
  • SYSTEM11
  • SYTHES12
  • SYVERS12
  • SYZYGY25
  • TYCOON11
  • TYEING10
  • TYIYNS12
  • TYKISH16
  • TYLERS9
  • TYLOTE9
  • TYMBAL13
  • TYMPAN13
  • TYNING10
  • TYPHON14
  • TYPHUS14
  • TYPIER11
  • TYPIFY17
  • TYPING12
  • TYPIST11
  • TYPTOS11
  • TYRANS9
  • TYRANT9
  • TYRING10
  • TYROES9
  • TYSTIE9
  • TYTHED13
  • TYTHES12
  • VYINGS13
  • WYCHES17
  • WYLING13
  • WYTING13
  • WYVERN15
  • XYLANS16
  • XYLEMS18
  • XYLENE16
  • XYLOID17
  • XYLOLS16
  • XYLOMA18
  • XYLOSE16
  • XYLYLS19
  • XYSTER16
  • XYSTOI16
  • XYSTOS16
  • XYSTUS16
  • ZYDECO21
  • ZYGOID20
  • ZYGOMA21
  • ZYGOSE19
  • ZYGOTE19
  • ZYMASE20
  • ZYMITE20
  • ZYMOID21
  • ZYMOME22
  • ZYTHUM23
Letters by positionIn 35% of these words the 6th letter is S.
1st letter
  1. S12%
  2. C10%
  3. H10%
3rd letter
  1. R12%
  2. P10%
  3. L9%
4th letter
  1. I15%
  2. O15%
  3. A10%
5th letter
  1. E19%
  2. I15%
  3. N15%
6th letter
  1. S35%
  2. E12%
  3. D9%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
Score spreadMost of these words score 13 in Scrabble; SYZYGY tops the list with 25. Scores before board bonuses.
  1. 99 points: 32 words
  2. 10 points: 27 words
  3. 1111 points: 60 words
  4. 12 points: 44 words
  5. 1313 points: 65 words
  6. 14 points: 54 words
  7. 1515 points: 22 words
  8. 16 points: 26 words
  9. 1717 points: 16 words
  10. 18 points: 8 words
  11. 1919 points: 8 words
  12. 20 points: 6 words
  13. 2121 points: 3 words
  14. 22 points: 1 words
  15. 2323 points: 2 words
  16. 24 points: 0 words
  17. 2525 points: 1 words
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
SYZYGY2523All three
JYNXES2325Collins only
ZYTHUM2323Collins only
ZYMOME2223Collins only
ZYDECO2121All three
ZYGOMA2122All three
ZYMOID2121Collins only
PYJAMA2023Collins · NWL
MYXOMA2021All three
BYZANT2021All three
ZYGOID2020All three
ZYMASE2020All three

That fixed second tile creates a surprisingly varied group: SYSTEM, MYSELF, SYMBOL, HYBRID, and OYSTER all fit, though their openings and endings differ. Only 22 entries fall within the top 25,000 English words by frequency, so the full set reaches well beyond everyday vocabulary. Use the familiar examples to confirm the pattern, then scan the complete results for less common plays.

6-letter words with Y as the 2nd letter at a glance

  • There are 375 matching words across the tournament dictionaries.
  • Collins includes 368 matches, while NWL2023 includes 264.
  • Just 22 matches rank among the top 25,000 English words by frequency.
  • S is the most common first letter, appearing in 45 words; C and H each start 39.
  • S dominates the endings: 133 words finish with S, compared with 46 ending in E.

Which familiar words fit this pattern?

SYSTEM, MYSELF, LYRICS, SYMBOL, and HYBRID are recognizable examples with Y in the second position. Other approachable matches include CYCLES, TYPING, PYTHON, BYPASS, and SYNTAX. These varied beginnings make the pattern easier to spot than a single repeated word family.

The final letter gives another useful clue. Many matches end in S, including LYRICS, CYCLES, and BYLAWS; OYSTER shows the less common E ending. For a narrow crossword or word-game clue, check both the opening and ending before rejecting a candidate.

Which six-letter Y words score highest?

SYZYGY leads the scoring results at 25 points. JYNXES and ZYTHUM each score 23, while ZYDECO, ZYGOMA, and ZYMOID each reach 21. Those are striking tile scores, but these entries are less familiar than SYSTEM or MYSELF.

For 6-letter words with Y as the 2nd letter, SYZYGY is the standout score, not a typical everyday answer. The average score across the group is 13.2, and only 292 entries have definitions. Treat the rare high scorers as board opportunities rather than reliable guesses, and check your game's word list before playing an unfamiliar form.

Questions people ask

How many six-letter words have Y as the second letter?
There are 375 six-letter words with Y in the second position. The count combines matches found in at least one of the tournament dictionaries. SYSTEM, HYBRID, and OYSTER are among the recognizable examples.
What is the highest-scoring six-letter word with Y second?
SYZYGY is the top scorer, with 25 points. JYNXES and ZYTHUM follow at 23 points each. These scores make the unusual words worth checking when a board creates a strong placement opportunity.
Are many six-letter Y-second words common?
No. Just 22 matches fall within the top 25,000 English words by frequency. SYSTEM, MYSELF, and LYRICS are familiar exceptions, while many high-scoring options, including SYZYGY, are much less everyday.

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