6-letter words with Y as the 3rd letter and E as the 6th letter

The fixed pattern is _ _ Y _ _ E, so every match ends in E as well as placing Y in the middle pair. Collins accepts all 22 words, while ENABLE and NWL2023 each accept 16. Only four entries rank among the 25,000 most frequent English words, making this a narrow clue with a mostly uncommon answer set.

6-letter words with Y as the 3rd and E as the 6th letter

• There are 22 tournament-dictionary matches for the _ _ Y _ _ E pattern.
• Collins includes 22; ENABLE and NWL2023 each include 16.
• Anyone, voyage, coyote and scythe are recognizable examples.
• Jayvee leads the scoring list at 19 points.

Why are there only 22 matches?

The Y-in-third, E-in-sixth pattern is unusually restrictive: the corresponding R pattern has 268 matches, and the N pattern has 210. Here, the opening letter gives you a quick sorting clue: T begins five entries, C begins four, and P and S begin three each.

Most of the 22 are not common everyday choices. Anyone, voyage, psyche, coyote and scythe are among the recognizable examples; the four common entries make up about one in five of the set. For a puzzle, check the fixed letters first, then try familiar candidates before reaching for obscure tournament vocabulary.

Which matching words score highest?

Jayvee tops the score list at 19 points, followed by jaygee at 17. Psyche and chypre each score 16, while chylde reaches 15. These are strong letter-value totals before any board-square bonuses, but the leaders are less familiar than words such as voyage or scythe.

Dictionary coverage matters more than the raw count: six entries appear in Collins but not in either ENABLE or NWL2023. If you are playing a North American game, do not assume every Collins match is accepted; check your game's word list once you have narrowed the pattern.