6-letter words with Y as the 4th letter and O as the 5th letter

CANYON, CRAYON, and BARYON give you quick ways into this pattern, but the full set includes less familiar vocabulary. N closes six of the 11 words, more than all other endings combined. CANYON is the sole match among the top 25,000 English words by frequency.

Pattern details y 4th and o 5th letter

• N is the final letter in six entries.
• Eleven matches fit; KARYON and DOHYOS lead at 13 points, ahead of CANYON at 11.
• N closes six of the 11 words, more than all other endings combined.
• CANYON is the sole match among the top 25,000 English words by frequency.

Which words match these positions?

N closes six of the 11 words, more than all other endings combined.

A begins three matches, while C and P begin two each.

Once you spot the fixed YO, checking for an N at the end is the quickest way to test the strongest cluster.

CANYON is the sole match among the top 25,000 English words by frequency.

CRAYON is familiar but does not meet that frequency cutoff; BARYON and KARYON lean toward technical vocabulary.

Don’t let the shared spelling pattern make the whole set seem equally common.

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

The average score is 10.

Playing this exact pattern

The average score is 10.

6, lower than the leading 13-point totals from KARYON and DOHYOS.

CANYON and CRAYON each score 11.

The short gap means board position can matter more than choosing between the best-scoring base words.

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

The shared YO pair alone does not settle the answer. An ending N points toward six candidates, including CANYON and CRAYON.

A late YO sequence can hide among several consonants. CANYON and CRAYON are the easiest examples to recognize, while KARYON offers the score lead. Check the fourth and fifth tiles together, then use the N ending as a fast candidate filter.

For a quick pencil search, write the two adjacent middle letters first, then test each ending. This catches CANYON and CRAYON immediately and avoids confusing the shared sequence with other six-letter spellings.

The N ending creates the largest branch, but checking the two adjacent middle letters prevents false matches from other familiar canyon-like spellings.