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6-letter words with Y as the 5th letter and E as the 6th letter

16 6-letter words with Y as the 5th letter and E as the 6th letter include REDEYE, RIBEYE and WAXEYE.

16 wordsTop pick REDEYEHighest score WAXEYE 19
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With Y in 5th place, S is the most common 6th letter (110 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Best words to play first 16 · most-used first

  • REDEYE10
  • RIBEYE11
  • RALLYE9
  • BIGEYE12
  • BUGEYE12
  • FORBYE14
  • ENNUYE9
  • KEKSYE17
  • MUDEYE12
  • OUTBYE11
  • POOGYE12
  • RIMAYE11
  • SCRAYE11
  • SPULYE11
  • TAILYE9
  • WAXEYE19
All valid words 16

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

  • BIGEYE12
  • BUGEYE12
  • ENNUYE9
  • FORBYE14
  • KEKSYE17
  • MUDEYE12
  • OUTBYE11
  • POOGYE12
  • RALLYE9
  • REDEYE10
  • RIBEYE11
  • RIMAYE11
  • SCRAYE11
  • SPULYE11
  • TAILYE9
  • WAXEYE19
Letters by positionIn 38% of these words the 4th letter is E.
1st letter
  1. R25%
  2. B13%
  3. S13%
2nd letter
  1. I19%
  2. U19%
  3. A19%
3rd letter
  1. G13%
  2. R13%
  3. D13%
4th letter
  1. E38%
  2. L19%
  3. B13%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
WAXEYE1918Collins only
KEKSYE1716Collins only
FORBYE1414All three
BIGEYE1213All three
BUGEYE1214All three
MUDEYE1213Collins only
POOGYE1213Collins only
RIBEYE1111NWL only
OUTBYE1112All three
RIMAYE1111Collins only
SCRAYE1111Collins only
SPULYE1113Collins only

Sixteen tournament-dictionary entries fit this exact six-letter pattern, but none ranks among the most frequent English words. REDEYE and RIBEYE are familiar anchors; the set also includes less everyday forms such as RALLYE and FORBYE. The complete pattern leaves three earlier positions open, so candidates vary sharply despite their shared ending.

6-letter words with Y as the 5th letter and E as the 6th letter

  • The exact pattern is _ _ _ Y E: Y occupies slot five, and E closes every match.
  • REDEYE, RIBEYE, RALLYE and WAXEYE are examples among the 16 matches.
  • WAXEYE scores 19 Scrabble points; KEKSYE follows at 17.
  • Collins has 15 matches, while NWL2023 contains 8 and ENABLE has 7.
  • None of the 16 matches is common, and only 10 have definitions.

Why is the Y-E ending so restrictive?

Only 16 tournament-dictionary words match this exact pattern, while 501 six-letter words place L fifth before final E and 392 place I there. That contrast makes Y an unusually narrow choice for the penultimate slot.

R starts four of the 16 entries; B and S start two each. REDEYE, RIBEYE, RALLYE and RIMAYE illustrate the R cluster, while BIGEYE and BUGEYE show the B pair.

The 16 names do not all look alike: BIGEYE and BUGEYE repeat the eye ending, while FORBYE and OUTBYE share a different final syllable. RIMAYE and SCRAYE show how the same Y-E lock accommodates less familiar letter combinations.

Which matching words score highest in Scrabble?

WAXEYE leads the Scrabble scores at 19 points, and KEKSYE follows at 17. FORBYE reaches 14; BIGEYE, BUGEYE, MUDEYE and POOGYE each score 12. The set averages 11.9 points, making WAXEYE an outlier rather than a typical result.

Dictionary coverage is uneven: Collins contains 15 matches, NWL2023 has 8 and ENABLE has 7, with overlap among those lists. None of these 6-letter words with Y as the 5th letter and E as the 6th letter counts as common, and only 10 have definitions. Check your game's word list before playing an unfamiliar entry; a pattern match does not guarantee every ruleset accepts it.

Questions people ask

Are any of these six-letter words considered common?
No, none of the 16 matches is counted as common. REDEYE and RIBEYE may look familiar, but the group also includes less everyday forms such as RALLYE, FORBYE and RIMAYE. Familiarity with one example does not describe the whole set.
Does WAXEYE score more than KEKSYE in Scrabble?
Yes. WAXEYE scores 19 points, while KEKSYE scores 17. FORBYE is the next-highest example at 14 points, so the top two stand apart from the rest of the scoring examples.
Which first letters appear most often in this group?
R appears first in four matches. B and S each begin two words, including BIGEYE and BUGEYE for B. REDEYE, RIBEYE, RALLYE and RIMAYE make up the four R examples.

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