7-letter words with E as the 2nd letter and Y as the 4th letter

This pattern is unusually tight: only 20 tournament-dictionary words fit, compared with 56 when O takes the second spot and 55 when A does. DENYING, RELYING, and RECYCLE are easier to recognize than many of their rarer companions. Just four matches rank among the top 25,000 English words by frequency, so expect a mix of familiar vocabulary and specialist entries.

Seven-letter words with E second and Y fourth at a glance

• The pattern has 20 matches across the tournament dictionaries counted here.
• Only 4 matches are common by English word-frequency ranking.
• All 20 appear in Collins; ENABLE includes 13, and NWL2023 includes 14.
• R is the most frequent first letter, starting 7 words, and G is the most frequent last letter, ending 9.
• HEXYLIC leads the scoring list with 22 points.

Which words are easiest to recognize?

DENYING and DEFYING share a familiar verb ending, while RELYING and BELYING follow the same pattern. RECYCLE stands apart as a common word whose final E gives it a different shape from those -ing forms.

The opening letters are lopsided: R begins 7 matches, D begins 4, and L begins 3. That makes R a sensible first branch when testing possible answers, but the list also includes BELYING and the less familiar KERYGMA.

Which matches stand out for scoring?

HEXYLIC tops the score list at 22 points, with KERYGMA and LEKYTHI tied at 17. DEFYING reaches 15, while RECYCLE scores 14. The biggest scores come from less familiar words, not the everyday-looking verbs.

Dictionary coverage differs: Collins has all 20 entries, but ENABLE has 13 and NWL2023 has 14. A word accepted in one list may not work in another, so check your game's dictionary before relying on a rare match. The four common entries are a small slice of the pattern, not a guide to its full vocabulary.