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7-letter words with G as the 3rd letter and Y as the 4th letter

7-letter words with G third and Y fourth number 11; FOGYISH and FOGYDOM lead the scoring list at 17 points each.

11 wordsTop pick ARGYLLSHighest score FOGYISH 17

With G in 3rd place, G is the most common 4th letter (272 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Best words to play first 11 · most-used first

  • ARGYLLS11
  • ARGYRIA11
  • ARGYLES11
  • BOGYMAN15
  • FOGYISM16
  • BOGYISM15
  • BOGYMEN15
  • FOGYDOM17
  • FOGYISH17
  • UNGYVED15
  • UNGYVES14
All valid words 11

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

  • ARGYLES11
  • ARGYLLS11
  • ARGYRIA11
  • BOGYISM15
  • BOGYMAN15
  • BOGYMEN15
  • FOGYDOM17
  • FOGYISH17
  • FOGYISM16
  • UNGYVED15
  • UNGYVES14

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
FOGYISH1716All three
FOGYDOM1718Collins · NWL
FOGYISM1617All three
BOGYMAN1518All three
BOGYISM1517All three
BOGYMEN1518All three
UNGYVED1518Collins only
UNGYVES1417Collins only
ARGYLLS1113All three
ARGYRIA1111Collins only
ARGYLES1112All three

The pattern produces a compact set of unusual words, not everyday vocabulary. Examples include ARGYLLS, BOGYMAN, and UNGYVED, with three entries each beginning A, B, or F. Every answer places G and Y side by side in the middle, so the remaining letters do most of the work when you check a rack or solve a clue.

The pattern at a glance

  • All 11 words have G in position three and Y in position four.
  • Collins lists all 11; NWL2023 lists 8, and ENABLE lists 7.
  • Ten entries have definitions; none falls in the common-frequency group.
  • FOGYISH and FOGYDOM tie for the top score at 17 points.
  • The most frequent final letters are M and S, with 3 words apiece.

Which words score highest?

FOGYISH and FOGYDOM each score 17 points, the highest values among these entries. FOGYISM follows at 16. BOGYMAN, BOGYISM, BOGYMEN, and UNGYVED each score 15, making the FOGY and BOGY forms a strong place to inspect when points matter.

Several answers arrive in small word families: ARGYLLS and ARGYLE[S] share a stem, while BOGYMAN and BOGYMEN differ at the end. FOGYISH, FOGYISM, and FOGYDOM also reuse FOGY. Recognizing those clusters is more practical than trying to memorize 11 unrelated strings.

What makes 7-letter words with G third and Y fourth unusual?

The set is rare in ordinary reading: none of its entries reaches the common-frequency threshold, and one of the 11 lacks a definition. Treat these as tournament-word candidates rather than familiar conversation words, and check your game's dictionary before committing an unfamiliar form.

The first letters split evenly among A, B, and F, with U supplying the remaining two entries. Final M and S are tied as the leading endings; N appears twice, while A, D, and H occur once each. When a rack leaves G-Y fixed, test endings and word-family forms before abandoning the pattern.

Questions people ask

How many of these seven-letter words are in Collins?
Collins includes all 11 words matching this pattern. The North American NWL2023 list includes 8, while ENABLE includes 7. That difference matters in cross-dictionary play, so verify an unfamiliar entry against the word list used by your game.
Are any G-Y pattern words common in English?
No, none of the 11 entries falls within the common-frequency group. Forms such as ARGYLLS, FOGYISM, and UNGYVES are rare enough that a player is more likely to encounter them in a word game than in everyday writing.
Which word earns the most points?
FOGYISH and FOGYDOM tie for the highest score, at 17 points each. FOGYISM is next at 16, while BOGYMAN, BOGYISM, BOGYMEN, and UNGYVED each score 15. Board bonuses can change a play's final total.

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