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

The pattern _N_Y___ narrows the choices quickly: ENZYMES and ENZYMIC share the opening ENZY, while UNTYING and UNDYING offer more familiar-looking options. The set is small and skewed toward specialist vocabulary; only one entry meets the common-word cutoff. Collins contains all 14 matches, compared with 7 in NWL2023 and 6 in ENABLE.

At a glance: the N-and-Y pattern

• The fixed letters are N in position two and Y in position four.
• There are 14 tournament-dictionary matches, and 9 have definitions.
• ENZYMIC leads the score list at 23; ENZYMES follows at 21.
• Six words start with E, while 7 end in S.
• Only one match is classed as common.

How many 7-letter words have N second and Y fourth?

Fourteen words fit this exact pattern. Their first letters are E, U, I, and O: six begin with E, four with U, and two each with I and O. That uneven split makes E and U the most productive openings to test when you already know the fixed letters.

The endings cluster, too: seven matches finish with S, including ENZYMES, ENCYSTS, and UNGYVES; four finish with G. The remaining three end in D or C. If your final letter is still unknown, S is the strongest first check, but it does not account for every option.

Which matches score highest, and where are they accepted?

ENZYMIC scores 23 points and ENZYMES scores 21, putting them well ahead of UNGYVED at 15. The high values come from the Z, worth 10 points, and the Y, worth 4, before any board-square bonuses. ENZYMIC is the standout when your goal is raw tile value.

Dictionary coverage is uneven: Collins lists all 14 matches, while NWL2023 includes 7 and ENABLE includes 6. The vocabulary is also specialized, so a pattern match is not a promise that a word will be accepted in every game. Check your game's word list before playing an unfamiliar entry.