7-letter words with R as the 2nd letter and Y as the 5th letter

This is a tight letter-position search, not a list of familiar everyday vocabulary: none of the 15 matches rank among the top 25,000 English words by wordfreq frequency; The first letter gives a useful shortcut: P begins 7 entries, while A begins 4; At the other end, 7 words finish in S.

At a glance: the R-Y pattern

• Exactly 15 tournament-dictionary words have R second and Y fifth.
• P leads the first-letter group with 7 words; A follows with 4.
• S is the most common final letter, appearing in 7 matches.
• Collins and NWL2023 each include 14 matches; ENABLE includes 13.
• None of the matches falls within the top 25,000 English words by wordfreq frequency.

7-letter words with R as the 2nd letter and Y as the 5th letter

The 15 matches include ARRAYED, ARROYOS, ARRAYAL, PROP YNE, and PRETYPE. Among the less familiar-looking entries are BRULYIE, CRESYLS, PREWYNS, and PROTYLE; each still fits the same fixed positions.

Seven entries end in S, including ARROYOS, CRESYLS, PROPYLS, and URANYLS. Four end in E, among them ARRAYED, ARRAYER, PROPYNE, and PROTYLE. The remaining endings are A, D, and R, one word apiece.

The list has a vocabulary catch: zero matches meet the page’s common-word frequency cutoff. Treat an unfamiliar spelling as a candidate to check, not as a word you already know.

Which matching words score highest?

PREWYNS is the top Scrabble scorer here at 15 points. PROPYNE, PRETYPE, PROPYLA, and PROPYLS each score 14, making those four strong alternatives when the board rewards a longer play.

A high tile score does not guarantee acceptance in every game. The counts differ across Collins, NWL2023, and ENABLE, so check your game's word list before building a play around an obscure entry. For more pattern searches, compare the neighboring letter groups.