7-letter words with Y as the 1st letter and A as the 3rd letter

That fixed pattern gives you a compact set: every answer begins Y-A in its first and third positions, with any letter in between. Familiar-looking options include yearned, yearend, and yeasted, but none of the matches falls among the most common English words. The dictionary split matters too: Collins includes all 11, while ENABLE and NWL2023 each include six.

At a glance: the Y-A pattern

• The pattern has 11 seven-letter matches across tournament dictionaries.
• Collins contains 11 matches; ENABLE and NWL2023 contain six apiece.
• Yearned, yearend, and yeasted are recognizable examples in a rare set.
• Five matches end in D, while three end in G.

Which 7-letter words have Y first and A third?

The matching words include yearned, yearend, yeading, yeasted, yearner, yealdon, yealing, yealmed, yeaning, yearded, and ynambus. Each has Y in position one and A in position three; the other five letters vary. Five end in D, three in G, and one each in N, R, and S.

The pattern is far narrower than many seven-letter letter-position searches. For comparison, Y first with C third has 10 matches, while keeping Y first and changing to R in the third position gives 22. Those neighboring patterns can rescue a solve when one crossing letter changes.

What scores highest, and what should you check?

Ynambus leads the score list at 14 points, followed by yealmed at 13. Yeading and yearded each score 12, while yearned and yearend score 11. The average score is 11.5, and ynambus is the only S-ending match.

A practical catch: none of the 11 is among the commonest English words, and only seven have definitions. The list is therefore better for fitting a strict pattern than for guessing everyday vocabulary. Collins accepts all 11, but only six appear in each of ENABLE and NWL2023; check your game's dictionary before committing to an unfamiliar entry.