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

The fixed letters leave five open positions, but this is a compact group: just one entry ranks among the top 25,000 English words by frequency. Familiar-looking options such as YARDAGE and YORKERS sit beside specialist forms like YIRKING and YARDANG.

How many 7-letter words fit Y first and R third?

• There are 22 matches, and all begin with Y and place R in position three.
• YARDAGE, YORKIES, and YORKERS are among the recognizable examples.
• The endings cluster around G and S: 11 words end in G, and 7 end in S.
• Collins includes all 22 entries; ENABLE includes 10 and NWL2023 includes 11.

Which endings and examples stand out?

The ending pattern is unusually concentrated: G accounts for half the matches, while S is the next most common final letter. Only four entries end in N, E, or M, so checking the last tile quickly narrows the options.

YARDAGE is a familiar everyday word; YARDARM and YARDMAN share its opening but finish differently. YORKERS and YORKIES form another recognizable pair. The less familiar YARKING and YERKING also satisfy the letter positions, so don’t assume every match will be common in conversation.

Where do the strongest scores come from?

YERKING, YARKING, YARPHAS, YIRKING, and YORKING each score 15 points before board bonuses. Their K earns much of that value, making the placement of a premium square under K more important than chasing a long word across the board.

For 7-letter words with Y as the 1st letter and R as the 3rd letter, the main limitation is familiarity: only one match falls in the common-word group. The mean score is 12.8, but a high raw score does not guarantee a safe play; verify an obscure entry in your game’s word list.