7-letter words with Y as the 2nd letter and C as the 7th letter
The 25 7-letter words with Y as the 2nd letter and C as the 7th letter include HYPOXIC, the top scorer at 24 points.
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25 wordsTop pick DYNAMICHighest score HYPOXIC 24
1 of 25 are everyday words (4%). Mostly rare words: great for Scrabble, tough for daily puzzles.
With Y in 2nd place, S is the most common 7th letter (200 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.
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Best words to play first
- DYNAMIC15
- HYPOXIC24
- PYRRHIC17
- PYLORIC14
- SYNODIC13
- ZYGOTIC22
- MYALGIC15
- MYCOTIC16
- PYRUVIC17
- PYRETIC14
- PYRITIC14
- PYREXIC21
- DYSURIC13
- GYNECIC15
- GYRONIC13
- HYAENIC15
- MYRRHIC17
- NYMPHIC19
- PYAEMIC16
- PYRIDIC15
- SYBOTIC14
- SYLPHIC17
- TYRONIC12
- XYLONIC19
- ZYMOTIC23
All valid words 25
- DYNAMIC15
- DYSURIC13
- GYNECIC15
- GYRONIC13
- HYAENIC15
- HYPOXIC24
- MYALGIC15
- MYCOTIC16
- MYRRHIC17
- NYMPHIC19
- PYAEMIC16
- PYLORIC14
- PYRETIC14
- PYREXIC21
- PYRIDIC15
- PYRITIC14
- PYRRHIC17
- PYRUVIC17
- SYBOTIC14
- SYLPHIC17
- SYNODIC13
- TYRONIC12
- XYLONIC19
- ZYGOTIC22
- ZYMOTIC23
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Highest-scoring words
| Word | Scrabble | Words With Friends | Dictionaries |
|---|---|---|---|
| HYPOXIC | 24 | 24 | All three |
| ZYMOTIC | 23 | 24 | All three |
| ZYGOTIC | 22 | 23 | All three |
| PYREXIC | 21 | 22 | All three |
| XYLONIC | 19 | 21 | Collins only |
| NYMPHIC | 19 | 21 | Collins only |
| PYRRHIC | 17 | 17 | All three |
| PYRUVIC | 17 | 20 | Collins only |
| SYLPHIC | 17 | 18 | All three |
| MYRRHIC | 17 | 17 | All three |
| MYCOTIC | 16 | 18 | All three |
| PYAEMIC | 16 | 18 | All three |
Every match follows _Y____C: Y is fixed in slot two, and C closes the word. The set is unusually narrow: only 25 tournament-dictionary entries fit, and just 1 qualifies as common by our frequency measure. HYPOXIC is the scoring standout, while P-openers make the group feel less varied than its scattered first letters suggest.
7-letter words with Y as the 2nd letter and C as the 7th letter
- Exactly 25 tournament-dictionary words match the seven-letter pattern.
- Collins includes all 25; ENABLE and NWL2023 each include 20.
- P leads the opening-letter count with 8 entries; M and S have 3 apiece.
- HYPOXIC scores 24 points, ahead of ZYMOTIC at 23 and ZYGOTIC at 22.
- Only 1 of the 25 is common by frequency, so expect specialist vocabulary.
Which Y-second, C-ending words are worth testing?
- HYPOXIC scores 24 Scrabble points; ZYMOTIC scores 23 and ZYGOTIC 22. X and Z lift them above DYNAMIC and PYRUVIC.
- Eight entries start with P; M and S have 3 each. PYLORIC, PYRUVIC, PYREXIC, and PYRITIC show the recurring PY opening.
- Collins has 25 matches; ENABLE and NWL2023 have 20 each. Their totals do not prove that the same words overlap.
- With Y second, final S yields 200 words and final E yields 64; changing Y to E with C last yields 71.
- Keep both slots fixed when solving: a word with Y elsewhere or C before the final tile does not fit.
Questions people ask
How many seven-letter words have Y second and C last?
There are 25 tournament-dictionary matches for this pattern. The set is far smaller than the 71 words with E second and C last, and only 1 of these 25 meets the common-word frequency threshold. That makes exact slot placement more useful than guessing from familiar vocabulary.
What is the highest-scoring word in this group?
HYPOXIC is the top scorer at 24 Scrabble points. ZYMOTIC follows at 23, then ZYGOTIC at 22. The leading scores come from high-value letters such as X and Z, so a short list of candidates can still contain strong scoring plays.
Are all 25 words accepted in every dictionary?
No. Collins contains 25 matches, while ENABLE and NWL2023 each contain 20. Those totals show different coverage; they do not establish that the same 20 words appear in both lists. Check the word list used by your game before relying on an unfamiliar entry.
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