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

The fixed positions create _Y_T___: Y stays second, T stays fourth, and five slots remain open; only 3 entries count as common, making this a narrow clue rather than a broad vocabulary category. Start with the known letters, then use a first- or last-letter clue to cut the 28 candidates faster. SYSTEMS and MYSTERY are familiar anchors among the matches.

At a glance for this pattern

• Exactly 28 tournament-dictionary entries fit the seven-letter pattern.
• Collins includes 26; NWL2023 has 19, while ENABLE has 14.
• Only 3 matches count as common by the frequency measure.
• The average score is 13.3 points; MYSTIFY and GYTTJAS top the set at 18.

Which letters start and end these words?

The starting letters are unevenly distributed: S leads with 10 matches, followed by M with 7 and C with 6. Systems, oysters and syntans show the S branch; mystery, mystics and mystify anchor M; cystine and cystoid illustrate C. T starts 2 entries, while G, O and X start 1 each.

Endings narrow the choices too: 11 finish in S, 7 in E and 4 in Y. D and N each appear twice, while A and M each appear once. For a final-letter clue, S is the strongest first filter; a Y ending leaves four candidates, including mystery and mystify.

Scoring 7-letter words with Y as 2nd and T as 4th

MYSTIFY and GYTTJAS tie for the top score at 18, followed by XYSTERS at 17. MYSTERY, SYNTYPE, CYATHIA and CYATHUS each score 15. The two 18-point entries stand above a cluster of 15-point options, so check both before settling for a lower scorer.

Many candidates are specialist vocabulary rather than everyday guesses; dictionary totals diverge, with Collins at 26 matches, NWL2023 at 19, and ENABLE at 14. Those sets overlap, so the dictionary counts do not add up to 28; each game accepts its own subset. Check your game's list before playing an unfamiliar entry.

Lock the two known positions, then apply any extra clue. A first letter of S leaves 10 candidates and an ending in S leaves 11, but those filters pick different words, so confirm both positions after narrowing. GYTTJAS and other less familiar entries need a dictionary check.