7-letter words with Y as the 2nd letter

7-letter words with Y as the 2nd letter total 497, including SYSTEMS, TYPICAL, and MYSTERY; 200 end in S.

497 wordsTop pick SYSTEMSHighest score ZYZZYVA 43

28 of 497 are everyday words (6%). Mostly rare words: great for Scrabble, tough for daily puzzles.

2nd letter
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G
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I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z

A is the most common 2nd letter in 7-letter words (5,715 words); J is the rarest (13). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Common words 28 · most-used first

SYSTEMS₁₂
TYPICAL₁₄
MYSTERY₁₅
DYNAMIC₁₅
CYCLING₁₅
SYMBOLS₁₄
DYNASTY₁₄
HYGIENE₁₄
PYRAMID₁₅
SYMPTOM₁₆
CYNICAL₁₄
TYPHOON₁₅
CYCLIST₁₄
TYRANNY₁₃
CYCLONE₁₄
LYRICAL₁₂
EYEBROW₁₅
HYBRIDS₁₆
OYSTERS₁₀
SYRINGE₁₁
CYPRESS₁₄
CYANIDE₁₃
SYNERGY₁₄
EYELIDS₁₁
SYNONYM₁₅
CYCLOPS₁₆
EYEBALL₁₂
GYPSIES₁₃

All valid words 497

A to Z. Includes rare and Collins-only words. Linked tiles open the word's meaning, score and rhymes.

AYWORDS₁₄
BYCATCH₁₉
BYCOKET₁₈
BYELAWS₁₅
BYGONES₁₃
BYLANES₁₂
BYLINED₁₃
BYLINER₁₂
BYLINES₁₂
BYNAMES₁₄
BYNEMPT₁₆
BYPATHS₁₇
BYPLACE₁₆
BYPLAYS₁₇
BYREMAN₁₄
BYREMEN₁₄
BYRLADY₁₆
BYRLAWS₁₅
BYRLING₁₃
BYRNIES₁₂
BYROADS₁₃
BYROOMS₁₄
BYSSINE₁₂
BYSSOID₁₃
BYTALKS₁₆
BYWONER₁₅
BYWORDS₁₆
BYWORKS₁₉
BYZANTS₂₁
CYANATE₁₂
CYANIDE₁₃
CYANIDS₁₃
CYANINE₁₂
CYANINS₁₂
CYANISE₁₂
CYANITE₁₂
CYANIZE₂₁
CYATHIA₁₅
CYATHUS₁₅
CYBORGS₁₅
CYBRIDS₁₅
CYCASES₁₄
CYCASIN₁₄
CYCLASE₁₄
CYCLERS₁₄
CYCLERY₁₇
CYCLING₁₅
CYCLINS₁₄
CYCLISE₁₄
CYCLIST₁₄
CYCLIZE₂₃
CYCLOID₁₅
CYCLONE₁₄
CYCLOPS₁₆
CYGNETS₁₃
CYLICES₁₄
CYMATIA₁₄
CYMBALO₁₆
CYMBALS₁₆
CYMENES₁₄
CYMLING₁₅
CYMLINS₁₄
CYNICAL₁₄
CYPHERS₁₇
CYPRESS₁₄
CYPRIAN₁₄
CYPRIDS₁₅
CYPRINE₁₄
CYPSELA₁₄
CYSTEIN₁₂
CYSTIDS₁₃
CYSTINE₁₂
CYSTOID₁₃
CYTASES₁₂
CYTISUS₁₂
CYTODES₁₃
CYTOSOL₁₂
DYADICS₁₄
DYARCHY₁₉
DYBBUKS₁₉
DYEABLE₁₃
DYEINGS₁₂
DYELINE₁₁
DYESTER₁₁
DYEWEED₁₅
DYEWOOD₁₅
DYINGLY₁₅
DYKIEST₁₅
DYNAMIC₁₅
DYNAMOS₁₃
DYNASTS₁₁
DYNASTY₁₄
DYNEINS₁₁
DYNODES₁₂
DYSLOGY₁₅
DYSODIL₁₂
DYSPNEA₁₃
DYSURIA₁₁
DYSURIC₁₃
DYVOURS₁₄
DYVOURY₁₇
EYALETS₁₀
EYASSES₁₀
EYEABLE₁₂
EYEBALL₁₂
EYEBANK₁₆
EYEBARS₁₂
EYEBATH₁₅
EYEBEAM₁₄
EYEBOLT₁₂
EYEBROW₁₅
EYECUPS₁₄
EYEFOLD₁₄
EYEFULS₁₃
EYEHOLE₁₃
EYEHOOK₁₇
EYELASH₁₃
EYELESS₁₀
EYELETS₁₀
EYELIAD₁₁
EYELIDS₁₁
EYELIFT₁₃
EYELIKE₁₄
EYESHOT₁₃
EYESOME₁₂
EYESORE₁₀
EYESPOT₁₂
EYEWASH₁₆
EYEWEAR₁₃
EYEWINK₁₇
EYLIADS₁₁
FYLFOTS₁₆
GYMBALS₁₅
GYMMALS₁₅
GYMNAST₁₃
GYMPIES₁₅
GYMPING₁₆
GYMSLIP₁₅
GYNECIA₁₃
GYNECIC₁₅
GYNNEYS₁₄
GYNNIES₁₁
GYPLURE₁₃
GYPPERS₁₅
GYPPIES₁₅
GYPPING₁₆
GYPSIED₁₄
GYPSIES₁₃
GYPSTER₁₃
GYPSUMS₁₅
GYRALLY₁₄
GYRASES₁₁
GYRATED₁₂
GYRATES₁₁
GYRATOR₁₁
GYRENES₁₁
GYROCAR₁₃
GYRONIC₁₃
GYRONNY₁₄
GYRUSES₁₁
GYTRASH₁₄
GYTTJAS₁₈
HYACINE₁₅
HYAENAS₁₃
HYAENIC₁₅
HYALINE₁₃
HYALINS₁₃
HYALITE₁₃
HYALOID₁₄
HYBRIDS₁₆
HYDATID₁₅
HYDRANT₁₄
HYDRASE₁₄
HYDRATE₁₄
HYDRIAE₁₄
HYDRIDE₁₅
HYDRIDS₁₅
HYDROID₁₅
HYDROMA₁₆
HYDROPS₁₆
HYDROUS₁₄
HYDROXY₂₄
HYDYNES₁₇
HYENINE₁₃
HYENOID₁₄
HYGEIST₁₄
HYGIENE₁₄
HYGROMA₁₆
HYLDING₁₅
HYLISMS₁₅
HYLISTS₁₃
HYLOIST₁₃
HYMENAL₁₅
HYMENIA₁₅
HYMNALS₁₅
HYMNARY₁₈
HYMNING₁₆
HYMNIST₁₅
HYMNODY₁₉
HYOIDAL₁₄
HYPATES₁₅
HYPERER₁₅
HYPERON₁₅
HYPHENS₁₈
HYPINGS₁₆
HYPNICS₁₇
HYPNOID₁₆
HYPNONE₁₅
HYPNUMS₁₇
HYPOGEA₁₆
HYPOIDS₁₆
HYPOING₁₆
HYPONEA₁₅
HYPONYM₂₀
HYPOXIA₂₂
HYPOXIC₂₄
HYPPING₁₈
HYPURAL₁₅
HYRACES₁₅
HYRAXES₂₀
HYSSOPS₁₅
KYANISE₁₄
KYANITE₁₄
KYANIZE₂₃
KYLICES₁₆
KYLIKES₁₈
KYLIXES₂₁
KYNDING₁₆
KYOGENS₁₅
KYTHING₁₈
LYCEUMS₁₄
LYCHEES₁₅
LYCHNIS₁₅
LYCOPOD₁₅
LYDDITE₁₂
LYINGLY₁₄
LYMITER₁₂
LYMPHAD₁₈
LYNAGES₁₁
LYNCEAN₁₂
LYNCHED₁₆
LYNCHER₁₅
LYNCHES₁₅
LYNCHET₁₅
LYOPHIL₁₅
LYRATED₁₁
LYRICAL₁₂
LYRICON₁₂
LYRISMS₁₂
LYRISTS₁₀
LYSATES₁₀
LYSINES₁₀
LYSOGEN₁₁
LYTHRUM₁₅
MYALGIA₁₃
MYALGIC₁₅
MYALISM₁₄
MYALIST₁₂
MYCELES₁₄
MYCELIA₁₄
MYCELLA₁₄
MYCETES₁₄
MYCOSES₁₄
MYCOSIS₁₄
MYCOTIC₁₆
MYELINE₁₂
MYELINS₁₂
MYELOID₁₃
MYELOMA₁₄
MYELONS₁₂
MYGALES₁₃
MYIASES₁₂
MYIASIS₁₂
MYLODON₁₃
MYNHEER₁₅
MYOGENS₁₃
MYOGRAM₁₅
MYOLOGY₁₆
MYOMATA₁₄
MYOMERE₁₄
MYOPIAS₁₄
MYOPICS₁₆
MYOPIES₁₄
MYOPSES₁₄
MYOSINS₁₂
MYOSOTE₁₂
MYOTICS₁₄
MYOTOME₁₄
MYOTUBE₁₄
MYRBANE₁₄
MYRIADS₁₃
MYRICAS₁₄
MYRINGA₁₃
MYRRHIC₁₇
MYRRHOL₁₅
MYRTLES₁₂
MYSOSTS₁₂
MYSTERY₁₅
MYSTICS₁₄
MYSTIFY₁₈
MYTHIER₁₅
MYTHISE₁₅
MYTHISM₁₇
MYTHIST₁₅
MYTHIZE₂₄
MYXOMAS₂₁
NYAFFED₁₇
NYANZAS₁₉
NYBBLES₁₄
NYLGHAI₁₄
NYLGHAU₁₄
NYLONED₁₁
NYMPHAE₁₇
NYMPHAL₁₇
NYMPHED₁₈
NYMPHET₁₇
NYMPHIC₁₉
NYMPHLY₂₀
NYMPHOS₁₇
OYESSES₁₀
OYSTERS₁₀
PYAEMIA₁₄
PYAEMIC₁₆
PYCNITE₁₄
PYCNONS₁₄
PYEBALD₁₅
PYEMIAS₁₄
PYGARGS₁₄
PYGIDIA₁₄
PYGMEAN₁₅
PYGMIES₁₅
PYGMOID₁₆
PYJAMAS₂₁
PYKNICS₁₈
PYLORIC₁₄
PYLORUS₁₂
PYONERS₁₂
PYRALID₁₃
PYRALIS₁₂
PYRAMID₁₅
PYRAMIS₁₄
PYRENES₁₂
PYRETIC₁₄
PYREXES₁₉
PYREXIA₁₉
PYREXIC₂₁
PYRIDIC₁₅
PYRITES₁₂
PYRITIC₁₄
PYROGEN₁₃
PYROLAS₁₂
PYRONES₁₂
PYROPES₁₄
PYROPUS₁₄
PYROSES₁₂
PYROSIS₁₂
PYRRHIC₁₇
PYRROLE₁₂
PYRROLS₁₂
PYRUVIC₁₇
PYSANKA₁₆
PYSANKY₁₉
PYTHIUM₁₇
PYTHONS₁₅
PYURIAS₁₂
PYXIDES₂₀
PYXIDIA₂₀
RYEPECK₁₈
RYMMING₁₅
RYOKANS₁₄
RYPECKS₁₈
SYBOTIC₁₄
SYCONIA₁₂
SYCOSES₁₂
SYCOSIS₁₂
SYENITE₁₀
SYLLABI₁₂
SYLPHIC₁₇
SYLPHID₁₆
SYLVANS₁₃
SYLVIAS₁₃
SYLVINE₁₃
SYLVINS₁₃
SYLVITE₁₃
SYMBION₁₄
SYMBIOT₁₄
SYMBOLE₁₄
SYMBOLS₁₄
SYMITAR₁₂
SYMPTOM₁₆
SYNAGOG₁₂
SYNANON₁₀
SYNAPSE₁₂
SYNAPTE₁₂
SYNAXES₁₇
SYNAXIS₁₇
SYNCARP₁₄
SYNCHED₁₆
SYNCHRO₁₅
SYNCING₁₃
SYNCOMS₁₄
SYNCOPE₁₄
SYNDETS₁₁
SYNDICS₁₃
SYNDING₁₂
SYNERGY₁₄
SYNESES₁₀
SYNESIS₁₀
SYNFUEL₁₃
SYNGAMY₁₆
SYNODAL₁₁
SYNODIC₁₃
SYNONYM₁₅
SYNOVIA₁₃
SYNROCS₁₂
SYNTAGM₁₃
SYNTANS₁₀
SYNTENY₁₃
SYNTHON₁₃
SYNTONE₁₀
SYNTONY₁₃
SYNTYPE₁₅
SYNURAE₁₀
SYPHERS₁₅
SYPHONS₁₅
SYRETTE₁₀
SYRINGA₁₁
SYRINGE₁₁
SYRPHID₁₆
SYRUPED₁₃
SYSTEMS₁₂
SYSTOLE₁₀
SYSTYLE₁₃
SYZYGAL₂₃
TYCHISM₁₇
TYCOONS₁₂
TYLOPOD₁₃
TYLOSES₁₀
TYLOSIN₁₀
TYLOSIS₁₀
TYLOTES₁₀
TYMBALS₁₄
TYMPANA₁₄
TYMPANI₁₄
TYMPANO₁₄
TYMPANS₁₄
TYMPANY₁₇
TYPABLE₁₄
TYPEBAR₁₄
TYPESET₁₂
TYPHOID₁₆
TYPHONS₁₅
TYPHOON₁₅
TYPHOSE₁₅
TYPHOUS₁₅
TYPICAL₁₄
TYPIEST₁₂
TYPINGS₁₃
TYPISTS₁₂
TYPTOED₁₃
TYRANED₁₁
TYRANNE₁₀
TYRANNY₁₃
TYRANTS₁₀
TYRONES₁₀
TYRONIC₁₂
TYSTIES₁₀
TYTHING₁₄
VYINGLY₁₇
WYSIWYG₂₀
WYVERNS₁₆
XYLENES₁₇
XYLENOL₁₇
XYLIDIN₁₈
XYLITOL₁₇
XYLOGEN₁₈
XYLOMAS₁₉
XYLONIC₁₉
XYLOSES₁₇
XYSTERS₁₇
ZYDECOS₂₂
ZYGOMAS₂₂
ZYGOSES₂₀
ZYGOSIS₂₀
ZYGOTES₂₀
ZYGOTIC₂₂
ZYMASES₂₁
ZYMITES₂₁
ZYMOGEN₂₂
ZYMOMES₂₃
ZYMOSAN₂₁
ZYMOSES₂₁
ZYMOSIS₂₁
ZYMOTIC₂₃
ZYMURGY₂₅
ZYTHUMS₂₄
ZYZZYVA₄₃

Letters by positionIn 40% of these words the 7th letter is S.

1st letter

S13%
H12%
M10%

3rd letter

R13%
N11%
P10%

4th letter

O15%
A10%
L9%

5th letter

I20%
O11%
N9%

6th letter

E20%
I15%
N13%

7th letter

S40%
E13%
D7%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses

Score spreadMost of these words score 14–15 in Scrabble; ZYZZYVA tops the list with 43. Scores before board bonuses.

1010 points: 50 words
12 points: 133 words
1414 points: 181 words
16 points: 70 words
1818 points: 27 words
20 points: 20 words
2222 points: 10 words
24 points: 5 words
2626 points: 0 words
28 points: 0 words
3030 points: 0 words
32 points: 0 words
3434 points: 0 words
36 points: 0 words
3838 points: 0 words
40 points: 0 words
4242 points: 1 words

Word	Scrabble	Words With Friends	Dictionaries
ZYZZYVA	43	42	All three
ZYMURGY	25	26	All three
HYDROXY	24	21	All three
HYPOXIC	24	24	All three
MYTHIZE	24	23	Collins only
ZYTHUMS	24	24	Collins only
KYANIZE	23	23	All three
CYCLIZE	23	25	All three
ZYMOTIC	23	24	All three
ZYMOMES	23	24	Collins only
SYZYGAL	23	23	All three
HYPOXIA	22	21	All three

Y in the second slot creates a surprisingly recognizable set: SYSTEMS, TYPICAL, MYSTERY, and DYNAMIC all fit. Yet the 497 entries spread across very different game dictionaries, and only 28 rank among common English words. The strongest pattern is not a Y-start; it is the abundance of S endings and familiar first letters such as S, H, and M.

7-letter words with Y as the 2nd letter at a glance

497 entries meet the pattern across the tournament dictionaries.
SYSTEMS, TYPICAL, MYSTERY, and DYNAMIC are recognizable examples.
200 words end in S, the largest final-letter group.
ZYZZYVA leads the Scrabble scores at 43 points.
Only 28 belong to the common-word group.

Which letters start and end these words?

The most common first letters are S (63), H (59), M (52), C (48), and P (46). SYSTEMS and SYMPTOM show the S group; HYGIENE and HYBRIDS make H concrete; MYSTERY is a familiar M example.

The final letter is more concentrated: 200 entries end in S, against 64 in E and 35 in D. That puts S at about two in five of the full set.

Dictionary overlap matters here. Collins lists 486 matches and NWL2023 lists 358, while ENABLE has 328; those are overlapping subsets, not counts to add together.

Seven letters sit on a rising stretch of this Y-second pattern: six-letter entries number 375, seven-letter entries 497, and eight-letter entries 663. The set grows at each step, so shortening the word doesn't automatically make this letter position rarer.

S starts 63 entries, ahead of H (59) and M (52).
A total of 200 words end in S; 64 end in E and 35 in D.
The pattern counts rise from 375 at six letters to 497 at seven and 663 at eight.

Which words score highest, and how familiar are they?

For 7-letter words with Y as the 2nd letter, Scrabble's standout is ZYZZYVA at 43 points. ZYMURGY follows at 25; HYDROXY, HYPOXIC, MYTHIZE, and ZYTHUMS each score 24. The Z-heavy word leads by a wide margin, so the Y slot alone doesn't explain its value.

Only 28 entries count as common, making SYSTEMS, TYPICAL, MYSTERY, and DYNAMIC more recognizable anchors than most of the set. For play, check the word list used by your game: Collins, NWL2023, and ENABLE differ substantially in coverage.

ZYZZYVA scores 43 Scrabble points, the highest score among these entries.
ZYMURGY scores 25; HYDROXY, HYPOXIC, MYTHIZE, and ZYTHUMS each score 24.
Only 28 of the 497 matches are classified as common English words.

Questions people ask

How many 7-letter words have Y as their second letter?

There are 497 seven-letter entries with Y in position two across the tournament dictionaries used for this count. They include recognizable words such as SYSTEMS, TYPICAL, MYSTERY, and DYNAMIC, but only 28 fall in the common-word group.

Which 7-letter word with Y second scores the most in Scrabble?

ZYZZYVA leads at 43 Scrabble points. ZYMURGY follows at 25, while HYDROXY, HYPOXIC, MYTHIZE, and ZYTHUMS each score 24. The top result is an unusual word, so familiar examples are easier to recognize but not the strongest tile scores.

Are most 7-letter words with Y as the second letter common?

No. The total includes 497 tournament-dictionary matches, but only 28 are classified as common English words. SYSTEMS, TYPICAL, MYSTERY, and DYNAMIC are more recognizable examples; many other entries are specialist or uncommon vocabulary in ordinary reading.

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