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7-letter words with Y as the 3rd letter and A as the 6th letter

7-letter words with Y as the 3rd letter and A as the 6th letter have 36 tournament-list matches, including CRYSTAL and PAYLOAD.

36 wordsTop pick CRYSTALHighest score FLYAWAY 19

3 of 36 are everyday words (8%). Mostly rare words: great for Scrabble, tough for daily puzzles.

With Y in 3rd place, E is the most common 6th letter (69 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Best words to play first 36 · most-used first

  • CRYSTAL12
  • PAYLOAD13
  • MAYORAL12
  • SOYBEAN12
  • ABYSMAL14
  • ELYSIAN10
  • ABYSSAL12
  • LAYAWAY16
  • FLYTRAP15
  • STYGIAN11
  • FLYAWAY19
  • FLYLEAF16
  • DAYSTAR11
  • DAYWEAR14
  • SKYCLAD17
  • ANYROAD11
  • DRYBEAT13
  • AGYRIAS11
  • AMYGDAL14
  • CLYPEAL14
  • CRYPTAL14
  • DAYSMAN13
  • DHYANAS14
  • ELYTRAL10
  • FLYBOAT15
  • FOYBOAT15
  • GLYPTAL13
  • GWYNIAD15
  • HRYVNAS16
  • INYALAS10
  • ONYCHAS15
  • PAYOLAS12
  • PEYTRAL12
  • PSYLLAS12
  • SOYMEAL12
  • ZOYSIAS19
All valid words 36

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

  • ABYSMAL14
  • ABYSSAL12
  • AGYRIAS11
  • AMYGDAL14
  • ANYROAD11
  • CLYPEAL14
  • CRYPTAL14
  • CRYSTAL12
  • DAYSMAN13
  • DAYSTAR11
  • DAYWEAR14
  • DHYANAS14
  • DRYBEAT13
  • ELYSIAN10
  • ELYTRAL10
  • FLYAWAY19
  • FLYBOAT15
  • FLYLEAF16
  • FLYTRAP15
  • FOYBOAT15
  • GLYPTAL13
  • GWYNIAD15
  • HRYVNAS16
  • INYALAS10
  • LAYAWAY16
  • MAYORAL12
  • ONYCHAS15
  • PAYLOAD13
  • PAYOLAS12
  • PEYTRAL12
  • PSYLLAS12
  • SKYCLAD17
  • SOYBEAN12
  • SOYMEAL12
  • STYGIAN11
  • ZOYSIAS19
Letters by positionIn 31% of these words the 7th letter is L.
1st letter
  1. A14%
  2. D14%
  3. F14%
2nd letter
  1. L22%
  2. A19%
  3. R11%
4th letter
  1. S19%
  2. A11%
  3. B11%
5th letter
  1. E17%
  2. I14%
  3. T11%
7th letter
  1. L31%
  2. S22%
  3. N11%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
Score spreadMost of these words score 12 in Scrabble; FLYAWAY tops the list with 19. Scores before board bonuses.
  1. 1010 points: 3 words
  2. 11 points: 4 words
  3. 1212 points: 8 words
  4. 13 points: 4 words
  5. 1414 points: 6 words
  6. 15 points: 5 words
  7. 1616 points: 3 words
  8. 17 points: 1 words
  9. 1818 points: 0 words
  10. 19 points: 2 words
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
FLYAWAY1918All three
ZOYSIAS1918All three
SKYCLAD1718Collins only
LAYAWAY1615All three
FLYLEAF1617All three
HRYVNAS1616Collins · NWL
FLYTRAP1516All three
FLYBOAT1516All three
FOYBOAT1515Collins only
GWYNIAD1516Collins only
ONYCHAS1515Collins only
ABYSMAL1416All three

The pattern fixes two positions but leaves plenty of room for different word shapes: CRYSTAL, PAYLOAD, and MAYORAL all fit. Only three matches rank among the most common English words, so familiar examples sit beside obscure entries. Ending letters reveal a sharper clue: L leads by a clear margin, with S in second place.

At a glance: the pattern’s strongest clues

  • The pattern has 36 matches across tournament word lists.
  • Only 3 matches are among the most common English words.
  • CRYSTAL, PAYLOAD, and MAYORAL are recognizable examples.
  • FLYAWAY and ZOYSIAS tie for the top score at 19 points.
  • Eleven matches end in L; eight end in S.

How many 7-letter words have Y third and A sixth?

There are 36 matches in the combined tournament lists. Coverage differs by dictionary: Collins includes 32, NWL2023 includes 26, and ENABLE includes 21. Those totals overlap, so they are not separate groups to add together.

The pattern is less familiar than its leading examples suggest. CRYSTAL and PAYLOAD are easy to spot, but only 3 entries count as common. Check your game's word list before relying on an unfamiliar match; acceptance varies across dictionaries.

  • Combined tournament lists contain 36 matches.
  • Collins includes 32; NWL2023 includes 26.
  • ENABLE includes 21 pattern words.

Which matching words score highest?

FLYAWAY and ZOYSIAS are joint leaders at 19 points. SKYCLAD follows at 17, while LAYAWAY and FLYLEAF each score 16. The pair of Y letters in FLYAWAY makes it a distinctive rack candidate, but board placement still affects the value of a play.

The ending is another useful way to narrow a rack search: L appears 11 times, compared with 8 S endings. Search the L group first when those letters fit your rack, then check the smaller S group. The full set of 7-letter words with Y as the 3rd letter and A as the 6th letter also includes endings in D, N, and T.

  • FLYAWAY and ZOYSIAS each score 19.
  • SKYCLAD earns 17; LAYAWAY and FLYLEAF earn 16.
  • L endings lead with 11; S endings total 8.

Questions people ask

How many words have Y as the third letter and A as the sixth?
There are 36 seven-letter matches in the combined tournament lists. Examples include CRYSTAL, PAYLOAD, and MAYORAL. Dictionary coverage differs: Collins has 32 matches, NWL2023 has 26, and ENABLE has 21, with overlap between those counts.
What are the highest-scoring words in this pattern?
FLYAWAY and ZOYSIAS tie for the top score at 19 points. SKYCLAD scores 17, and LAYAWAY and FLYLEAF score 16 each. These are word scores; the value of a board play can change with premium squares.
Which final letters are most common among these words?
L is the most common ending, appearing in 11 matches, while S appears in 8. D and N each occur 4 times, and T occurs 3 times. Sorting by the last letter can quickly reduce the choices when your rack already suggests an ending.

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