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7-letter words with Y as the 3rd letter and E as the 4th letter

11 seven-letter words have Y as the 3rd letter and E as the 4th letter, including LAYERED, CAYENNE, and the 19-point WHYEVER.

11 wordsTop pick LAYEREDHighest score WHYEVER 19

1 of 11 are everyday words (9%). Mostly rare words: great for Scrabble, tough for daily puzzles.

With Y in 3rd place, L is the most common 4th letter (73 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Best words to play first 11 · most-used first

  • LAYERED11
  • CAYENNE12
  • DOYENNE11
  • LAYETTE10
  • WHYEVER19
  • FAYENCE15
  • ABYEING13
  • NOYESES10
  • TUYERES10
  • TWYERES13

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All valid words 11

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

  • ABYEING13
  • CAYENNE12
  • DOYENNE11
  • FAYENCE15
  • LAYERED11
  • LAYETTE10
  • NOYESES10
  • TUYERES10
  • TWYERES13
  • VOYEURS13
  • WHYEVER19

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
WHYEVER1918Collins only
FAYENCE1516Collins only
ABYEING1315Collins · NWL
TWYERES1312Collins only
CAYENNE1214All three
LAYERED1111All three
DOYENNE1112All three
LAYETTE1010All three
TUYERES1010All three
NOYESES1010Collins only

That fixed Y-E pair leaves only 11 tournament-dictionary matches, and familiar choices are scarce: just one is classed as common. LAYERED, CAYENNE, DOYENNE, and LAYETTE are easier to recognize than several rarer forms. The group ranges from everyday vocabulary to specialist terms, so the pattern fits a constrained rack better than ordinary conversation.

The Y-E pattern at a glance

  • Exactly 11 tournament-dictionary words match the fixed Y-E middle pair.
  • Collins includes all 11 matches; NWL2023 accepts 7, and ENABLE includes 6.
  • Only 1 match is classed as common.
  • Four words end in E and four end in S; the other endings are D, G, and R.
  • WHYEVER leads the scoring group at 19 points.

Which familiar words fit this pattern?

LAYERED, CAYENNE, DOYENNE, and LAYETTE make the pattern easier to spot. Their shared middle is Y-E, but the word endings vary: LAYERED finishes with D, while CAYENNE and DOYENNE finish with E.

No starting letter dominates. L and T each begin two matches; A, C, D, F, N, and V begin one apiece. E and S tie as the most frequent final letters, with four words each.

If you know the first or last tile, that small split can narrow a search quickly.

  • LAYERED ends in D, while CAYENNE and DOYENNE end in E.
  • L and T each start two matches; six other starting letters occur once each.
  • E and S each finish four matches.

7-letter words with Y as the 3rd letter and E as the 4th letter

For a high-scoring play, WHYEVER earns 19 points, ahead of FAYENCE at 15. Those are word scores, not guaranteed board totals; premium squares change the result. ABYEING and TWYERES each score 13, while CAYENNE scores 12.

Dictionary coverage is uneven: Collins has all 11 matches, but NWL2023 and ENABLE accept smaller sets. Check your game's word list before building a play around a less familiar entry. With only one common match, the full set is better suited to solving a tight letter pattern than recalling everyday vocabulary.

  • WHYEVER scores 19 points, the highest word score in this group.
  • FAYENCE follows at 15; ABYEING and TWYERES each score 13.
  • Collins includes 11 matches, compared with 7 in NWL2023 and 6 in ENABLE.

Questions people ask

How many seven-letter words have Y third and E fourth?
There are 11 tournament-dictionary words with Y in the third position and E in the fourth. LAYERED and CAYENNE are among the more recognizable examples, while the full group also contains less familiar entries. Only one match is classed as common.
Which word with this pattern scores the most?
WHYEVER is the top scorer at 19 points, followed by FAYENCE at 15. ABYEING and TWYERES each score 13, and CAYENNE scores 12. Board premiums affect the final turn total, so these figures describe the words themselves.
Are all 11 words accepted in every word game?
No. Collins includes all 11 matches, while NWL2023 includes 7 and ENABLE includes 6. A word accepted in one list may not be accepted in another, so check your game's dictionary before playing a less familiar match.

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