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

The fixed letters leave five open positions, but the matching words are far from evenly distributed. STYLING, RHYMING, KEYRING, and DAYLONG are recognizable examples; many other entries are specialist or uncommon vocabulary. Collins includes all 30, while NWL2023 and ENABLE include only a small subset, so a word accepted in one game may fail in another.

The pattern at a glance

• Exactly 30 tournament-dictionary words have Y in position three and G in position seven.
• STYLING and RHYMING are among the more recognizable matches.
• Only 1 entry meets the common-word frequency threshold.
• The highest listed tile score is AVYZING at 23 points.

How many 7-letter words have Y third and G last?

There are 30 matches, all ending in G by definition. The count is notably smaller than the neighboring pattern with Y third and S last, which has 168 words; changing the final letter to E gives 77. That makes the final G a strong filter when you already know the third letter.

Starting letters are uneven, too: S begins 7 matches and F begins 5. Examples include STYLING and SKYFING for S, plus FLYTING and FAYNING for F. Those four openings account for a substantial share of the pattern, while the remaining words start with several other letters.

Which matching words score the most?

AVYZING leads at 23 points, followed by QUYTING at 20 and SKYFING at 18. RHYMING and FLYPING each score 16. KEYRING, KAYOING, and CLYPING reach 15, making them lower-scoring alternatives if you want a word that is easier to recognize.

The score leaders are not necessarily the safest plays: Collins lists all 30 matches, but only 7 appear in NWL2023 and 6 in ENABLE. Most entries are uncommon, and just 1 falls within the common-word frequency group. Check your game's dictionary before committing to a rare form; the matching pattern itself does not guarantee acceptance everywhere.