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

The pattern is ??YT???: Y sits in the third position, T in the fourth, and four letters remain open. Familiar examples include anytime, daytime, and flytrap; rhythms and scythes offer less everyday options. Just 3 matches meet the common-word cutoff, so expect a mix of recognizable terms and specialist vocabulary in play.

The pattern at a glance

• 38 words match the pattern in at least one tournament dictionary.
• Collins includes 37 matches; NWL2023 includes 23, and ENABLE includes 19.
• Definitions are available for 28 of the matching words.
• The average score is 13.9 points.
• Quyting leads the scoring list at 20 points.

Which letters frame the Y-T sequence?

P is the most common first letter, with 8 matches; S follows with 7, and R has 4. That makes prythee, phytins, and scythes useful shapes to scan for when the first tile is known.

At the other end, E finishes 9 words, S finishes 8, and G finishes 5. Anytime and daytime show familiar endings, while scythes gives you an S ending with a less common overall spelling. The opening and closing letters narrow the pattern quickly.

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

For Scrabble scoring, quyting tops the set at 20 points. Rhythms and rhythmi score 18 each, followed by oxytone at 17. Those totals make the unusual spellings tempting, but a high face value does not guarantee the best move: check the board for a placement that keeps your rack balanced.

Dictionary coverage is not identical: Collins accepts 37 matches, compared with 23 in NWL2023 and 19 in ENABLE. Specialist entries such as chytrid and elytron may not work in every game, so check your game's word list before playing them. The 38-word pool is a pattern aid, not a promise that every entry suits every ruleset.