9-letter words with Y as the 2nd letter
9-letter words with Y as the second letter total 842, from familiar SYNTHETIC to the 30-point scorer ZYGOPHYTE.
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842 wordsTop pick TYPICALLYHighest score ZYGOPHYTE 30
21 of 842 are everyday words (2%). Mostly rare words: great for Scrabble, tough for daily puzzles.
E is the most common 2nd letter in 9-letter words (6,355 words); J is the rarest (9). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.
Common words
- TYPICALLY19
- SYNTHETIC17
- SYNTHESIS15
- MYSTERIES14
- HYDRAULIC18
- HYPOCRISY22
- MYTHOLOGY21
- SYMPOSIUM18
- SYNDICATE15
- CYLINDERS15
- SYMBOLISM18
- SYNAGOGUE14
- HYPOCRITE19
- BYZANTINE23
- SYLLABLES14
- SYMMETRIC18
- DYSTOPIAN15
- GYMNASIUM17
- HYDRATION16
- EYESHADOW19
- EYELASHES15
All valid words 842
- AYAHUASCA17
- AYAHUASCO17
- AYATOLLAH15
- AYENBITES14
- AYURVEDAS16
- AYURVEDIC18
- BYCATCHES21
- BYLANDERS15
- BYPASSING17
- BYPRODUCT19
- BYREWOMAN19
- BYREWOMEN19
- BYSTANDER15
- BYSTREETS14
- BYTOWNITE17
- BYZANTINE23
- CYANAMIDE17
- CYANAMIDS17
- CYANIDING16
- CYANISING15
- CYANIZING24
- CYANOGENS15
- CYANOTYPE19
- CYANURATE14
- CYANURETS14
- CYBERCAFE21
- CYBERCAST18
- CYBERNATE16
- CYBERNAUT16
- CYBERPETS18
- CYBERPORN18
- CYBERPUNK22
- CYBERWARS19
- CYBRARIAN16
- CYCADEOID18
- CYCLAMATE18
- CYCLAMENS18
- CYCLECARS18
- CYCLERIES16
- CYCLEWAYS22
- CYCLICALS18
- CYCLICISM20
- CYCLICITY21
- CYCLISING17
- CYCLITOLS16
- CYCLIZINE25
- CYCLIZING26
- CYCLOGIRO17
- CYCLOIDAL17
- CYCLOLITH19
- CYCLONITE16
- CYCLOPEAN18
- CYCLOPIAN18
- CYCLORAMA18
- CYCLOTRON16
- CYLINDERS15
- CYLINDRIC17
- CYMAGRAPH22
- CYMBALEER18
- CYMBALERS18
- CYMBALIST18
- CYMBALOES18
- CYMBALOMS20
- CYMBIDIUM21
- CYMBIFORM23
- CYMBLINGS19
- CYMOGENES17
- CYMOGRAPH22
- CYMOPHANE21
- CYNANCHES19
- CYNEGETIC17
- CYNICALLY19
- CYNICISMS18
- CYNODONTS15
- CYNOMOLGI17
- CYNOPHOBE21
- CYNOSURAL14
- CYNOSURES14
- CYPHERING20
- CYPRESSES16
- CYPRINIDS17
- CYPRINOID17
- CYSTEINES14
- CYSTEINIC16
- CYSTIDEAN15
- CYSTIFORM19
- CYSTOCARP18
- CYSTOCELE16
- CYSTOLITH17
- CYSTOTOMY19
- CYTASTERS14
- CYTIDINES15
- CYTIDYLIC20
- CYTISINES14
- CYTOKINES18
- CYTOKININ18
- CYTOLOGIC17
- CYTOLYSES17
- CYTOLYSIN17
- CYTOLYSIS17
- CYTOLYTIC19
- CYTOMETER16
- CYTOMETRY19
- CYTOPENIA16
- CYTOPLASM18
- CYTOPLAST16
- CYTOSINES14
- CYTOSOLIC16
- CYTOSOMES16
- CYTOTAXES21
- CYTOTAXIS21
- CYTOTOXIC23
- CYTOTOXIN21
- DYARCHIES18
- DYBBUKKIM27
- DYESTUFFS19
- DYINGNESS14
- DYNAMETER15
- DYNAMICAL17
- DYNAMISED16
- DYNAMISES15
- DYNAMISMS17
- DYNAMISTS15
- DYNAMITED16
- DYNAMITER15
- DYNAMITES15
- DYNAMITIC17
- DYNAMIZED25
- DYNAMIZES24
- DYNAMOTOR15
- DYNASTIES13
- DYNATRONS13
- DYNORPHIN18
- DYSBINDIN16
- DYSCHROAS18
- DYSCHROIA18
- DYSCRASIA15
- DYSCRASIC17
- DYSCRATIC17
- DYSENTERY16
- DYSFLUENT16
- DYSGENICS16
- DYSLALIAS13
- DYSLECTIC17
- DYSLEXIAS20
- DYSLEXICS22
- DYSLOGIES14
- DYSMELIAS15
- DYSODILES14
- DYSODYLES17
- DYSPEPSIA17
- DYSPEPTIC19
- DYSPHAGIA19
- DYSPHAGIC21
- DYSPHASIA18
- DYSPHASIC20
- DYSPHONIA18
- DYSPHONIC20
- DYSPHORIA18
- DYSPHORIC20
- DYSPLASIA15
- DYSPNOEAL15
- DYSPNOEAS15
- DYSPNOEIC17
- DYSPRAXIA22
- DYSTAXIAS20
- DYSTECTIC17
- DYSTHESIA16
- DYSTHETIC18
- DYSTHYMIA21
- DYSTHYMIC23
- DYSTOCIAL15
- DYSTOCIAS15
- DYSTONIAS13
- DYSTOPIAN15
- DYSTOPIAS15
- DYSTROPHY21
- DYTISCIDS16
- DYVOURIES16
- EYEBALLED15
- EYEBLACKS20
- EYEBLINKS18
- EYEBRIGHT18
- EYEBROWED18
- EYELASHES15
- EYELETEER12
- EYELETING13
- EYELETTED13
- EYELINERS12
- EYEOPENER14
- EYEPIECES16
- EYEPOINTS14
- EYEPOPPER18
- EYESHADES16
- EYESHADOW19
- EYESHINES15
- EYESIGHTS16
- EYESTALKS16
- EYESTONES12
- EYESTRAIN12
- EYEWASHES18
- EYEWATERS15
- GYMKHANAS22
- GYMNASIAL15
- GYMNASIEN15
- GYMNASIUM17
- GYMNASTIC17
- GYMNOSOPH20
- GYNAECEUM17
- GYNAECIUM17
- GYNAECOID16
- GYNARCHIC20
- GYNOCRACY20
- GYNOECIUM17
- GYNOPHOBE20
- GYNOPHORE18
- GYPSYDOMS21
- GYPSYHOOD22
- GYPSYISMS20
- GYPSYWORT21
- GYRATIONS13
- GYRFALCON18
- GYRODYNES17
- GYROLITES13
- GYROMANCY20
- GYROPILOT15
- GYROPLANE15
- GYROSCOPE17
- GYROSTATS13
- GYROVAGUE17
- GYTRASHES16
- HYACINTHS20
- HYALINISE15
- HYALINIZE24
- HYALOGENS16
- HYALONEMA17
- HYBRIDISE18
- HYBRIDISM20
- HYBRIDIST18
- HYBRIDITY21
- HYBRIDIZE27
- HYBRIDOMA20
- HYBRIDOUS18
- HYBRISTIC19
- HYDANTOIN16
- HYDATHODE20
- HYDRACIDS19
- HYDRAEMIA18
- HYDRAGOGS18
- HYDRANGEA17
- HYDRANTHS19
- HYDRASTIS16
- HYDRATING17
- HYDRATION16
- HYDRATORS16
- HYDRAULIC18
- HYDRAZIDE26
- HYDRAZINE25
- HYDRAZOIC27
- HYDREMIAS18
- HYDRILLAS16
- HYDRIODIC19
- HYDROCAST18
- HYDROCELE18
- HYDROFOIL19
- HYDROGELS17
- HYDROGENS17
- HYDROLASE16
- HYDROLOGY20
- HYDROLYSE19
- HYDROLYTE19
- HYDROLYZE28
- HYDROMATA18
- HYDROMELS18
- HYDRONAUT16
- HYDRONIUM18
- HYDROPATH21
- HYDROPSES18
- HYDROPTIC20
- HYDROPULT18
- HYDROSEED17
- HYDROSERE16
- HYDROSKIS20
- HYDROSOLS16
- HYDROSOMA18
- HYDROSOME18
- HYDROSTAT16
- HYDROVANE19
- HYDROXIDE24
- HYDROXYLS26
- HYDROZOAN25
- HYDROZOON25
- HYETOLOGY19
- HYGIEISTS16
- HYGIENICS18
- HYGIENIST16
- HYGRISTOR16
- HYGRODEIK21
- HYGROLOGY20
- HYGROMATA18
- HYGROPHIL21
- HYGROSTAT16
- HYLICISMS19
- HYLICISTS17
- HYLOBATES17
- HYLOPHYTE23
- HYLOZOISM26
- HYLOZOIST24
- HYMENAEAL17
- HYMENAEAN17
- HYMENEALS17
- HYMENIUMS19
- HYMNARIES17
- HYMNBOOKS23
- HYMNODIES18
- HYMNODIST18
- HYMNOLOGY21
- HYOSCINES17
- HYPALGIAS18
- HYPALLAGE18
- HYPANTHIA20
- HYPERACID20
- HYPERARID18
- HYPERBOLA19
- HYPERBOLE19
- HYPERCUBE21
- HYPEREMIA19
- HYPEREMIC21
- HYPERFINE20
- HYPERGAMY23
- HYPERGOLS18
- HYPERICIN19
- HYPERICUM21
- HYPERLINK21
- HYPERMART19
- HYPERNOVA20
- HYPERNYMS22
- HYPERNYMY25
- HYPEROPES19
- HYPEROPIA19
- HYPEROPIC21
- HYPERPNEA19
- HYPERPURE19
- HYPERREAL17
- HYPERTEXT24
- HYPESTERS17
- HYPETHRAL20
- HYPHEMIAS22
- HYPHENATE20
- HYPHENING21
- HYPHENISE20
- HYPHENISM22
- HYPHENIZE29
- HYPINOSES17
- HYPINOSIS17
- HYPNOGENY21
- HYPNOIDAL18
- HYPNOLOGY21
- HYPNOTEES17
- HYPNOTICS19
- HYPNOTISE17
- HYPNOTISM19
- HYPNOTIST17
- HYPNOTIZE26
- HYPNOTOID18
- HYPOBARIC21
- HYPOBLAST19
- HYPOBOLES19
- HYPOCAUST19
- HYPOCISTS19
- HYPOCOTYL22
- HYPOCRISY22
- HYPOCRITE19
- HYPODERMA20
- HYPODERMS20
- HYPOGAEAL18
- HYPOGAEAN18
- HYPOGAEUM20
- HYPOGENIC20
- HYPOGEOUS18
- HYPOMANIA19
- HYPOMANIC21
- HYPOMORPH24
- HYPONASTY20
- HYPONOIAS17
- HYPOPHYGE26
- HYPOPLOID20
- HYPOPNEAS19
- HYPOPNEIC21
- HYPOPNOEA19
- HYPOPYONS22
- HYPOSTOME19
- HYPOSTYLE20
- HYPOTAXES24
- HYPOTAXIS24
- HYPOTHECA22
- HYPOTHECS22
- HYPOTONIA17
- HYPOTONIC19
- HYPOXEMIA26
- HYPOXEMIC28
- HYRACOIDS18
- HYSTERIAS15
- HYSTERICS17
- HYSTEROID16
- KYANISING17
- KYANIZING26
- KYBOSHING22
- KYMOGRAMS21
- KYMOGRAPH24
- KYRIELLES16
- LYCHGATES18
- LYCHNISES17
- LYCOPENES16
- LYCOPSIDS17
- LYKEWAKES23
- LYKEWALKS23
- LYMPHATIC21
- LYMPHOMAS21
- LYNCHINGS18
- LYNCHPINS19
- LYOMEROUS14
- LYONNAISE12
- LYOPHILED18
- LYOPHILIC19
- LYOPHOBIC21
- LYREBIRDS15
- LYRICALLY17
- LYRICISED15
- LYRICISES14
- LYRICISMS16
- LYRICISTS14
- LYRICIZED24
- LYRICIZES23
- LYSERGIDE14
- LYSIGENIC15
- LYSIMETER14
- LYSOGENIC15
- LYSOSOMAL14
- LYSOSOMES14
- LYSOZYMES26
- LYTICALLY17
- MYCETOMAS18
- MYCOBIONT18
- MYCOFLORA19
- MYCOLOGIC19
- MYCOPHAGY25
- MYCOPHILE21
- MYCORHIZA28
- MYCOTOXIN23
- MYCOVIRUS19
- MYDRIASES15
- MYDRIASIS15
- MYDRIATIC17
- MYELOCYTE19
- MYELOGRAM17
- MYELOMATA16
- MYIOPHILY22
- MYLODONTS15
- MYLOHYOID21
- MYLONITES14
- MYLONITIC16
- MYOBLASTS16
- MYOCARDIA17
- MYOCLONIC18
- MYOCLONUS16
- MYOFIBRIL19
- MYOGLOBIN17
- MYOGRAPHS20
- MYOGRAPHY23
- MYOLOGIES15
- MYOLOGIST15
- MYOMANTIC18
- MYOMATOUS16
- MYONEURAL14
- MYOPATHIC21
- MYOSCOPES18
- MYOTONIAS14
- MYRIADTHS18
- MYRIAPODS17
- MYRIOPODS17
- MYRIORAMA16
- MYRMECOID19
- MYRMIDONS17
- MYROBALAN16
- MYSOPHOBE21
- MYSTAGOGS16
- MYSTAGOGY19
- MYSTERIES14
- MYSTICETE16
- MYSTICISM18
- MYSTIFIED18
- MYSTIFIER17
- MYSTIFIES17
- MYSTIQUES23
- MYTHICISE19
- MYTHICISM21
- MYTHICIST19
- MYTHICIZE28
- MYTHISING18
- MYTHIZING27
- MYTHMAKER23
- MYTHOLOGY21
- MYTHOMANE19
- MYTHOPEIC21
- MYTHOPOET19
- MYXAMEBAE25
- MYXAMEBAS25
- MYXAMOEBA25
- MYXEDEMAS24
- MYXEDEMIC26
- MYXOCYTES26
- MYXOEDEMA24
- MYXOVIRAL24
- MYXOVIRUS24
- NYCTALOPS16
- NYMPHAEUM21
- NYMPHALID20
- NYMPHETIC21
- NYMPHETTE19
- NYMPHICAL21
- NYMPHLIKE23
- NYSTAGMIC17
- NYSTAGMUS15
- NYSTATINS12
- OYSTERERS12
- OYSTERING13
- OYSTERMAN14
- OYSTERMEN14
- OYSTRIGES13
- PYCNIDIAL17
- PYCNIDIUM19
- PYELOGRAM17
- PYENGADUS16
- PYGIDIUMS18
- PYGMYISMS22
- PYGOSTYLE18
- PYINKADOS19
- PYKNOSOME20
- PYLORUSES14
- PYODERMAS17
- PYODERMIC19
- PYORRHEAL17
- PYORRHEAS17
- PYORRHEIC19
- PYORRHOEA17
- PYRACANTH19
- PYRALIDID16
- PYRALISES14
- PYRAMIDAL17
- PYRAMIDED18
- PYRAMIDES17
- PYRAMIDIA17
- PYRAMIDIC19
- PYRAMIDON17
- PYRAMISES16
- PYRANOSES14
- PYRAZOLES23
- PYRENEITE14
- PYRENOIDS15
- PYRETHRIN17
- PYRETHRUM19
- PYRIDINES15
- PYRIDOXAL22
- PYRIDOXIN22
- PYRITICAL16
- PYRITISED15
- PYRITISES14
- PYRITIZED24
- PYRITIZES23
- PYROCERAM18
- PYROCLAST16
- PYROGENIC17
- PYROLATER14
- PYROLATRY17
- PYROLISED15
- PYROLISES14
- PYROLIZED24
- PYROLIZES23
- PYROLYSED18
- PYROLYSER17
- PYROLYSES17
- PYROLYSIS17
- PYROLYTIC19
- PYROLYZED27
- PYROLYZER26
- PYROLYZES26
- PYROMANCY21
- PYROMANIA16
- PYROMETER16
- PYROMETRY19
- PYRONINES14
- PYROPHONE19
- PYROPUSES16
- PYROSCOPE18
- PYROSISES14
- PYROSOMES16
- PYROSTATS14
- PYROXENES21
- PYROXENIC23
- PYROXYLES24
- PYROXYLIC26
- PYROXYLIN24
- PYRUVATES17
- PYTHONESS17
- RYBAUDRYE18
- RYEBREADS15
- RYEFLOURS15
- RYOTWARIS15
- SYBARITES14
- SYBARITIC16
- SYBOTISMS16
- SYCAMINES16
- SYCAMORES16
- SYCOMORES16
- SYCOPHANT19
- SYLLABARY17
- SYLLABICS16
- SYLLABIFY20
- SYLLABISE14
- SYLLABISM16
- SYLLABIZE23
- SYLLABLED15
- SYLLABLES14
- SYLLABUBS16
- SYLLEPSES14
- SYLLEPSIS14
- SYLLEPTIC16
- SYLLOGISE13
- SYLLOGISM15
- SYLLOGIST13
- SYLLOGIZE22
- SYLPHIDES18
- SYLPHIEST17
- SYLPHLIKE21
- SYLVANERS15
- SYLVANITE15
- SYLVINITE15
- SYMBIONTS16
- SYMBIOSES16
- SYMBIOSIS16
- SYMBIOTES16
- SYMBIOTIC18
- SYMBOLICS18
- SYMBOLING17
- SYMBOLISE16
- SYMBOLISM18
- SYMBOLIST16
- SYMBOLIZE25
- SYMBOLLED17
- SYMBOLOGY20
- SYMITARES14
- SYMMETRAL16
- SYMMETRIC18
- SYMPATHIN19
- SYMPATICO18
- SYMPATRIC18
- SYMPETALY19
- SYMPHILES19
- SYMPHONIC21
- SYMPHYSES22
- SYMPHYSIS22
- SYMPHYTIC24
- SYMPLASTS16
- SYMPLOCES18
- SYMPODIAL17
- SYMPODIUM19
- SYMPOSIAC18
- SYMPOSIAL16
- SYMPOSIUM18
- SYMPTOSES16
- SYMPTOSIS16
- SYMPTOTIC18
- SYNAGOGAL14
- SYNAGOGUE14
- SYNALEPHA17
- SYNANDRIA13
- SYNANGIUM15
- SYNANTHIC17
- SYNAPHEAS17
- SYNAPHEIA17
- SYNAPSIDS15
- SYNAPSING15
- SYNAPTASE14
- SYNAXARIA19
- SYNCHRONY20
- SYNCHYSES20
- SYNCHYSIS20
- SYNCLINAL14
- SYNCLINES14
- SYNCOPATE16
- SYNCOPTIC18
- SYNCRETIC16
- SYNCYTIAL17
- SYNCYTIUM19
- SYNDACTYL18
- SYNDETONS13
- SYNDICATE15
- SYNDROMES15
- SYNDROMIC17
- SYNECHIAS17
- SYNECIOUS14
- SYNECTICS16
- SYNEDRIAL13
- SYNEDRION13
- SYNEDRIUM15
- SYNERESES12
- SYNERESIS12
- SYNERGIAS13
- SYNERGIDS14
- SYNERGIES13
- SYNERGISE13
- SYNERGISM15
- SYNERGIST13
- SYNERGIZE22
- SYNESISES12
- SYNGAMIES15
- SYNGAMOUS15
- SYNGASSES13
- SYNGENEIC15
- SYNGRAPHS18
- SYNIZESES21
- SYNIZESIS21
- SYNKARYON19
- SYNODICAL15
- SYNODSMAN15
- SYNODSMEN15
- SYNOECETE14
- SYNOECISE14
- SYNOECISM16
- SYNOECIZE23
- SYNOEKETE16
- SYNOICOUS14
- SYNONYMES17
- SYNONYMIC19
- SYNOPSISE14
- SYNOPSIZE23
- SYNOPTICS16
- SYNOPTIST14
- SYNOVITES15
- SYNOVITIC17
- SYNOVITIS15
- SYNTACTIC16
- SYNTAGMAS15
- SYNTAGMIC17
- SYNTECTIC16
- SYNTENIES12
- SYNTHASES15
- SYNTHESES15
- SYNTHESIS15
- SYNTHETIC17
- SYNTHPOPS19
- SYNTHRONI15
- SYNTONIES12
- SYNTONINS12
- SYNTONISE12
- SYNTONIZE21
- SYNTONOUS12
- SYPHERING18
- SYPHILISE17
- SYPHILIZE26
- SYPHILOID18
- SYPHILOMA19
- SYPHONING18
- SYRINGEAL13
- SYRINGING14
- SYRPHIANS17
- SYRUPIEST14
- SYRUPLIKE18
- SYSADMINS15
- SYSSITIAS12
- SYSTALTIC14
- SYSTEMICS16
- SYSTEMISE14
- SYSTEMIZE23
- SYZYGETIC27
- TYCOONATE14
- TYCOONERY17
- TYLECTOMY19
- TYMPANICS18
- TYMPANIES16
- TYMPANIST16
- TYMPANUMS18
- TYPECASES16
- TYPECASTS16
- TYPEFACES19
- TYPESTYLE17
- TYPEWRITE17
- TYPEWROTE17
- TYPHLITIC19
- TYPHLITIS17
- TYPHOIDAL18
- TYPHOIDIN18
- TYPHONIAN17
- TYPICALLY19
- TYPIFIERS17
- TYPIFYING21
- TYPOGRAPH20
- TYPOLOGIC17
- TYPOMANIA16
- TYRAMINES14
- TYRANNESS12
- TYRANNIES12
- TYRANNING13
- TYRANNISE12
- TYRANNIZE21
- TYRANNOUS12
- TYRANTING13
- TYROCIDIN15
- TYROPITAS14
- TYROPITTA14
- TYROSINES12
- WYANDOTTE16
- WYLIECOAT17
- XYLIDINES20
- XYLOCARPS23
- XYLOGRAPH25
- XYLOIDINE20
- XYLOIDINS20
- XYLOMETER21
- XYLONITES19
- XYLOPHAGE25
- XYLOPHONE24
- XYLORIMBA23
- ZYGAENOID23
- ZYGANTRUM24
- ZYGOCACTI26
- ZYGOMATIC26
- ZYGOPHYTE30
- ZYGOSPERM26
- ZYGOSPORE24
- ZYGOTENES22
- ZYLONITES21
- ZYMOGENES24
- ZYMOGENIC26
- ZYMOGRAMS26
- ZYMOLOGIC26
- ZYMOLYSES26
- ZYMOLYSIS26
- ZYMOLYTIC28
- ZYMOMETER25
- ZYMURGIES24
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Highest-scoring words
| Word | Scrabble | Words With Friends | Dictionaries |
|---|---|---|---|
| ZYGOPHYTE | 30 | 29 | Collins only |
| HYPHENIZE | 29 | 28 | Collins only |
| HYDROLYZE | 28 | 26 | All three |
| HYPOXEMIC | 28 | 29 | All three |
| MYCORHIZA | 28 | 28 | Collins · NWL |
| ZYMOLYTIC | 28 | 29 | Collins · NWL |
| MYTHICIZE | 28 | 28 | All three |
| HYBRIDIZE | 27 | 26 | All three |
| DYBBUKKIM | 27 | 30 | Collins only |
| HYDRAZOIC | 27 | 26 | Collins only |
| PYROLYZED | 27 | 27 | All three |
| MYTHIZING | 27 | 28 | Collins only |
Y in position two makes a distinctive pattern, but the words range from everyday terms like typically and mysteries to technical choices such as hydraulic and symposium. Only 21 entries are common by frequency, so a long match list does not mean every option will feel familiar. For a quick first pass, scan the opening letters and endings: H and S lead the first-letter counts, while S dominates the final position.
At a glance: the Y-second pattern
- There are 842 tournament-dictionary words with Y in position two.
- TYPICALLY, SYNTHETIC, and MYSTERIES are recognizable examples.
- H leads the starting letters with 174 words; S follows with 167.
- S is the most common final letter, appearing in 309 words.
How many 9-letter words have Y as the second letter?
The total is 842, with counts varying by word list: Collins includes 833, NWL2023 includes 594, and ENABLE includes 453. Those counts overlap, so they are not separate piles to add together. Check your game's word list before relying on a less familiar entry.
The pattern has more matches than 8-letter words with Y second, which number 663, but fewer than the 895 matches at 10 letters. HYDRAULIC, HYPOCRISY, and BYPRODUCT show how varied the opening can be, even with Y fixed in the same spot.
Top-scoring words with Y second
ZYGOPHYTE leads the listed tile scores at 30, followed by HYPHENIZE at 29. HYDROLYZE and HYPOXEMIC each score 28. These are score-focused plays, not ordinary conversation words; the familiar options are easier to recognize, but they do not top this scoring group.
A useful search habit is to check the first letter before reading every result: H and S together account for 341 matches. Then use the ending as a second filter. S is far ahead at 309, while E is next at 107, giving you a quick way to narrow the candidates.
Questions people ask
What are some 9-letter words with Y as the second letter?
Examples include typically, synthetic, synthesis, mysteries, and hydraulic. For less familiar choices, the same pattern also includes symposium, byzantine, and gymnasium. Each has nine letters and places Y in the second position.
Which 9-letter word with Y second scores the most?
ZYGOPHYTE is the top scorer in this group, with a tile score of 30. HYPHENIZE follows at 29, while HYDROLYZE and HYPOXEMIC each score 28. The highest values come from less common words with high-value letters.
Which letters most often start these 9-letter words?
H starts the most, with 174 matches, and S is close behind at 167. C is third with 97. Starting-letter counts can narrow a large pattern search quickly, especially when you already know the first tile.
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