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5 Letter Words With Y as the Fourth Letter
Need a strong guess from this group? Try beryl: it covers the letters these 65 words use most, without repeating one. Of the 65, 2 are common enough to be a daily answer, starting with vinyl, beryl.
Tip: test the vowels first, starting with A. Once they are in place, the consonants around them usually follow. A guess that covers common letters here: beryl.
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Common 5-letter words with Y as the fourth letter (2)
Everyday words, most common first. Only these can be the answer in our daily puzzle.
- vinyl
- beryl
The letter before the Y is most often A (20 words), and the one after it S (34 words). On average a word here has 1.3 vowels, and the most frequent vowel is A (in 29 words). 26% repeat a letter, like stays. The most common first letter is S (9 words).
All 5-letter words with Y as the fourth letter (65)
From A to Z, including plurals and other forms that count as guesses.
abaya aliya alkyd alkyl allyl barye beryl brays bunya buoys butyl calyx chays clays cloys debye drays dreys enzym ethyl flays fleys fluyt frays gleys grays greys hexyl inbye joeys kumys nonyl obeys octyl ofays okays oxeye playa plays ploys polyp polys prays preys quays queys redye satyr shays shoyu sibyl slays sloyd spays stays sways thuya tolyl trays treys troys upbye vinyl wheys xylyl
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Frequently asked questions
How many five-letter words have Y as the fourth letter?
Our dictionary has 65, which is 0.7% of all five-letter words. 2 of them are common words that can be the daily answer; the rest are valid guesses.
What is a good guess from this list?
Try beryl. It has 5 different letters, all common in this group, so one guess tells you a lot. 26% of these words repeat a letter, so keep doubles in mind later.
Which letters most often sit next to the Y?
The letter before the Y is most often A (20 words), and the one after it S (34 words).