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5 Letter Words With Y as the Third Letter
There are 123 five-letter words with Y as the third letter. The letter before the Y is most often A (34 words), and the one after it E (41 words). Small patterns like this make the next guess easier. The 21 common words (maybe, style, royal, mayor) come first below.
On average a word here has 1.5 vowels, and the most frequent vowel is E (in 57 words). 36% repeat a letter, like loyal. The most common first letter is S (18 words).
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Common 5-letter words with Y as the third letter (21)
Everyday words, most common first. Only these can be the answer in our daily puzzle.
- maybe
- style
- royal
- mayor
- layer
- loyal
- buyer
- rhyme
- dryer
- psych
- abyss
- kayak
- payer
- bayou
- crypt
- foyer
- thyme
- fryer
- rayon
- glyph
- tryst
Tip: try layer as your next guess. It tests 5 different letters that are common in this group. Since 36% of these words repeat a letter, try a double when nothing else fits.
All 5-letter words with Y as the third letter (123)
From A to Z, including plurals and other forms that count as guesses.
abyes abysm abyss acyls adyta amyls aryls asyla bayed bayou blype boyar boyla boyos buyer chyle chyme coyed coyer coyly coypu cryer crypt doyen doyly dryad dryer dryly emyde emyds etyma fayed feyer feyly flyby flyer flyte foyer fryer gayal gayer gayly ghyll glyph goyim guyed guyot hayed hayer hiyas hoyas hoyle idyll idyls joyed kayak kayos keyed layed layer layin layup loyal mayan mayas maybe mayed mayor mayos mayst odyle odyls payed payee payer payor phyla phyle plyer poyou pryer psych rayah rayas rayed rayon rhyme rhyta riyal royal sayer sayid sayst shyer shyly skyed skyey slyer slyly slype snyes soyas soyuz styed styes style styli stymy tayra thyme thymi thymy toyed toyer toyon toyos tryma tryst tuyer twyer wryer wryly zayin
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Frequently asked questions
How many five-letter words have Y as the third letter?
Our dictionary has 123, which is 1.4% of all five-letter words. 21 of them are common words that can be the daily answer; the rest are valid guesses.
What is the most common five-letter word with Y as the third letter?
Going by how often words appear in everyday English, maybe, followed by style and royal.
What is a good guess from this list?
Try layer. It has 5 different letters, all common in this group, so one guess tells you a lot. 36% of these words repeat a letter, so keep doubles in mind later.