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6-letter words with Y as the 3rd letter

A curated list of 6-letter words tailored to this exact pattern. Use this when Y is fixed in the 3rd slot; rotate high-frequency consonants elsewhere to prune fast. For example: abying, abysms, adytum.

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233 words

Word	Length	Syllables
abying	6	2
abysms	6	2
adytum	6	3
amylic	6	3
amylum	6	3
anyhow	6	3
anyone	6	2
anyway	6	3
asylum	6	3
atypic	6	3
azygos	6	3
bayamo	6	2
bayard	6	1
baying	6	1
bayman	6	2
baymen	6	2
bayous	6	1
beylic	6	2
beylik	6	2
beyond	6	1
blypes	6	2
boyard	6	1
boyars	6	1
boyish	6	1
boylas	6	2
bryony	6	2
buyers	6	1
buying	6	1
buyout	6	1
cayman	6	2
cayuse	6	1
chyles	6	2
chymes	6	2
chymic	6	2
clypei	6	2
coydog	6	2
coyest	6	1
coying	6	1
coyish	6	1
coyote	6	1
coypou	6	2
coypus	6	2
crying	6	1
crypto	6	2
crypts	6	1
daybed	6	2
dayfly	6	2
daylit	6	2
doyens	6	1
doyley	6	2
dryads	6	1
dryers	6	1
dryest	6	1
drying	6	1
dryish	6	1
drylot	6	2
elytra	6	3
emydes	6	3
eryngo	6	3
etymon	6	3
faying	6	1
feyest	6	1
flyboy	6	2
flybys	6	2
flyers	6	1
flying	6	1
flyman	6	2
flymen	6	2
flyoff	6	1
flysch	6	1
flyted	6	2
flytes	6	2
flyway	6	2
foyers	6	1
fryers	6	1
frying	6	1
frypan	6	2
gayals	6	1
gayest	6	1
gayety	6	2
geyser	6	2
ghylls	6	1
glycan	6	2
glycin	6	2
glycol	6	2
glycyl	6	2
glyphs	6	1
goyish	6	1
guying	6	1
guyots	6	1
hayers	6	1
haying	6	1
haymow	6	2
heyday	6	2
heydey	6	2
hoyden	6	2
hoyles	6	2
idylls	6	2
jaygee	6	1
jayvee	6	1
joyful	6	2
joying	6	1
joyous	6	1
joypop	6	2
kayaks	6	1
kayles	6	2
kayoed	6	1
kayoes	6	1
keying	6	1
keypad	6	2
keyset	6	2
keyway	6	2
layers	6	1
laying	6	1
layman	6	2
laymen	6	2
layoff	6	1
layout	6	1
layups	6	1
maybes	6	2
mayday	6	2
mayest	6	1
mayfly	6	2
mayhap	6	2
mayhem	6	2
maying	6	1
mayors	6	1
maypop	6	2
mayvin	6	2
noyade	6	1
odyles	6	3
onyxes	6	3
oryxes	6	3
oxygen	6	3
payday	6	2
payees	6	1
payers	6	1
paying	6	1
paynim	6	2
payoff	6	1
payola	6	2
payors	6	1
payout	6	1
peyote	6	1
peyotl	6	1
phylae	6	1
phylar	6	2
phylic	6	2
phyllo	6	2
phylon	6	2
phylum	6	2
physed	6	2
physes	6	2
physic	6	2
physis	6	2
phytol	6	2
phyton	6	2
plyers	6	1
plying	6	1
poyous	6	1
pryers	6	1
prying	6	1
psyche	6	1
psycho	6	2
psychs	6	1
psylla	6	2
psywar	6	2
rayahs	6	1
raying	6	1
rayons	6	1
rhymed	6	2
rhymer	6	2
rhymes	6	2
rhythm	6	1
rhyton	6	2
riyals	6	1
royals	6	1
sayers	6	1
sayest	6	1
sayids	6	1
saying	6	1
sayyid	6	1
scyphi	6	2
scythe	6	1
shyers	6	1
shyest	6	1
shying	6	1
skybox	6	2
skycap	6	2
skying	6	1
skylit	6	2
skyman	6	2
skymen	6	2
skyway	6	2
slyest	6	1
slypes	6	2
spying	6	1
stying	6	1
stylar	6	2
styled	6	2
styler	6	2
styles	6	2
stylet	6	2
stylus	6	2
stymie	6	1
styrax	6	2
thymes	6	2
thymey	6	2
thymic	6	2
thymol	6	2
thymus	6	2
thyrse	6	1
thyrsi	6	2
toyers	6	1
toying	6	1
toyish	6	1
toyons	6	1
trying	6	1
tryout	6	1
tryste	6	1
trysts	6	1
tuyere	6	1
tuyers	6	1
twyers	6	1
unyoke	6	2
voyage	6	1
voyeur	6	1
waylay	6	2
whydah	6	2
wryest	6	1
wrying	6	1
zayins	6	1
zoysia	6	2

FAQs

How do I play around a fixed Y in the 3rd slot?
Try mixing common consonant clusters (ST, TR, CH) in other positions while keeping Y locked.

Why are uncommon words included?
We compile from a broad English list. Skim the top rows for more common picks.