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8-letter words with Y as the 3rd letter

A curated list of 8-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: acylated, acylates, acyloins.

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277 words

Word	Length	Syllables
acylated	8	4
acylates	8	4
acyloins	8	3
adynamia	8	4
adynamic	8	4
alyssums	8	3
amygdala	8	4
amygdale	8	3
amygdule	8	3
amylases	8	4
amylenes	8	4
amylogen	8	4
amyloids	8	3
amyloses	8	4
anyplace	8	3
anything	8	3
anywhere	8	3
apyrases	8	4
apyretic	8	4
arythmia	8	3
arythmic	8	3
asyndeta	8	4
atypical	8	4
azygoses	8	4
bayadeer	8	2
bayadere	8	2
bayberry	8	3
bayonets	8	2
baywoods	8	2
biyearly	8	2
boyarism	8	2
boychick	8	2
boychiks	8	2
boycotts	8	2
boyhoods	8	2
boyishly	8	2
bryology	8	3
bryonies	8	2
bryozoan	8	2
buybacks	8	2
cayenned	8	2
cayennes	8	2
chymists	8	2
chymosin	8	3
clypeate	8	2
clysters	8	2
cryingly	8	2
cryogens	8	2
cryogeny	8	3
cryolite	8	2
cryonics	8	2
cryostat	8	2
cryotron	8	2
crystals	8	2
daybooks	8	2
daybreak	8	2
daydream	8	2
dayflies	8	2
dayglows	8	2
daylight	8	2
daymares	8	3
dayrooms	8	2
daysides	8	3
daystars	8	2
daytimes	8	3
dayworks	8	2
doyennes	8	2
drypoint	8	2
drystone	8	2
drywalls	8	2
egyptian	8	3
elytroid	8	3
elytrous	8	3
eryngoes	8	3
erythema	8	4
erythron	8	3
fayalite	8	2
flyaways	8	2
flybelts	8	2
flyblown	8	2
flyblows	8	2
flyboats	8	2
flyovers	8	2
flypaper	8	3
flypasts	8	2
flysches	8	2
flyspeck	8	2
flytiers	8	2
flytings	8	2
flytraps	8	2
flywheel	8	2
gayeties	8	2
gaywings	8	2
glyceric	8	3
glycerin	8	3
glycerol	8	3
glyceryl	8	3
glycines	8	3
glycogen	8	3
glycolic	8	3
glyconic	8	3
glycosyl	8	3
glyptics	8	2
gryphons	8	2
guylines	8	3
haycocks	8	2
hayfield	8	2
hayforks	8	2
haylages	8	3
haylofts	8	2
haymaker	8	3
hayracks	8	2
hayricks	8	2
hayrides	8	3
hayseeds	8	2
haystack	8	2
haywards	8	2
haywires	8	3
hoydened	8	3
idylists	8	3
idyllist	8	3
jaybirds	8	2
jaywalks	8	2
joyances	8	2
joyfully	8	3
joyously	8	2
joyrider	8	3
joyrides	8	3
joystick	8	2
kayakers	8	2
kayaking	8	2
keyboard	8	2
keycards	8	2
keyholes	8	3
keynoted	8	3
keynoter	8	3
keynotes	8	3
keypunch	8	2
keysters	8	2
keystone	8	2
keywords	8	2
klystron	8	2
kryolite	8	2
kryolith	8	2
kryptons	8	2
layabout	8	2
layaways	8	2
layerage	8	2
layering	8	2
layettes	8	2
layovers	8	2
laywoman	8	3
laywomen	8	3
loyalest	8	2
loyalism	8	2
loyalist	8	2
mayapple	8	1
mayflies	8	2
mayoress	8	2
maypoles	8	3
mayweeds	8	2
naysayer	8	2
odysseys	8	3
olympiad	8	3
oxyacids	8	3
oxygenic	8	4
oxymoron	8	4
oxyphile	8	3
oxyphils	8	3
oxysalts	8	3
oxysomes	8	4
oxytocic	8	4
oxytocin	8	4
oxytones	8	4
payables	8	2
paybacks	8	2
paycheck	8	2
paygrade	8	2
payloads	8	2
payments	8	2
payrolls	8	2
peytrals	8	2
peytrels	8	2
phylaxis	8	3
phyleses	8	3
phylesis	8	3
phyletic	8	3
phyllary	8	3
phyllite	8	2
phyllode	8	2
phylloid	8	2
phyllome	8	2
physical	8	3
physique	8	2
phytanes	8	3
phytonic	8	3
plyingly	8	2
plywoods	8	2
pryingly	8	2
psychics	8	2
psyching	8	2
psyllids	8	2
psyllium	8	2
ptyalins	8	2
ptyalism	8	2
raygrass	8	2
reynards	8	2
rhyolite	8	2
rhythmic	8	2
royalism	8	2
royalist	8	2
roysters	8	2
sayonara	8	3
scyphate	8	2
scything	8	2
shylocks	8	2
shysters	8	2
skyborne	8	2
skyboxes	8	3
skydived	8	3
skydiver	8	3
skydives	8	3
skyhooks	8	2
skyjacks	8	2
skylarks	8	2
skylight	8	2
skylines	8	3
skysails	8	2
skywalks	8	2
skywards	8	2
skywrite	8	2
skywrote	8	2
slyboots	8	2
soybeans	8	2
soymilks	8	2
spyglass	8	2
stylings	8	2
stylised	8	3
styliser	8	3
stylises	8	3
stylists	8	2
stylites	8	3
stylitic	8	3
stylized	8	3
stylizer	8	3
stylizes	8	3
styluses	8	3
stymying	8	2
styptics	8	2
styraxes	8	3
styrenes	8	3
thymiest	8	2
thymines	8	3
thymosin	8	3
thymuses	8	3
thyreoid	8	2
thyroids	8	2
thyroxin	8	3
thyrsoid	8	2
toyshops	8	2
tryingly	8	2
trypsins	8	2
trysails	8	2
trysters	8	2
trysting	8	2
tryworks	8	2
unyeaned	8	3
unyoking	8	3
voyagers	8	2
voyageur	8	2
voyaging	8	2
waybills	8	2
wayfarer	8	3
waygoing	8	2
waylayer	8	2
waysides	8	3
wrynecks	8	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.