5 letter words with Y as the second letter keep a consonant in the third position in about seven cases out of ten. Past answers such as NYMPH, PYGMY and SYNOD each take that shape, with R the letter that fills the third position most.
Because Y is fixed in the second position, the remaining four tiles are where the answers differ. A guess with a consonant in that position tests the strongest shape first.
27 have a doubled letter, MYRRH among them. About 6% (23) have already been Wordle answers.
Best 5 Letter Words With Y as the Second Letter
23 of these have already been Wordle answers, and the words a player knows come before the rest.
- BYLAW
- CYBER
- CYCLE
- CYNIC
- DYING
- EYING
- GYPSY
- HYDRO
- HYENA
- HYMEN
- HYPER
- LYING
- LYMPH
- LYNCH
- LYRIC
- MYRRH
- NYLON
- NYMPH
- PYGMY
- SYNOD
- SYRUP
- TYING
- VYING
- BYTES
- TYLER
- TYPES
- AYAHS
- AYAYA
- AYELP
- AYENS
- AYGRE
- AYINS
- AYLET
- AYLLU
- AYMAG
- AYOND
- AYONT
- AYOUS
- AYRES
- AYRIE
- AYUYU
- BYARD
- BYDED
- BYDES
- BYKED
- BYKES
- BYNIN
- BYOUS
- BYRES
- BYRLS
- BYRON
- BYRRI
- BYSEN
- BYSSI
- BYWAY
- CYANO
- CYANS
- CYATH
- CYCAD
- CYCAS
- CYCLO
- CYDER
- CYDON
- CYLIX
- CYMAE
- CYMAR
- CYMAS
- CYMBA
- CYMES
- CYMOL
- CYMRY
- CYPRE
- CYRIL
- CYRUS
- CYSTS
- CYTES
- CYTOL
- CYTON
- DYADS
- DYAUS
- DYERS
- DYKED
- DYKER
- DYKES
- DYKEY
- DYKON
- DYLAN
- DYNAM
- DYNEL
- DYNES
- DYNOS
- EYASS
- EYERS
- EYESS
- EYGHT
- EYOTS
- EYOTY
- EYRAR
- EYRAS
- EYREN
- EYRER
- EYRES
- EYRIE
- EYRIR
- FYCES
- FYKED
- FYKES
- FYLES
- FYRDS
- FYTTE
- GYALS
- GYANS
- GYBED
- GYBES
- GYELD
- GYGES
- GYGIS
- GYMEL
- GYMPS
- GYNAE
- GYNIC
- GYNIE
- GYNNY
- GYNOS
- GYOZA
- GYPES
- GYPOS
- GYPPO
- GYPPY
- GYRAL
- GYRED
- GYRES
- GYRIC
- GYRON
- GYROS
- GYRUS
- GYTES
- GYVED
- GYVER
- GYVES
- HYBLA
- HYDEL
- HYDRA
- HYENS
- HYGGE
- HYING
- HYKES
- HYLAS
- HYLEG
- HYLES
5 Letter Words With the 2nd Letter Y
5 Letter Words Starting With A and Y as the 2nd Letter
15 words start with A, and none of them has been a Wordle answer yet.
- AYAHS
- AYAYA
- AYELP
- AYENS
- AYGRE
- AYINS
- AYLET
- AYLLU
- AYMAG
- AYOND
- AYONT
- AYOUS
- AYRES
- AYRIE
- AYUYU
5 Letter Words Starting With B and Y as the 2nd Letter
16 words start with B, and 1 of them has already been a Wordle answer. BYTES is the one most players know.
- BYLAW
- BYTES
- BYARD
- BYDED
- BYDES
- BYKED
- BYKES
- BYNIN
- BYOUS
- BYRES
- BYRLS
- BYRON
- BYRRI
- BYSEN
- BYSSI
- BYWAY
5 Letter Words Starting With C and Y as the 2nd Letter
26 words start with C, and 3 of them have already been Wordle answers. CYBER and CYCLE are the ones most players know.
- CYBER
- CYCLE
- CYNIC
- CYANO
- CYANS
- CYATH
- CYCAD
- CYCAS
- CYCLO
- CYDER
- CYDON
- CYLIX
- CYMAE
- CYMAR
- CYMAS
- CYMBA
- CYMES
- CYMOL
- CYMRY
- CYPRE
- CYRIL
- CYRUS
- CYSTS
- CYTES
- CYTOL
- CYTON
5 Letter Words Starting With D and Y as the 2nd Letter
14 words start with D, and 1 of them has already been a Wordle answer. DYING is the one most players know.
- DYING
- DYADS
- DYAUS
- DYERS
- DYKED
- DYKER
- DYKES
- DYKEY
- DYKON
- DYLAN
- DYNAM
- DYNEL
- DYNES
- DYNOS
5 Letter Words Starting With E and Y as the 2nd Letter
14 words start with E, and 1 of them has already been a Wordle answer. EYING is the answer Wordle has taken from them.
- EYING
- EYASS
- EYERS
- EYESS
- EYGHT
- EYOTS
- EYOTY
- EYRAR
- EYRAS
- EYREN
- EYRER
- EYRES
- EYRIE
- EYRIR
5 Letter Words Starting With G and Y as the 2nd Letter
31 words start with G, and 1 of them has already been a Wordle answer. GYPSY is the answer Wordle has taken from them.
- GYPSY
- GYALS
- GYANS
- GYBED
- GYBES
- GYELD
- GYGES
- GYGIS
- GYMEL
- GYMPS
- GYNAE
- GYNIC
- GYNIE
- GYNNY
- GYNOS
- GYOZA
- GYPES
- GYPOS
- GYPPO
- GYPPY
- GYRAL
- GYRED
- GYRES
- GYRIC
- GYRON
- GYROS
- GYRUS
- GYTES
- GYVED
- GYVER
- GYVES
5 Letter Words Starting With H and Y as the 2nd Letter
29 words start with H, and 4 of them have already been Wordle answers. HYDRO, HYENA, and HYMEN are the answers Wordle has taken from them.
- HYDRO
- HYENA
- HYMEN
- HYPER
- HYBLA
- HYDEL
- HYDRA
- HYENS
- HYGGE
- HYING
- HYKES
- HYLAS
- HYLEG
- HYLES
- HYLIC
- HYMNS
- HYNDE
- HYOID
- HYPED
- HYPES
- HYPHA
- HYPHO
- HYPHY
- HYPOS
- HYRAX
- HYRSE
- HYRST
- HYSON
- HYTHE
5 Letter Words Starting With K and Y as the 2nd Letter
21 words start with K, and none of them has been a Wordle answer yet.
- KYACK
- KYAKS
- KYANG
- KYARS
- KYATS
- KYBOS
- KYDST
- KYLES
- KYLIE
- KYLIN
- KYLIX
- KYLOE
- KYNDE
- KYNDS
- KYOTO
- KYPES
- KYRIE
- KYTES
- KYTHE
- KYUDO
- KYUNG
5 Letter Words Starting With L and Y as the 2nd Letter
33 words start with L, and 4 of them have already been Wordle answers. LYING and LYRIC are the ones most players know.
- LYING
- LYMPH
- LYNCH
- LYRIC
- LYAMS
- LYARD
- LYART
- LYASE
- LYCEA
- LYCEE
- LYCID
- LYCRA
- LYCUS
- LYDIA
- LYERY
- LYGUS
- LYKEN
- LYMES
- LYNES
- LYNNE
- LYRES
- LYRID
- LYSED
- LYSES
- LYSIN
- LYSIS
- LYSOL
- LYSSA
- LYTED
- LYTES
- LYTHE
- LYTIC
- LYTTA
5 Letter Words Starting With M and Y as the 2nd Letter
23 words start with M, and 1 of them has already been a Wordle answer. MYRRH is the answer Wordle has taken from them.
- MYRRH
- MYALL
- MYALS
- MYCOL
- MYLAR
- MYMAR
- MYNAH
- MYNAS
- MYOID
- MYOMA
- MYONS
- MYOPE
- MYOPS
- MYOPY
- MYRON
- MYSEL
- MYSID
- MYSIE
- MYSIS
- MYTHI
- MYTHS
- MYTHY
- MYXOS
5 Letter Words Starting With N and Y as the 2nd Letter
17 words start with N, and 2 of them have already been Wordle answers. NYLON is the one most players know.
- NYLON
- NYMPH
- NYAFF
- NYALA
- NYAMS
- NYAYA
- NYDIA
- NYING
- NYMIL
- NYMSS
- NYONG
- NYORO
- NYSSA
- NYUNG
- NYUSE
- NYUZE
- NYXIS
5 Letter Words Starting With P and Y as the 2nd Letter
26 words start with P, and 1 of them has already been a Wordle answer. PYGMY is the answer Wordle has taken from them.
- PYGMY
- PYATS
- PYCHE
- PYETS
- PYGAL
- PYINS
- PYLAR
- PYLIC
- PYLON
- PYNED
- PYNES
- PYNOT
- PYOID
- PYOTS
- PYRAL
- PYRAN
- PYRES
- PYREX
- PYRIC
- PYROS
- PYRUS
- PYUFF
- PYXED
- PYXES
- PYXIE
- PYXIS
5 Letter Words Starting With R and Y as the 2nd Letter
16 words start with R, and none of them has been a Wordle answer yet.
- RYALS
- RYBAT
- RYDER
- RYIJI
- RYIJY
- RYKED
- RYKES
- RYMER
- RYMME
- RYNDS
- RYOTI
- RYOTS
- RYPER
- RYPIN
- RYTHE
- RYUGI
5 Letter Words Starting With S and Y as the 2nd Letter
38 words start with S, and 2 of them have already been Wordle answers. SYNOD and SYRUP are the answers Wordle has taken from them.
- SYNOD
- SYRUP
- SYBBE
- SYBIL
- SYBOE
- SYBOW
- SYCEE
- SYCES
- SYCON
- SYEDS
- SYENS
- SYFTN
- SYKER
- SYKES
- SYLID
- SYLIS
- SYLPH
- SYLVA
- SYMAR
- SYNCH
- SYNCS
- SYNDS
- SYNED
- SYNES
- SYNOP
- SYNTH
- SYPED
- SYPES
- SYPHS
- SYRAH
- SYREN
- SYRIA
- SYRMA
- SYRUS
- SYSIN
- SYSOP
- SYTHE
- SYVER
5 Letter Words Starting With T and Y as the 2nd Letter
31 words start with T, and 1 of them has already been a Wordle answer. TYLER and TYPES are the ones most players know.
- TYING
- TYLER
- TYPES
- TYCHE
- TYDIE
- TYEES
- TYERS
- TYIGH
- TYIYN
- TYKEN
- TYKES
- TYLUS
- TYMPS
- TYNDE
- TYNED
- TYNES
- TYPAL
- TYPED
- TYPER
- TYPEY
- TYPHA
- TYPIC
- TYPOS
- TYPPS
- TYPTO
- TYRAN
- TYRED
- TYRES
- TYROS
- TYSTE
- TYTHE
5 Letter Words Starting With W and Y as the 2nd Letter
11 words start with W, and none of them has been a Wordle answer yet.
- WYLED
- WYLES
- WYNDS
- WYNNE
- WYNNS
- WYSON
- WYSTY
- WYTED
- WYTES
- WYTHE
- WYVER
5 Letter Words Starting With X and Y as the 2nd Letter
29 words start with X, and 1 of them has already been a Wordle answer. VYING is the answer Wordle has taken from them.
- XYLAN
- XYLEM
- XYLIA
- XYLIC
- XYLOL
- XYLON
- XYLYL
- XYRID
- XYRIS
- XYSTI
- XYSTS
- FYCES
- FYKED
- FYKES
- FYLES
- FYRDS
- FYTTE
- OYAMA
- OYANA
- OYERS
- OYLET
- VYING
- VYASE
- VYGIE
- ZYGAL
- ZYGON
- ZYMES
- ZYMIC
- ZYMIN
FAQs
What are some 5 letter words with Y as the second letter?
The ones most players know are CYBER, CYCLE, DYING, and LYING. In all, 390 words qualify, and Wordle has already used 23 of them as answers.
Which 5 letter words with Y as the second letter make good Wordle guesses?
The strongest guesses are the words Wordle has already used as answers, among them CYBER, CYCLE, and DYING. Each spends its five tiles on letters that turn up in plenty of other words, so even a grey tile rules a lot out.
What is the most common last letter of 5 letter words with Y as the second letter?
The most frequent last letter is S, which closes 126 of them. Try S in the final tile before anything else while that square is still grey.
Are there 5 letter words with Y as the second letter with double letters?
Yes, and there are more than most players expect: 27 of them repeat a letter back to back, MYRRH, AYLLU, and BYRRI among them. A repeat is the shape players rule out first, so when the board stalls, a double is worth the turn.
