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8-Letter Words with Y as the 6th Letter

For Scrabble® and word games, this list of 8-letter words with Y in position 6 can help. Popular examples include ACRONYMS, AERODYNE, AFFRAYED, plus AFFRAYER, ALDEHYDE, ALLONYMS and many more. Sort by length or alphabetically to narrow your search.

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193 words

Word	Length	Syllables
acronyms	8	3
aerodyne	8	3
affrayed	8	2
affrayer	8	2
aldehyde	8	3
allonyms	8	3
allotype	8	3
allotypy	8	4
amethyst	8	3
anaglyph	8	3
andesyte	8	3
aneurysm	8	3
antetype	8	3
antipyic	8	3
antitype	8	3
antonyms	8	3
antonymy	8	4
apophyge	8	3
atalayas	8	3
atemoyas	8	3
athodyds	8	3
autodyne	8	3
autogyro	8	4
autolyse	8	3
autolyze	8	3
autotype	8	3
autotypy	8	4
bashlyks	8	2
bendayed	8	2
benomyls	8	3
benzoyls	8	2
betrayal	8	2
betrayed	8	2
betrayer	8	2
bewrayed	8	2
bewrayer	8	2
bivinyls	8	3
boogeyed	8	2
buckayro	8	3
buckeyes	8	2
butyryls	8	3
cacodyls	8	3
calotype	8	3
carboyed	8	2
catalyst	8	3
catalyze	8	3
cerotype	8	3
chromyls	8	2
cockeyed	8	2
cockeyes	8	2
coenzyme	8	2
conveyed	8	2
conveyer	8	2
conveyor	8	2
convoyed	8	2
deadeyes	8	2
defrayal	8	2
defrayed	8	2
defrayer	8	2
deployed	8	2
dicotyls	8	3
disloyal	8	2
dismayed	8	2
duvetyne	8	3
duvetyns	8	3
employed	8	2
employee	8	1
employer	8	2
employes	8	2
ependyma	8	4
epiphyte	8	3
epistyle	8	3
estrayed	8	2
ethinyls	8	3
ethoxyls	8	3
ethynyls	8	3
eucalypt	8	3
fisheyes	8	2
frogeyed	8	2
frogeyes	8	2
gargoyle	8	2
genotype	8	3
geophyte	8	2
gigabyte	8	3
goldeyes	8	2
gonocyte	8	3
goodbyes	8	2
hawkeyed	8	2
hemocyte	8	3
hemolyze	8	3
hologyny	8	4
holotype	8	3
homonyms	8	3
homonymy	8	4
hoorayed	8	2
hurrayed	8	2
hypogyny	8	4
hypopyon	8	3
ichthyic	8	2
indoxyls	8	3
jerseyed	8	2
jockeyed	8	2
kaffiyeh	8	2
keffiyeh	8	2
kilobyte	8	3
lackeyed	8	2
langsyne	8	2
lechayim	8	2
levogyre	8	3
lipocyte	8	3
logotype	8	3
logotypy	8	4
lysozyme	8	3
megabyte	8	3
megadyne	8	3
metonyms	8	3
metonymy	8	4
mislayer	8	2
misogyny	8	4
misstyle	8	2
mistryst	8	2
monkeyed	8	2
monocyte	8	3
monogyny	8	4
monotype	8	3
mooneyes	8	2
motleyer	8	2
myxocyte	8	3
naysayer	8	2
neophyte	8	2
nonroyal	8	2
nonstyle	8	2
oldstyle	8	2
overdyed	8	3
overdyes	8	3
overhype	8	3
paralyse	8	3
paralyze	8	3
parlayed	8	2
parleyed	8	2
parleyer	8	2
paronyms	8	3
paroxysm	8	3
perigyny	8	4
phoneyed	8	2
pinkeyes	8	2
polygyny	8	4
polynyas	8	3
polytype	8	3
porphyry	8	3
postsync	8	2
prostyle	8	2
purveyed	8	2
purveyor	8	2
pyrolyze	8	3
replayed	8	2
rubaiyat	8	2
sashayed	8	2
serotype	8	3
shamoyed	8	2
shuteyes	8	2
sockeyes	8	2
storeyed	8	2
subphyla	8	3
subwayed	8	2
surroyal	8	2
surveyed	8	2
surveyor	8	2
synonyme	8	3
synonyms	8	3
synonymy	8	4
taxpayer	8	2
terabyte	8	3
thionyls	8	2
toponyms	8	3
toponymy	8	4
topotype	8	3
trachyte	8	2
triglyph	8	2
triptyca	8	3
triptych	8	2
uncloyed	8	2
unplayed	8	2
unstayed	8	2
unswayed	8	2
urostyle	8	3
volleyed	8	2
volleyer	8	2
walleyed	8	2
walleyes	8	2
waylayer	8	2
yeasayer	8	2
zoophyte	8	2

FAQs

How do I play around a fixed Y in the 6th slot?
Try mixing common consonant clusters (ST, TR, CH) in other positions while keeping Y locked.

Why are uncommon words included?
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