8-Letter Words With CLY
- 9 words
- All English dictionaries
- Scrabble points
Popular 8-Letter Words With CLY
The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
All 8-Letter Words With CLY 9 words
How often does CLY appear in eight-letter words?
Our combined English word list has 9 eight-letter words containing CLY. They average 16.4 points and the best is CYCLICLY (20 points).
- Total words
- 9
- Average Scrabble score
- 16.4
- out of 20 max
- Everyday words
- 11%
- common in ordinary English
- Most common ending
- Y
- 77.8% of words
Most common last letters
- y 77.8%
- e 11.1%
- s 11.1%
Top vowel pairs
- ea11.1%
- oi11.1%
Share of words where these two vowels sit side by side.
Rare words worth knowing
Valid in this dictionary but rarely seen in everyday English.
Highest-scoring eight-letter word containing CLY
c 3y 4c 3l 1i 1c 3l 1y 4
C 3 + Y 4 + C 3 + L 1 + I 1 + C 3 + L 1 + Y 4 = 20 points
- Double word
- 40 pts
- Triple word
- 60 pts
Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).
cyclicly
Form of cyclic
- adjectiveconforming to the Carnot cycle
- adjectiveforming a whorl or having parts arranged in a whorl“cyclic petals”
- adjectiveof a compound having atoms arranged in a ring structure
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How many eight-letter words containing CLY are there?
There are 9 eight-letter words containing CLY in our combined English word list. Other dictionaries give different totals, so switch dictionary at the top of the list to compare.
What is the highest-scoring eight-letter word containing CLY?
CYCLICLY is worth 20 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are HECTICLY (18), MYSTICLY (18), UNCHICLY (18).
Which rare eight-letter words containing CLY score well?
Uncommon but valid choices include CYCLICLY (20), HECTICLY (18), MYSTICLY (18), UNCHICLY (18). Few players know them, so they can catch an opponent off guard.