8-Letter Words With HYR
- 9 words
- All English dictionaries
- Scrabble points
Popular 8-Letter Words With HYR
The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
All 8-Letter Words With HYR 9 words
How often does HYR appear in eight-letter words?
Our combined English word list has 9 eight-letter words containing HYR. They average 16.3 points and the best is PORPHYRY (21 points).
- Total words
- 9
- Average Scrabble score
- 16.3
- out of 21 max
- Everyday words
- 11%
- common in ordinary English
- Most common ending
- D
- 44.4% of words
Most common last letters
- d 44.4%
- s 33.3%
- n 11.1%
Top vowel pairs
- oi44.4%
- ou22.2%
- eo11.1%
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 HYR
p 3o 1r 1p 3h 4y 4r 1y 4
P 3 + O 1 + R 1 + P 3 + H 4 + Y 4 + R 1 + Y 4 = 21 points
- Double word
- 42 pts
- Triple word
- 63 pts
Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).
porphyry
- nounany igneous rock with crystals embedded in a finer groundmass of minerals
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How many eight-letter words containing HYR are there?
There are 9 eight-letter words containing HYR 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 HYR?
PORPHYRY is worth 21 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are THYROXIN (21), HYRACOID (17), THYROIDS (15).
Which rare eight-letter words containing HYR score well?
Uncommon but valid choices include THYROXIN (21), OUTHYRED (15), THYREOID (15), THYRSOID (15). Few players know them, so they can catch an opponent off guard.