10-Letter Words With CY
- 349 words
- All English dictionaries
- Scrabble points
Popular 10-Letter Words With CY
The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
All 10-Letter Words With CY 349 words
How often does CY appear in ten-letter words?
Our combined English word list has 349 ten-letter words containing CY. They average 19.3 points, the best is SCYPHOZOAN (29 points) and 46.7% end in Y.
- Total words
- 349
- Average Scrabble score
- 19.3
- out of 29 max
- Everyday words
- 5%
- common in ordinary English
- Most common ending
- Y
- 46.7% of words
Most common last letters
- y 46.7%
- s 26.9%
- e 7.7%
Top vowel pairs
- ie4.3%
- ia4%
- oi1.7%
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 ten-letter word containing CY
s 1c 3y 4p 3h 4o 1z 10o 1a 1n 1
S 1 + C 3 + Y 4 + P 3 + H 4 + O 1 + Z 10 + O 1 + A 1 + N 1 = 29 points
- Double word
- 58 pts
- Triple word
- 87 pts
Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).
scyphozoan
- nounany of various usually free-swimming marine coelenterates having a gelatinous medusoid stage as the dominant phase of its life cycle
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How many ten-letter words containing CY are there?
There are 349 ten-letter words containing CY 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 ten-letter word containing CY?
SCYPHOZOAN is worth 29 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are EXPECTANCY (26), SUBJACENCY (26), CYCLIZINES (26).
What are some common ten-letter words containing CY?
Everyday examples include INACCURACY, EFFICIENCY, REDUNDANCY, CONSPIRACY, DEFICIENCY, MALIGNANCY, EXPECTANCY, INSOLVENCY. Sort the list by "Most common" to see the familiar words first.
Which rare ten-letter words containing CY score well?
Uncommon but valid choices include CYCLIZINES (26), QUIESCENCY (26), CYCLOTHYME (25), CYMOTRICHY (25). Few players know them, so they can catch an opponent off guard.