Words That Start With KY

Q: What is the highest-scoring word that starts with KY?

KYANIZATIONS is worth 28 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are KYMOGRAPHIC (28), KYMOGRAPHY (28), KYANIZATION (27).

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All Words That Start With KY 81 words

How common is KY at the start of words?

Our combined English word list has 81 words that start with KY. Most are 5 letters long, they average 16.3 points, the best is KYANIZATIONS (28 points) and 43.2% end in S.

Total words: 81
Most common length: 5 letters; 18 words
Average Scrabble score: 16.3; out of 28 max
Longest word: KYANISATIONS; 12 letters
Most common ending: S; 43.2% of words

Most common last letters

s 43.2%
e 17.3%
d 7.4%

Top vowel pairs

ie8.6%
io4.9%
oe2.5%

Share of words where these two vowels sit side by side.

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Valid in this dictionary but rarely seen in everyday English.

Highest-scoring word that starts with KY

k ₅y ₄a ₁n ₁i ₁z ₁₀a ₁t ₁i ₁o ₁n ₁s ₁

K 5 + Y 4 + A 1 + N 1 + I 1 + Z 10 + A 1 + T 1 + I 1 + O 1 + N 1 + S 1 = 28 points

Double word: 56 pts
Triple word: 84 pts

Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).

kyanizations

No dictionary definition on file. This is a valid game word that standard dictionaries rarely cover.

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