Words Containing IY

Q: What is the highest-scoring word containing IY?

JAMAHIRIYAS is worth 26 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are JAMBIYAHS (26), JUMHOURIYAS (26), IZVESTIYAS (25).

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All Words Containing IY 78 words

How often does IY appear in words?

Our combined English word list has 78 words containing IY. Most are 8 letters long, they average 17.6 points, the best is JAMAHIRIYAS (26 points) and 44.9% end in S.

Total words: 78
Most common length: 8 letters; 18 words
Average Scrabble score: 17.6; out of 26 max
Longest word: GALLABIYAHS; 11 letters
Most common ending: S; 44.9% of words

Most common last letters

s 44.9%
h 19.2%
a 17.9%

Top vowel pairs

ai10.3%
ou5.1%
ea3.8%

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

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Highest-scoring word containing IY

j ₈a ₁m ₃a ₁h ₄i ₁r ₁i ₁y ₄a ₁s ₁

J 8 + A 1 + M 3 + A 1 + H 4 + I 1 + R 1 + I 1 + Y 4 + A 1 + S 1 = 26 points

Double word: 52 pts
Triple word: 78 pts

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

jamahiriyas

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

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