Words Containing LYAS

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

PARAKEELYAS is worth 20 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are LYASES (9), LYASE (8).

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All Words Containing LYAS 3 words

How often does LYAS appear in words?

Our combined English word list has 3 words containing LYAS. Most are 5 letters long, they average 12.3 points and the best is PARAKEELYAS (20 points).

Total words: 3
Most common length: 5 letters; 1 words
Average Scrabble score: 12.3; out of 20 max
Longest word: PARAKEELYAS; 11 letters
Most common ending: S; 66.7% of words

Most common last letters

s 66.7%
e 33.3%

Top vowel pairs

ee33.3%

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 containing LYAS

p ₃a ₁r ₁a ₁k ₅e ₁e ₁l ₁y ₄a ₁s ₁

P 3 + A 1 + R 1 + A 1 + K 5 + E 1 + E 1 + L 1 + Y 4 + A 1 + S 1 = 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).

parakeelyas

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

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