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The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.

All Words Containing LYIN 89 words

7-Letter Words With LYIN 8

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8-Letter Words With LYIN 28

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9-Letter Words With LYIN 17

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10-Letter Words With LYIN 13

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11-Letter Words With LYIN 7

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How often does LYIN appear in words?

Our combined English word list has 89 words containing LYIN. Most are 8 letters long, they average 16.3 points, the best is SHILLYSHALLYING (28 points) and 88.8% end in G.

Total words
89
Most common length
8 letters
28 words
Average Scrabble score
16.3
out of 28 max
Longest word
COUNTERRALLYING
15 letters
Most common ending
G
88.8% of words

Words by length

Most common last letters

  • g 88.8%
  • s 6.7%
  • y 4.5%

Top vowel pairs

  • ou5.6%
  • ea3.4%
  • ee1.1%

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

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Highest-scoring word containing LYIN

s 1h 4i 1l 1l 1y 4s 1h 4a 1l 1l 1y 4i 1n 1g 2

S 1 + H 4 + I 1 + L 1 + L 1 + Y 4 + S 1 + H 4 + A 1 + L 1 + L 1 + Y 4 + I 1 + N 1 + G 2 = 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).

shillyshallying

Form of shillyshally

  1. verbbe uncertain and vague
  2. verbpostpone doing what one should be doing“He did not want to write the letter and procrastinated for days”
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How many words containing LYIN are there?

There are 89 words containing LYIN in our combined English word list. The most common length is 8 letters, with 28 words. Other dictionaries give different totals, so switch dictionary at the top of the list to compare.

What is the highest-scoring word containing LYIN?

SHILLYSHALLYING is worth 28 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are OVERMULTIPLYING (26), OVERSUPPLYING (24), NONCOMPLYINGS (23).

What are some common words containing LYIN?

Everyday examples include UNDERLYING, APPLYING, LYING, REPLYING, FLYING, IMPLYING, SUPPLYING, OUTLYING. Sort the list by "Most common" to see the familiar words first.

What is the longest word containing LYIN?

COUNTERRALLYING has 15 letters. If you prefer a word people actually use, BUTTERFLYING (12 letters) is the longest common one.