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

All Words Containing LYR 59 words

8-Letter Words With LYR 12

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9-Letter Words With LYR 14

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10-Letter Words With LYR 6

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16-Letter Words With LYR 1

18-Letter Words With LYR 1

19-Letter Words With LYR 1

How often does LYR appear in words?

Our combined English word list has 59 words containing LYR. Most are 9 letters long, they average 16.7 points, the best is POLYRHYTHMICALLY (37 points) and 33.9% end in S.

Total words
59
Most common length
9 letters
14 words
Average Scrabble score
16.7
out of 37 max
Longest word
POLYRIBONUCLEOTIDES
19 letters
Most common ending
S
33.9% of words

Words by length

Most common last letters

  • s 33.9%
  • d 10.2%
  • e 10.2%

Top vowel pairs

  • eo3.4%
  • iu3.4%
  • ia1.7%

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 word containing LYR

p 3o 1l 1y 4r 1h 4y 4t 1h 4m 3i 1c 3a 1l 1l 1y 4

P 3 + O 1 + L 1 + Y 4 + R 1 + H 4 + Y 4 + T 1 + H 4 + M 3 + I 1 + C 3 + A 1 + L 1 + L 1 + Y 4 = 37 points

Double word
74 pts
Triple word
111 pts

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

polyrhythmically

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

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How many words containing LYR are there?

There are 59 words containing LYR in our combined English word list. The most common length is 9 letters, with 14 words. Other dictionaries give different totals, so switch dictionary at the top of the list to compare.

What is the highest-scoring word containing LYR?

POLYRHYTHMICALLY is worth 37 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are POLYRHYTHMIC (30), POLYRIBONUCLEOTIDES (29), POLYRIBONUCLEOTIDE (28).

What are some common words containing LYR?

Everyday examples include LYRIC, LYRICS, LYRICAL, LYRE, LYRICIST, LYRICALLY, LYRES, LYRICISTS. Sort the list by "Most common" to see the familiar words first.

What is the longest word containing LYR?

POLYRIBONUCLEOTIDES has 19 letters. If you prefer a word people actually use, LYRICAL (7 letters) is the longest common one.