Words Containing NYEL

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

NONYELLOWING is worth 19 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are STANYELS (11), STANYEL (10).

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All Words Containing NYEL 3 words

How often does NYEL appear in words?

Our combined English word list has 3 words containing NYEL. Most are 7 letters long, they average 13.3 points and the best is NONYELLOWING (19 points).

Total words: 3
Most common length: 7 letters; 1 words
Average Scrabble score: 13.3; out of 19 max
Longest word: NONYELLOWING; 12 letters
Most common ending: G; 33.3% of words

Most common last letters

g 33.3%
l 33.3%
s 33.3%

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Valid in this dictionary but rarely seen in everyday English.

Highest-scoring word containing NYEL

n ₁o ₁n ₁y ₄e ₁l ₁l ₁o ₁w ₄i ₁n ₁g ₂

N 1 + O 1 + N 1 + Y 4 + E 1 + L 1 + L 1 + O 1 + W 4 + I 1 + N 1 + G 2 = 19 points

Double word: 38 pts
Triple word: 57 pts

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

nonyellowing

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

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