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Words Containing PY

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

All Words Containing PY 1,060 words

4-Letter Words With PY 19

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5-Letter Words With PY 98

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6-Letter Words With PY 95

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7-Letter Words With PY 82

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8-Letter Words With PY 124

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9-Letter Words With PY 163

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10-Letter Words With PY 135

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11-Letter Words With PY 114

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12-Letter Words With PY 89

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13-Letter Words With PY 66

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14-Letter Words With PY 41

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15-Letter Words With PY 24

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16-Letter Words With PY 2

17-Letter Words With PY 2

19-Letter Words With PY 1

20-Letter Words With PY 1

How often does PY appear in words?

Our combined English word list has 1,060 words containing PY. Most are 9 letters long, they average 18.6 points, the best is PHOSPHOENOLPYRUVATES (38 points) and 34.1% end in Y.

Total words
1,060
Most common length
9 letters
163 words
Average Scrabble score
18.6
out of 38 max
Longest word
PHOSPHOENOLPYRUVATES
20 letters
Most common ending
Y
34.1% of words

Words by length

Most common last letters

  • y 34.1%
  • s 28.9%
  • e 8.7%

Top vowel pairs

  • ia4.4%
  • ea3.1%
  • io2.3%

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 PY

p 3h 4o 1s 1p 3h 4o 1e 1n 1o 1l 1p 3y 4r 1u 1v 4a 1t 1e 1s 1

P 3 + H 4 + O 1 + S 1 + P 3 + H 4 + O 1 + E 1 + N 1 + O 1 + L 1 + P 3 + Y 4 + R 1 + U 1 + V 4 + A 1 + T 1 + E 1 + S 1 = 38 points

Double word
76 pts
Triple word
114 pts

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

phosphoenolpyruvates

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

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How many words containing PY are there?

There are 1,060 words containing PY in our combined English word list. The most common length is 9 letters, with 163 words. Other dictionaries give different totals, so switch dictionary at the top of the list to compare.

What is the highest-scoring word containing PY?

PHOSPHOENOLPYRUVATES is worth 38 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are XYLOPYROGRAPHY (38), PHOSPHOENOLPYRUVATE (37), EMPYREUMATIZING (34).

What are some common words containing PY?

Everyday examples include UNHAPPY, HAPPY, OCCUPY, COPY, PYTHON, SLOPPY, THERAPY, COPYRIGHT. Sort the list by "Most common" to see the familiar words first.

What is the longest word containing PY?

PHOSPHOENOLPYRUVATES has 20 letters. If you prefer a word people actually use, PSYCHOTHERAPY (13 letters) is the longest common one.