Words Containing RYLS

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

SULPHHYDRYLS is worth 27 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are CHRYSOBERYLS (25), PHOSPHORYLS (24), SULFHYDRYLS (24).

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All Words Containing RYLS 16 words

How often does RYLS appear in words?

Our combined English word list has 16 words containing RYLS. Most are 9 letters long, they average 16.4 points, the best is SULPHHYDRYLS (27 points) and 100% end in S.

Total words: 16
Most common length: 9 letters; 5 words
Average Scrabble score: 16.4; out of 27 max
Longest word: CHRYSOBERYLS; 12 letters
Most common ending: S; 100% of words

Most common last letters

s 100%

Top vowel pairs

au6.3%

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

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Highest-scoring word containing RYLS

s ₁u ₁l ₁p ₃h ₄h ₄y ₄d ₂r ₁y ₄l ₁s ₁

S 1 + U 1 + L 1 + P 3 + H 4 + H 4 + Y 4 + D 2 + R 1 + Y 4 + L 1 + S 1 = 27 points

Double word: 54 pts
Triple word: 81 pts

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

sulphhydryls

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

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