Words Containing Y
- 39,090 words
- All English dictionaries
- Scrabble points
Popular Words Containing Y
The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
All Words Containing Y 39,090 words
3-Letter Words With Y 134
Full 3-letter list4-Letter Words With Y 604
Full 4-letter list5-Letter Words With Y 1,952
Full 5-letter list6-Letter Words With Y 2,834
Full 6-letter list7-Letter Words With Y 3,605
Full 7-letter list8-Letter Words With Y 4,667
Full 8-letter list9-Letter Words With Y 5,138
Full 9-letter list10-Letter Words With Y 5,069
Full 10-letter list11-Letter Words With Y 4,493
Full 11-letter list12-Letter Words With Y 3,691
Full 12-letter list13-Letter Words With Y 2,761
Full 13-letter list14-Letter Words With Y 1,870
Full 14-letter list15-Letter Words With Y 1,234
Full 15-letter list16-Letter Words With Y 468
17-Letter Words With Y 268
18-Letter Words With Y 137
19-Letter Words With Y 83
20-Letter Words With Y 51
21-Letter Words With Y 20
How often does Y appear in words?
Our combined English word list has 39,090 words containing Y. Most are 9 letters long, they average 18.4 points, the best is PIZZAZZY (49 points) and 50.3% end in Y.
- Total words
- 39,090
- Most common length
- 9 letters
- 5,138 words
- Average Scrabble score
- 18.4
- out of 49 max
- Longest word
- OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGIST
- 21 letters
- Most common ending
- Y
- 50.3% of words
Words by length
Most common last letters
- y 50.3%
- s 22.1%
- e 5.3%
Top vowel pairs
- io4.1%
- ou3.9%
- ia3.8%
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 Y
p 3i 1z 10z 10a 1z 10z 10y 4
P 3 + I 1 + Z 10 + Z 10 + A 1 + Z 10 + Z 10 + Y 4 = 49 points
- Double word
- 98 pts
- Triple word
- 147 pts
Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).
pizzazzy
No dictionary definition on file. This is a valid game word that standard dictionaries rarely cover.
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How many words containing Y are there?
There are 39,090 words containing Y in our combined English word list. The most common length is 9 letters, with 5,138 words. Other dictionaries give different totals, so switch dictionary at the top of the list to compare.
What is the highest-scoring word containing Y?
PIZZAZZY is worth 49 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are HYPOPHYSECTOMIZING (48), HYPOPHYSECTOMIZED (47), HYPOPHYSECTOMIZES (46).
What are some common words containing Y?
Everyday examples include TWENTY, INDIVIDUALLY, YOUR, TOTALLY, NEARBY, STRONGLY, MILITARY, USUALLY. Sort the list by "Most common" to see the familiar words first.
What is the longest word containing Y?
OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGIST has 21 letters. If you prefer a word people actually use, CHARACTERISTICALLY (18 letters) is the longest common one.