Words Containing YCANT

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

CALYCANTHEMY is worth 27 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are CALYCANTHEMIES (26), LYCANTHROPIC (24), LYCANTHROPY (24).

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All Words Containing YCANT 11 words

How often does YCANT appear in words?

Our combined English word list has 11 words containing YCANT. Most are 11 letters long, they average 23.5 points, the best is CALYCANTHEMY (27 points) and 54.5% end in S.

Total words: 11
Most common length: 11 letters; 3 words
Average Scrabble score: 23.5; out of 27 max
Longest word: CALYCANTHEMIES; 14 letters
Most common ending: S; 54.5% of words

Most common last letters

s 54.5%
y 18.2%
c 9.1%

Top vowel pairs

ie18.2%

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

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Valid in this dictionary but rarely seen in everyday English.

Highest-scoring word containing YCANT

c ₃a ₁l ₁y ₄c ₃a ₁n ₁t ₁h ₄e ₁m ₃y ₄

C 3 + A 1 + L 1 + Y 4 + C 3 + A 1 + N 1 + T 1 + H 4 + E 1 + M 3 + Y 4 = 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).

calycanthemy

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

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