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All Words Containing YEL 185 words

6-Letter Words With YEL 12

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7-Letter Words With YEL 25

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8-Letter Words With YEL 23

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9-Letter Words With YEL 19

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10-Letter Words With YEL 29

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11-Letter Words With YEL 18

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12-Letter Words With YEL 10

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13-Letter Words With YEL 17

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14-Letter Words With YEL 7

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15-Letter Words With YEL 7

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16-Letter Words With YEL 2

17-Letter Words With YEL 1

18-Letter Words With YEL 1

19-Letter Words With YEL 1

How often does YEL appear in words?

Our combined English word list has 185 words containing YEL. Most are 10 letters long, they average 16.9 points, the best is ENCEPHALOMYELITIDES (32 points) and 43.8% end in S.

Total words
185
Most common length
10 letters
29 words
Average Scrabble score
16.9
out of 32 max
Longest word
ENCEPHALOMYELITIDES
19 letters
Most common ending
S
43.8% of words

Words by length

Most common last letters

  • s 43.8%
  • d 12.4%
  • g 6.5%

Top vowel pairs

  • ou5.4%
  • ie2.7%
  • io2.7%

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 YEL

e 1n 1c 3e 1p 3h 4a 1l 1o 1m 3y 4e 1l 1i 1t 1i 1d 2e 1s 1

E 1 + N 1 + C 3 + E 1 + P 3 + H 4 + A 1 + L 1 + O 1 + M 3 + Y 4 + E 1 + L 1 + I 1 + T 1 + I 1 + D 2 + E 1 + S 1 = 32 points

Double word
64 pts
Triple word
96 pts

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

encephalomyelitides

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

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How many words containing YEL are there?

There are 185 words containing YEL in our combined English word list. The most common length is 10 letters, with 29 words. Other dictionaries give different totals, so switch dictionary at the top of the list to compare.

What is the highest-scoring word containing YEL?

ENCEPHALOMYELITIDES is worth 32 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are MYELOPROLIFERATIVE (31), ENCEPHALOMYELITIS (29), MYELENCEPHALIC (28).

What are some common words containing YEL?

Everyday examples include YELLOW, YELLOWEST, EYELID, YELP, YELL, EYELASH, YELLOWER, EYELINER. Sort the list by "Most common" to see the familiar words first.

What is the longest word containing YEL?

ENCEPHALOMYELITIDES has 19 letters. If you prefer a word people actually use, EYELASHES (9 letters) is the longest common one.