Words Containing YENI

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

POLYENIC is worth 15 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are HYENIC (14), HYENINE (13), SYENITIC (13).

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All Words Containing YENI 6 words

How often does YENI appear in words?

Our combined English word list has 6 words containing YENI. Most are 8 letters long, they average 12.7 points and the best is POLYENIC (15 points).

Total words: 6
Most common length: 8 letters; 3 words
Average Scrabble score: 12.7; out of 15 max
Longest word: POLYENIC; 8 letters
Most common ending: C; 50% of words

Most common last letters

c 50%
e 33.3%
s 16.7%

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Valid in this dictionary but rarely seen in everyday English.

Highest-scoring word containing YENI

p ₃o ₁l ₁y ₄e ₁n ₁i ₁c ₃

P 3 + O 1 + L 1 + Y 4 + E 1 + N 1 + I 1 + C 3 = 15 points

Double word: 30 pts
Triple word: 45 pts

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

polyenic

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

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