Words Containing YLOB

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

XYLOBALSAMUMS is worth 29 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are XYLOBALSAMUM (28), CAMPYLOBACTERS (27), CAMPYLOBACTER (26).

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All Words Containing YLOB 8 words

How often does YLOB appear in words?

Our combined English word list has 8 words containing YLOB. Most are 9 letters long, they average 21.5 points and the best is XYLOBALSAMUMS (29 points).

Total words: 8
Most common length: 9 letters; 2 words
Average Scrabble score: 21.5; out of 29 max
Longest word: CAMPYLOBACTERS; 14 letters
Most common ending: S; 50% of words

Most common last letters

s 50%
e 25%
m 12.5%

Rare words worth knowing

Valid in this dictionary but rarely seen in everyday English.

Highest-scoring word containing YLOB

x ₈y ₄l ₁o ₁b ₃a ₁l ₁s ₁a ₁m ₃u ₁m ₃s ₁

X 8 + Y 4 + L 1 + O 1 + B 3 + A 1 + L 1 + S 1 + A 1 + M 3 + U 1 + M 3 + S 1 = 29 points

Double word: 58 pts
Triple word: 87 pts

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

xylobalsamums

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

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