Words Containing YLOU

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

ZYGODACTYLOUS is worth 32 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are BRACHYDACTYLOUS (31), PACHYDACTYLOUS (30), HEXADACTYLOUS (29).

Q: What is the longest word containing YLOU?

BRACHYDACTYLOUS has 15 letters.

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All Words Containing YLOU 28 words

How often does YLOU appear in words?

Our combined English word list has 28 words containing YLOU. Most are 14 letters long, they average 21.6 points, the best is ZYGODACTYLOUS (32 points) and 100% end in S.

Total words: 28
Most common length: 14 letters; 8 words
Average Scrabble score: 21.6; out of 32 max
Longest word: BRACHYDACTYLOUS; 15 letters
Most common ending: S; 100% of words

Most common last letters

s 100%

Top vowel pairs

ou100%
io7.1%

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 YLOU

z ₁₀y ₄g ₂o ₁d ₂a ₁c ₃t ₁y ₄l ₁o ₁u ₁s ₁

Z 10 + Y 4 + G 2 + O 1 + D 2 + A 1 + C 3 + T 1 + Y 4 + L 1 + O 1 + U 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).

zygodactylous

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

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