Words Containing YSTEI

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

HOMOCYSTEINES is worth 23 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are HOMOCYSTEINE (22), CYSTEINIC (16), CYSTEINES (14).

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All Words Containing YSTEI 7 words

How often does YSTEI appear in words?

Our combined English word list has 7 words containing YSTEI. Most are 8 letters long, they average 16.1 points and the best is HOMOCYSTEINES (23 points).

Total words: 7
Most common length: 8 letters; 2 words
Average Scrabble score: 16.1; out of 23 max
Longest word: HOMOCYSTEINES; 13 letters
Most common ending: S; 42.9% of words

Most common last letters

s 42.9%
e 28.6%
c 14.3%

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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 YSTEI

h ₄o ₁m ₃o ₁c ₃y ₄s ₁t ₁e ₁i ₁n ₁e ₁s ₁

H 4 + O 1 + M 3 + O 1 + C 3 + Y 4 + S 1 + T 1 + E 1 + I 1 + N 1 + E 1 + S 1 = 23 points

Double word: 46 pts
Triple word: 69 pts

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

homocysteines

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

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