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All Words Containing YV 53 words

6-Letter Words With YV 8

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7-Letter Words With YV 13

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8-Letter Words With YV 9

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9-Letter Words With YV 7

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How often does YV appear in words?

Our combined English word list has 53 words containing YV. Most are 7 letters long, they average 18 points, the best is ZYZZYVAS (44 points) and 39.6% end in S.

Total words
53
Most common length
7 letters
13 words
Average Scrabble score
18
out of 44 max
Longest word
POLYVINYLIDENES
15 letters
Most common ending
S
39.6% of words

Words by length

Most common last letters

  • s 39.6%
  • e 15.1%
  • d 9.4%

Top vowel pairs

  • ee7.5%
  • oo7.5%
  • ou7.5%

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 YV

z 10y 4z 10z 10y 4v 4a 1s 1

Z 10 + Y 4 + Z 10 + Z 10 + Y 4 + V 4 + A 1 + S 1 = 44 points

Double word
88 pts
Triple word
132 pts

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

zyzzyvas

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

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How many words containing YV are there?

There are 53 words containing YV in our combined English word list. The most common length is 7 letters, with 13 words. Other dictionaries give different totals, so switch dictionary at the top of the list to compare.

What is the highest-scoring word containing YV?

ZYZZYVAS is worth 44 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are ZYZZYVA (43), POLYVINYLIDENES (27), POLYVINYLIDENE (26).

What is the longest word containing YV?

POLYVINYLIDENES has 15 letters.