Words Containing YZY

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

SYZYGETICALLY is worth 34 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are ANTISYZYGY (29), ANTISYZYGIES (28), SYZYGETIC (27).

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All Words Containing YZY 8 words

How often does YZY appear in words?

Our combined English word list has 8 words containing YZY. Most are 8 letters long, they average 26.8 points and the best is SYZYGETICALLY (34 points).

Total words: 8
Most common length: 8 letters; 2 words
Average Scrabble score: 26.8; out of 34 max
Longest word: SYZYGETICALLY; 13 letters
Most common ending: Y; 37.5% of words

Most common last letters

y 37.5%
l 25%
s 25%

Top vowel pairs

ie25%
ia12.5%

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 YZY

s ₁y ₄z ₁₀y ₄g ₂e ₁t ₁i ₁c ₃a ₁l ₁l ₁y ₄

S 1 + Y 4 + Z 10 + Y 4 + G 2 + E 1 + T 1 + I 1 + C 3 + A 1 + L 1 + L 1 + Y 4 = 34 points

Double word: 68 pts
Triple word: 102 pts

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

syzygetically

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

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