8 Letter Words Containing MY
There are 99 8-letter English words that contain MY, from AERONOMY to XYLOTOMY. Top Scrabble® scorers on this list: MYXOCYTE (25), JEMMYING (23), JIMMYING (23). Average word length in this list is 8 letters.
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- METONYMY18 pts
- MISOGAMY16 pts
- MONOGAMY16 pts
- MONOSOMY15 pts
- MUMMYING18 pts
- MYALGIAS14 pts
- MYCELIAL15 pts
- MYCELIAN15 pts
- MYCELIUM17 pts
- MYCELOID16 pts
- MYCETOMA17 pts
- MYCOLOGY19 pts
- MYELINES13 pts
- MYELINIC15 pts
- MYELITIS13 pts
- MYELOMAS15 pts
- MYLONITE13 pts
- MYNHEERS16 pts
- MYOBLAST15 pts
- MYOGENIC16 pts
- MYOGRAPH19 pts
- MYOLOGIC16 pts
- MYOPATHY21 pts
- MYOSCOPE17 pts
- MYOSITIS13 pts
- MYOSOTES13 pts
- MYOSOTIS13 pts
- MYOTOMES15 pts
- MYOTONIA13 pts
- MYOTONIC15 pts
- MYRIAPOD16 pts
- MYRIOPOD16 pts
- MYRMIDON16 pts
- MYSTAGOG15 pts
- MYSTICAL15 pts
- MYSTICLY18 pts
- MYSTIQUE22 pts
- MYTHICAL18 pts
- MYTHIEST16 pts
- MYXEDEMA23 pts
- MYXOCYTE25 pts
- MYXOMATA22 pts
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Point values shown are Scrabble® (letters only, before board bonuses). Browse deeper via the word-lists hub.
Top 10 highest-scoring words
Scored on letters only (no board bonuses). WWF uses different tile values from Scrabble — J, Q and Z are worth 10 points in WWF; X is worth 8.
| # | Word | Scrabble | WWF |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | myxocyte | 25 | 25 |
| 2 | jemmying | 23 | 28 |
| 3 | jimmying | 23 | 28 |
| 4 | myxedema | 23 | 24 |
| 5 | xylotomy | 23 | 23 |
| 6 | mystique | 22 | 23 |
| 7 | myxomata | 22 | 23 |
| 8 | pygmyish | 22 | 22 |
| 9 | pygmyism | 21 | 23 |
| 10 | xenogamy | 21 | 23 |
FAQs
How many 8-letter words contain MY?
99 valid 8-letter English words contain the letters MY in the ENABLE English word list.
Are these valid in Wordle and Scrabble?
Words on this page come from the ENABLE English word list. UK Scrabble (Collins Scrabble Words) accepts the overwhelming majority; a handful may not be legal in the North American NASPA Word List (NWL2023).