8 Letter Words Containing Y
There are 3,380 8-letter English words that contain Y, from ABASEDLY to ZYZZYVAS. Top Scrabble® scorers on this list: ZYZZYVAS (44), FRIZZILY (32), DIZZYING (31). Average word length in this list is 8 letters.
Word list
A
- ABASEDLY14 pts
- ABEYANCE15 pts
- ABEYANCY18 pts
- ABHENRYS16 pts
- ABJECTLY22 pts
- ABORALLY13 pts
- ABRUPTLY15 pts
- ABSENTLY13 pts
- ABSURDLY14 pts
- ACCURACY17 pts
- ACERBITY15 pts
- ACETOXYL20 pts
- ACETYLIC15 pts
- ACHINGLY17 pts
- ACOLYTES13 pts
- ACRIDITY14 pts
- ACRIMONY15 pts
- ACRONYMS15 pts
- ACRYLATE13 pts
- ACRYLICS15 pts
- ACTIVELY16 pts
- ACTIVITY16 pts
- ACTRESSY13 pts
- ACTUALLY13 pts
- ACYLATED14 pts
- ACYLATES13 pts
- ACYLOINS13 pts
- ADAMANCY16 pts
- ADDITORY13 pts
- ADEQUACY23 pts
- ADORABLY14 pts
- ADROITLY12 pts
- ADULTERY12 pts
- ADVISORY15 pts
- ADVOCACY19 pts
- ADYNAMIA14 pts
- ADYNAMIC16 pts
- AERIALLY11 pts
- AERODYNE12 pts
- AEROLOGY12 pts
- AERONOMY13 pts
- AFFINELY17 pts
- AFFINITY17 pts
- AFFRAYED18 pts
- AFFRAYER17 pts
- AGLYCONE14 pts
- AGLYCONS14 pts
- AGRIMONY14 pts
- AGROLOGY13 pts
- AGRONOMY14 pts
- AGRYPNIA14 pts
- AGUISHLY15 pts
- AIMFULLY16 pts
- AIRPLAYS13 pts
- AISLEWAY14 pts
- ALACRITY13 pts
- ALCAYDES14 pts
- ALDEHYDE16 pts
- ALDERFLY15 pts
- ALEATORY11 pts
- ALGIDITY13 pts
- ALGOLOGY13 pts
- ALKALIFY18 pts
- ALKYLATE15 pts
- ALLAYERS11 pts
- ALLAYING12 pts
- ALLEGORY12 pts
- ALLEYWAY17 pts
- ALLOGAMY14 pts
- ALLONYMS13 pts
- ALLOTYPE13 pts
- ALLOTYPY16 pts
- ALLOYING12 pts
- ALMIGHTY17 pts
- ALPINELY13 pts
- ALYSSUMS13 pts
- AMAZEDLY23 pts
- AMBOYNAS15 pts
- AMENABLY15 pts
- AMETHYST16 pts
- AMICABLY17 pts
- AMMONIFY18 pts
- AMORALLY13 pts
- AMUSEDLY14 pts
- AMYGDALA15 pts
- AMYGDALE15 pts
- AMYGDULE15 pts
- AMYLASES13 pts
- AMYLENES13 pts
- AMYLOGEN14 pts
- AMYLOIDS14 pts
- AMYLOSES13 pts
- ANAGLYPH17 pts
- ANALYSED12 pts
- ANALYSER11 pts
- ANALYSES11 pts
- ANALYSIS11 pts
- ANALYSTS11 pts
- ANALYTIC13 pts
- ANALYZED21 pts
- ANALYZER20 pts
- ANALYZES20 pts
- ANCESTRY13 pts
- ANDESYTE12 pts
- ANEURYSM13 pts
- ANIMALLY13 pts
- ANKYLOSE15 pts
- ANNOYERS11 pts
- ANNOYING12 pts
- ANNUALLY11 pts
- ANODALLY12 pts
- ANODYNES12 pts
- ANODYNIC14 pts
- ANOLYTES11 pts
- ANTETYPE13 pts
- ANTIBODY14 pts
- ANTICITY13 pts
- ANTILOGY12 pts
- ANTIMONY13 pts
- ANTINOMY13 pts
- ANTIPYIC15 pts
- ANTITYPE13 pts
- ANTONYMS13 pts
- ANTONYMY16 pts
- ANYPLACE15 pts
- ANYTHING15 pts
- ANYWHERE17 pts
- APICALLY15 pts
- APIOLOGY14 pts
- APOCARPY17 pts
- APOPHONY18 pts
- APOPHYGE19 pts
- APOPLEXY22 pts
- APOSPORY15 pts
- APOSTACY15 pts
- APOSTASY13 pts
- APPLYING16 pts
- APYRASES13 pts
- APYRETIC15 pts
- ARCHWAYS19 pts
- ARDENTLY12 pts
- AREAWAYS14 pts
- AREOLOGY12 pts
- ARGUABLY14 pts
- ARMYWORM18 pts
- AROYNTED12 pts
- ARRANTLY11 pts
- ARRAYALS11 pts
- ARRAYERS11 pts
- ARRAYING12 pts
- ARTFULLY14 pts
- ARTISTRY11 pts
- ARYTHMIA16 pts
- ARYTHMIC18 pts
- ASHTRAYS14 pts
- ASPERITY13 pts
- ASPHYXIA23 pts
- ASSAYERS11 pts
- ASSAYING12 pts
- ASSEMBLY15 pts
- ASTRALLY11 pts
- ASTUTELY11 pts
- ASYNDETA12 pts
- ATALAYAS11 pts
- ATEMOYAS13 pts
- ATHANASY14 pts
- ATHODYDS16 pts
- ATONALLY11 pts
- ATROCITY13 pts
- ATTORNEY11 pts
- ATYPICAL15 pts
- AUDACITY14 pts
- AUDITORY12 pts
- AUGUSTLY12 pts
- AUTARCHY16 pts
- AUTODYNE12 pts
- AUTOGAMY14 pts
- AUTOGENY12 pts
- AUTOGYRO12 pts
- AUTOLYSE11 pts
- AUTOLYZE20 pts
- AUTONOMY13 pts
- AUTOTOMY13 pts
- AUTOTYPE13 pts
- AUTOTYPY16 pts
- AVERSELY14 pts
- AVOWABLY19 pts
- AVOWEDLY18 pts
- AWAYNESS14 pts
- AXIALITY18 pts
- AXILLARY18 pts
- AXIOLOGY19 pts
- AYURVEDA15 pts
- AZYGOSES21 pts
B
- BABYHOOD19 pts
- BACKSTAY19 pts
- BACKYARD20 pts
- BADGERLY15 pts
- BALLADRY14 pts
- BALLYHOO16 pts
- BALLYRAG14 pts
- BALONEYS13 pts
- BANALITY13 pts
- BANDITRY14 pts
- BANDYING15 pts
- BANKERLY17 pts
- BARBERRY15 pts
- BARNYARD14 pts
- BARRATRY13 pts
- BARRENLY13 pts
- BARRETRY13 pts
- BARYONIC15 pts
- BARYTONE13 pts
- BASHLYKS20 pts
- BASICITY15 pts
- BASILARY13 pts
- BASKETRY17 pts
- BASTARDY14 pts
- BAYADEER14 pts
- BAYADERE14 pts
- BAYBERRY18 pts
- BAYONETS13 pts
- BAYWOODS17 pts
- BEACHBOY20 pts
- BEARABLY15 pts
- BEAUTIFY16 pts
- BEEYARDS14 pts
- BEGGARLY15 pts
- BELAYING14 pts
- BELLBOYS15 pts
- BELLYFUL16 pts
- BELLYING14 pts
- BELTWAYS16 pts
- BENDAYED15 pts
- BENDWAYS17 pts
- BENIGNLY14 pts
- BENOMYLS15 pts
- BENZOYLS22 pts
- BENZYLIC24 pts
- BERHYMED19 pts
- BERHYMES18 pts
- BERRYING14 pts
- BERYLINE13 pts
- BESTIARY13 pts
- BETRAYAL13 pts
- BETRAYED14 pts
- BETRAYER13 pts
- BEWRAYED17 pts
- BEWRAYER16 pts
- BIACETYL15 pts
- BIASEDLY14 pts
- BICYCLED18 pts
- BICYCLER17 pts
- BICYCLES17 pts
- BICYCLIC19 pts
- BIDDABLY17 pts
- BIFIDITY17 pts
- BIGEMINY16 pts
- BIHOURLY16 pts
- BIKEWAYS20 pts
- BILAYERS13 pts
- BILBERRY15 pts
- BILLYCAN15 pts
- BIMETHYL18 pts
- BINATELY13 pts
- BIOASSAY13 pts
- BIOCYCLE17 pts
- BIOLYSES13 pts
- BIOLYSIS13 pts
- BIOLYTIC15 pts
- BIOMETRY15 pts
- BIOSCOPY17 pts
- BIOTYPES15 pts
- BIOTYPIC17 pts
- BIPHENYL18 pts
- BIRDSEYE14 pts
- BIRTHDAY17 pts
- BISTOURY13 pts
- BITCHERY18 pts
- BITCHILY18 pts
- BITINGLY14 pts
- BITTERLY13 pts
- BIVINYLS16 pts
- BIWEEKLY20 pts
- BIYEARLY16 pts
- BLACKBOY21 pts
- BLACKFLY22 pts
- BLADDERY15 pts
- BLAMABLY17 pts
- BLARNEYS13 pts
- BLATANCY15 pts
- BLAZONRY22 pts
- BLEARILY13 pts
- BLISTERY13 pts
- BLITHELY16 pts
- BLOODILY14 pts
- BLOOMERY15 pts
- BLOSSOMY15 pts
- BLOUSILY13 pts
- BLOWSILY16 pts
- BLOWZILY25 pts
- BLUBBERY17 pts
- BLUEJAYS20 pts
- BLURRILY13 pts
- BLUSTERY13 pts
- BOATYARD14 pts
- BOBSTAYS15 pts
- BODINGLY15 pts
- BODYSUIT14 pts
- BODYSURF17 pts
- BODYWORK21 pts
- BOGEYING15 pts
- BOGEYMAN16 pts
- BOGEYMEN16 pts
- BOGYISMS16 pts
- BOLONEYS13 pts
- BOMBYCID20 pts
- BOMBYXES24 pts
- BONEYARD14 pts
- BOOGEYED15 pts
- BOOGYING15 pts
- BOOGYMAN16 pts
- BOOGYMEN16 pts
- BORINGLY14 pts
- BOTCHERY18 pts
- BOTCHILY18 pts
- BOTRYOID14 pts
- BOTRYOSE13 pts
- BOTRYTIS13 pts
- BOTTOMRY15 pts
- BOULDERY14 pts
- BOUNCILY15 pts
- BOUNDARY14 pts
- BOVINELY16 pts
- BOVINITY16 pts
- BOWINGLY17 pts
- BOXBERRY22 pts
- BOYARISM15 pts
- BOYCHICK24 pts
- BOYCHIKS22 pts
- BOYCOTTS15 pts
- BOYHOODS17 pts
- BOYISHLY19 pts
- BRAINILY13 pts
- BRASSILY13 pts
- BRAWNILY16 pts
- BRAZENLY22 pts
- BREEZILY22 pts
- BREVETCY18 pts
- BREVIARY16 pts
- BRIDALLY14 pts
- BRIGHTLY17 pts
- BROGUERY14 pts
- BROIDERY14 pts
- BROKENLY17 pts
- BROODILY14 pts
- BRULYIES13 pts
- BRUTALLY13 pts
- BRYOLOGY17 pts
- BRYONIES13 pts
- BRYOZOAN22 pts
- BUCCALLY17 pts
- BUCKAYRO19 pts
- BUCKEYES19 pts
- BUDDYING16 pts
- BULLOCKY19 pts
- BULLYBOY18 pts
- BULLYING14 pts
- BULLYRAG14 pts
- BUNCHILY18 pts
- BUOYAGES14 pts
- BUOYANCE15 pts
- BUOYANCY18 pts
- BURGLARY14 pts
- BURGUNDY15 pts
- BUSYBODY19 pts
- BUSYNESS13 pts
- BUSYWORK20 pts
- BUTCHERY18 pts
- BUTYLATE13 pts
- BUTYLENE13 pts
- BUTYRALS13 pts
- BUTYRATE13 pts
- BUTYRINS13 pts
- BUTYROUS13 pts
- BUTYRYLS16 pts
- BUYBACKS21 pts
- BYLINERS13 pts
- BYLINING14 pts
- BYPASSED16 pts
- BYPASSES15 pts
- BYSSUSES13 pts
- BYSTREET13 pts
C
- CABLEWAY18 pts
- CACODYLS16 pts
- CADDYING16 pts
- CADUCITY16 pts
- CAECALLY15 pts
- CAJOLERY20 pts
- CALAMARY15 pts
- CALAMITY15 pts
- CALISAYA13 pts
- CALLBOYS15 pts
- CALOTYPE15 pts
- CALOYERS13 pts
- CALYCATE15 pts
- CALYCEAL15 pts
- CALYCINE15 pts
- CALYCLES15 pts
- CALYCULI15 pts
- CALYPSOS15 pts
- CALYPTER15 pts
- CALYPTRA15 pts
- CANDIDLY15 pts
- CANDYING15 pts
- CANINITY13 pts
- CANNONRY13 pts
- CAPACITY17 pts
- CAPYBARA17 pts
- CARAWAYS16 pts
- CARBAMYL17 pts
- CARBARYL15 pts
- CARBONYL15 pts
- CARBOXYL22 pts
- CARBOYED16 pts
- CARNALLY13 pts
- CARRYALL13 pts
- CARRYING14 pts
- CARRYONS13 pts
- CARRYOUT13 pts
- CARTOONY13 pts
- CARYATIC15 pts
- CARYATID14 pts
- CARYOTIN13 pts
- CASTAWAY16 pts
- CASUALLY13 pts
- CASUALTY13 pts
- CATALYST13 pts
- CATALYZE22 pts
- CATCHFLY21 pts
- CATEGORY14 pts
- CATENARY13 pts
- CATTLEYA13 pts
- CAUDALLY14 pts
- CAUSALLY13 pts
- CAUSEWAY16 pts
- CAVITARY16 pts
- CAYENNED14 pts
- CAYENNES13 pts
- CELERITY13 pts
- CELIBACY17 pts
- CEMETERY15 pts
- CENTAURY13 pts
- CEREMONY15 pts
- CEROTYPE15 pts
- CETOLOGY14 pts
- CHAMBRAY20 pts
- CHANCERY18 pts
- CHANCILY18 pts
- CHANTEYS16 pts
- CHARLADY17 pts
- CHARLEYS16 pts
- CHARPOYS18 pts
- CHASTELY16 pts
- CHASTITY16 pts
- CHATTERY16 pts
- CHATTILY16 pts
- CHAYOTES16 pts
- CHEEKILY20 pts
- CHEERILY16 pts
- CHEESILY16 pts
- CHEMURGY19 pts
- CHEVYING20 pts
- CHICCORY20 pts
- CHICKORY22 pts
- CHILLILY16 pts
- CHIMBLEY20 pts
- CHIMLEYS18 pts
- CHIMNEYS18 pts
- CHIRPILY18 pts
- CHIRRUPY18 pts
- CHIVALRY19 pts
- CHIVYING20 pts
- CHOICELY18 pts
- CHOIRBOY18 pts
- CHOPPILY20 pts
- CHORALLY16 pts
- CHROMYLS18 pts
- CHRONAXY23 pts
- CHUBBILY20 pts
- CHUMMILY20 pts
- CHUNKILY20 pts
- CHURCHLY21 pts
- CHUTNEYS16 pts
- CHYMISTS18 pts
- CHYMOSIN18 pts
- CINERARY13 pts
- CINNAMYL15 pts
- CIRCUITY15 pts
- CITATORY13 pts
- CITYFIED17 pts
- CITYWARD17 pts
- CITYWIDE17 pts
- CIVILITY16 pts
- CLAMMILY17 pts
- CLASSIFY16 pts
- CLASSILY13 pts
- CLATTERY13 pts
- CLAYBANK19 pts
- CLAYIEST13 pts
- CLAYLIKE17 pts
- CLAYMORE15 pts
- CLAYPANS15 pts
- CLAYWARE16 pts
- CLEMENCY17 pts
- CLEVERLY16 pts
- CLINALLY13 pts
- CLONALLY13 pts
- CLOUDILY14 pts
- CLOWNERY16 pts
- CLUMSILY15 pts
- CLUSTERY13 pts
- CLUTTERY13 pts
- CLYPEATE15 pts
- CLYSTERS13 pts
- COAGENCY16 pts
- COALYARD14 pts
- COARSELY13 pts
- COBWEBBY22 pts
- COCCYGES18 pts
- COCCYXES24 pts
- COCKEYED20 pts
- COCKEYES19 pts
- COCKNEYS19 pts
- COCOYAMS17 pts
- COEMBODY18 pts
- COEMPLOY17 pts
- COENZYME24 pts
- COEVALLY16 pts
- COGENTLY14 pts
- COITALLY13 pts
- COLLIERY13 pts
- COLLOQUY22 pts
- COLLYING14 pts
- COLLYRIA13 pts
- COLOTOMY15 pts
- COMELILY15 pts
- COMETARY15 pts
- COMFREYS18 pts
- COMMONLY17 pts
- COMSYMPS19 pts
- CONDYLAR14 pts
- CONDYLES14 pts
- CONICITY15 pts
- CONTRARY13 pts
- CONVEXLY23 pts
- CONVEYED17 pts
- CONVEYER16 pts
- CONVEYOR16 pts
- CONVOYED17 pts
- COOEYING14 pts
- COOINGLY14 pts
- COPURIFY18 pts
- COPYBOOK21 pts
- COPYBOYS20 pts
- COPYCATS17 pts
- COPYDESK20 pts
- COPYEDIT16 pts
- COPYHOLD19 pts
- COPYISTS15 pts
- COPYREAD16 pts
- COQUETRY22 pts
- CORDUROY14 pts
- CORNETCY15 pts
- CORONARY13 pts
- CORSETRY13 pts
- CORYBANT15 pts
- CORYMBED18 pts
- CORYPHEE18 pts
- COSTMARY15 pts
- COSTUMEY15 pts
- COTTAGEY14 pts
- COTYLOID14 pts
- COURTESY13 pts
- COUSINLY13 pts
- COUSINRY13 pts
- COVERTLY16 pts
- COWARDLY17 pts
- COWBERRY18 pts
- CRABBILY17 pts
- CRAFTILY16 pts
- CRAGGILY15 pts
- CRAMOISY15 pts
- CRANKILY17 pts
- CRAVENLY16 pts
- CRAWLWAY19 pts
- CRAYFISH19 pts
- CRAYONED14 pts
- CREAKILY17 pts
- CREAMERY15 pts
Point values shown are Scrabble® (letters only, before board bonuses). Browse deeper via the word-lists hub.
Showing the first 600 of 3,380 words. Use the pattern search to narrow further, or filter with the unscrambler.
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 | zyzzyvas | 44 | 43 |
| 2 | frizzily | 32 | 32 |
| 3 | dizzying | 31 | 32 |
| 4 | kolkhozy | 31 | 30 |
| 5 | sovkhozy | 30 | 29 |
| 6 | skyjacks | 28 | 30 |
| 7 | kazatsky | 28 | 27 |
| 8 | janizary | 27 | 29 |
| 9 | schmalzy | 27 | 28 |
| 10 | quixotry | 27 | 27 |
FAQs
How many 8-letter words contain Y?
3,380 valid 8-letter English words contain the letters Y 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).