9 Letter Words Containing Y

There are 2,915 9-letter English words that contain Y, from ABERRANCY to ZYMURGIES. Top Scrabble® scorers on this list: SHOWBIZZY (38), BLIZZARDY (33), SKYJACKED (30). Roughly 6% of these words end in E, so an E-hook on the board is worth watching for.

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Showing the first 600 of 2,915 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	showbizzy	38	37
2	blizzardy	33	34
3	skyjacked	30	32
4	exoenzyme	30	31
5	skyjacker	29	31
6	jayhawker	29	29
7	rhythmize	29	27
8	hypoxemic	28	29
9	schmaltzy	28	29
10	mythicize	28	28

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2,915 valid 9-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).

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