Words Containing Y
There are 24,484 English words that contain the letter Y. Range: ABASEDLY to ZYZZYVAS. The Scrabble® high-scorer is HYPOPHYSECTOMIZING at 48 points; the longest is ETHYLENEDIAMINETETRAACETATES (28 letters). Perfect for tricky Q- and Z-heavy racks in Scrabble and Words With Friends. Average word length in this list is 9.7 letters.
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- ABASEDLY14 pts
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Point values shown are Scrabble® (letters only, before board bonuses). Browse deeper via the word-lists hub.
Showing the first 600 of 24,484 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 | hypophysectomizing | 48 | 50 |
| 2 | electroencephalographically | 47 | 55 |
| 3 | carboxymethylcelluloses | 47 | 53 |
| 4 | hypophysectomized | 47 | 47 |
| 5 | carboxymethylcellulose | 46 | 52 |
| 6 | phosphoglyceraldehydes | 46 | 47 |
| 7 | hypophysectomizes | 46 | 46 |
| 8 | psychophysiologically | 45 | 48 |
| 9 | phosphoglyceraldehyde | 45 | 46 |
| 10 | hypophysectomize | 45 | 45 |
What these words mean
- hypophysectomizing
- Valid 18-letter English word — definition not on file.
- electroencephalographically
- Valid 27-letter English word — definition not on file.
- carboxymethylcelluloses
- Valid 23-letter English word — definition not on file.
- hypophysectomized
- Valid 17-letter English word — definition not on file.
- carboxymethylcellulose
- Valid 22-letter English word — definition not on file.
- phosphoglyceraldehydes
- Valid 22-letter English word — definition not on file.
- hypophysectomizes
- Valid 17-letter English word — definition not on file.
- psychophysiologically
- Valid 21-letter English word — definition not on file.
- phosphoglyceraldehyde
- Valid 21-letter English word — definition not on file.
- hypophysectomize
- Valid 16-letter English word — definition not on file.
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FAQs
How many words contain "Y"?
24,484 valid English words contain Y.
Best Scrabble word containing Y?
HYPOPHYSECTOMIZING at 48 pts.
Longest word containing Y?
ETHYLENEDIAMINETETRAACETATES (28 letters).