Words Containing AY

Q: How many words contain "AY"?

1,357 valid English words contain the sequence AY.

Q: Best Scrabble word containing AY?

JAYHAWKERS at 30 pts before bonuses.

Q: Longest word containing AY?

RADIOIMMUNOASSAYABLE — 20 letters.

There are 1,357 English words that contain the sequence AY. Range: AFFRAY to ZAYINS. The Scrabble® high-scorer is JAYHAWKERS at 30 points; the longest is RADIOIMMUNOASSAYABLE (20 letters). Perfect for tricky Q- and Z-heavy racks in Scrabble and Words With Friends. The list is ordered alphabetically; use the filter box below to jump to a specific starting letter.

By length — 1,357 words containing AY

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Showing the first 600 of 1,357 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	radioimmunoassayable	30	35
2	jayhawkers	30	30
3	jayhawker	29	29
4	jaywalking	28	32
5	superhighways	28	28
6	playwrightings	27	30
7	jaywalked	27	29
8	jaywalkers	27	29
9	breezeways	27	27
10	superhighway	27	27

What these words mean

radioimmunoassayable: Valid 20-letter English word — definition not on file.
jayhawkers: Valid 10-letter English word — definition not on file.
jayhawker: Valid 9-letter English word — definition not on file.
jaywalking: (verb)To behave as a jaywalker; to violate pedestrian traffic regulations by crossing a street away from a designated crossing or to walk in the part of the street intended for vehicles rather than on the sidewalk.
superhighways: Valid 13-letter English word — definition not on file.
playwrightings: Valid 14-letter English word — definition not on file.
jaywalked: (verb)To behave as a jaywalker; to violate pedestrian traffic regulations by crossing a street away from a designated crossing or to walk in the part of the street intended for vehicles rather than on the sidewalk.
jaywalkers: Valid 10-letter English word — definition not on file.
breezeways: Valid 10-letter English word — definition not on file.
superhighway: Valid 12-letter English word — definition not on file.

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FAQs

How many words contain "AY"?

1,357 valid English words contain AY.

Best Scrabble word containing AY?

JAYHAWKERS at 30 pts.

Longest word containing AY?

RADIOIMMUNOASSAYABLE (20 letters).