Words Containing HY

Q: How many words contain "HY"?

2,341 valid English words contain the sequence HY.

Q: Best Scrabble word containing HY?

HYPOPHYSECTOMIZING at 48 pts before bonuses.

Q: Longest word containing HY?

ETHYLENEDIAMINETETRAACETATES — 28 letters.

There are 2,341 English words that contain the sequence HY. Range: ACETALDEHYDE to ZYGOMORPHY. 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. The list is ordered alphabetically; use the filter box below to jump to a specific starting letter.

By length — 2,341 words containing HY

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Showing the first 600 of 2,341 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	carboxymethylcelluloses	47	53
3	hypophysectomized	47	47
4	carboxymethylcellulose	46	52
5	phosphoglyceraldehydes	46	47
6	hypophysectomizes	46	46
7	psychophysiologically	45	48
8	phosphoglyceraldehyde	45	46
9	hypophysectomize	45	45
10	hydrochlorothiazides	45	43

What these words mean

hypophysectomizing: Valid 18-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.
hydrochlorothiazides: Valid 20-letter English word — definition not on file.

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FAQs

How many words contain "HY"?

2,341 valid English words contain HY.

Best Scrabble word containing HY?

HYPOPHYSECTOMIZING at 48 pts.

Longest word containing HY?

ETHYLENEDIAMINETETRAACETATES (28 letters).