Words Containing RY

Q: How many words contain "RY"?

2,444 valid English words contain the sequence RY.

Q: Best Scrabble word containing RY?

HYDROXYTRYPTAMINES at 42 pts before bonuses.

Q: Longest word containing RY?

MICROSPECTROPHOTOMETRY — 22 letters.

There are 2,444 English words that contain the sequence RY. Range: ABHENRY to ZOOMETRY. The Scrabble® high-scorer is HYDROXYTRYPTAMINES at 42 points; the longest is MICROSPECTROPHOTOMETRY (22 letters). Perfect for tricky Q- and Z-heavy racks in Scrabble and Words With Friends. The longest entry here is MICROSPECTROPHOTOMETRY at 22 letters.

By length — 2,444 words containing RY

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6-letter(161)
7-letter(270)
8-letter(412)
9-letter(315)
10-letter(290)
11-letter(271)
12-letter(226)
13-letter(136)
14-letter(94)
15-letter(54)

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Showing the first 600 of 2,444 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	hydroxytryptamines	42	41
2	hydroxytryptamine	41	40
3	microspectrophotometry	40	44
4	photophosphorylations	39	40
5	immunocytochemistry	38	42
6	photophosphorylation	38	39
7	immunohistochemistry	37	40
8	crystallographically	36	41
9	hypopharynxes	36	35
10	cryptographically	35	39

What these words mean

hydroxytryptamines: Valid 18-letter English word — definition not on file.
hydroxytryptamine: Valid 17-letter English word — definition not on file.
microspectrophotometry: Valid 22-letter English word — definition not on file.
photophosphorylations: Valid 21-letter English word — definition not on file.
immunocytochemistry: Valid 19-letter English word — definition not on file.
photophosphorylation: Valid 20-letter English word — definition not on file.
immunohistochemistry: Valid 20-letter English word — definition not on file.
crystallographically: Valid 20-letter English word — definition not on file.
hypopharynxes: Valid 13-letter English word — definition not on file.
cryptographically: Valid 17-letter English word — definition not on file.

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FAQs

How many words contain "RY"?

2,444 valid English words contain RY.

Best Scrabble word containing RY?

HYDROXYTRYPTAMINES at 42 pts.

Longest word containing RY?

MICROSPECTROPHOTOMETRY (22 letters).