Words Containing XY
There are 239 English words that contain the sequence XY. Range: ACETOXYL to XYSTUS. The Scrabble® high-scorer is CARBOXYMETHYLCELLULOSES at 47 points; the longest is CARBOXYMETHYLCELLULOSES (23 letters). Perfect for tricky Q- and Z-heavy racks in Scrabble and Words With Friends. Average word length in this list is 10 letters.
Word list
A
B
C
- CACHEXY24 pts
- CARBOXYL22 pts
- CARBOXYLASE25 pts
- CARBOXYLASES26 pts
- CARBOXYLATE25 pts
- CARBOXYLATED27 pts
- CARBOXYLATES26 pts
- CARBOXYLATING28 pts
- CARBOXYLATION27 pts
- CARBOXYLATIONS28 pts
- CARBOXYLIC26 pts
- CARBOXYLS23 pts
- CARBOXYMETHYLCELLULOSE46 pts
- CARBOXYMETHYLCELLULOSES47 pts
- CARBOXYPEPTIDASE35 pts
- CARBOXYPEPTIDASES36 pts
- CATAPLEXY23 pts
- CHRONAXY23 pts
- COCARBOXYLASE29 pts
- COCARBOXYLASES30 pts
- CYCLOHEXYLAMINE37 pts
- CYCLOHEXYLAMINES38 pts
D
- DECARBOXYLASE28 pts
- DECARBOXYLASES29 pts
- DECARBOXYLATE28 pts
- DECARBOXYLATED30 pts
- DECARBOXYLATES29 pts
- DECARBOXYLATING31 pts
- DECARBOXYLATION30 pts
- DECARBOXYLATIONS31 pts
- DEOXY16 pts
- DEOXYGENATE23 pts
- DEOXYGENATED25 pts
- DEOXYGENATES24 pts
- DEOXYGENATING26 pts
- DEOXYGENATION25 pts
- DEOXYGENATIONS26 pts
- DEOXYRIBONUCLEASE32 pts
- DEOXYRIBONUCLEASES33 pts
- DEOXYRIBONUCLEOTIDE35 pts
- DEOXYRIBONUCLEOTIDES36 pts
- DEOXYRIBOSE24 pts
- DEOXYRIBOSES25 pts
- DESOXY17 pts
- DEXY15 pts
- DICARBOXYLIC29 pts
- DIHYDROXYACETONE36 pts
- DIHYDROXYACETONES37 pts
- DOXY15 pts
- DOXYCYCLINE29 pts
- DOXYCYCLINES30 pts
E
F
G
H
- HEMATOXYLIN26 pts
- HEMATOXYLINS27 pts
- HETERODOXY24 pts
- HEXYL18 pts
- HEXYLRESORCINOL30 pts
- HEXYLRESORCINOLS31 pts
- HEXYLS19 pts
- HYDROXY24 pts
- HYDROXYAPATITE33 pts
- HYDROXYAPATITES34 pts
- HYDROXYL25 pts
- HYDROXYLAMINE32 pts
- HYDROXYLAMINES33 pts
- HYDROXYLAPATITE34 pts
- HYDROXYLAPATITES35 pts
- HYDROXYLASE28 pts
- HYDROXYLASES29 pts
- HYDROXYLATE28 pts
- HYDROXYLATED30 pts
- HYDROXYLATES29 pts
- HYDROXYLATING31 pts
- HYDROXYLATION30 pts
- HYDROXYLATIONS31 pts
- HYDROXYLIC29 pts
- HYDROXYLS26 pts
- HYDROXYPROLINE33 pts
- HYDROXYPROLINES34 pts
- HYDROXYTRYPTAMINE41 pts
- HYDROXYTRYPTAMINES42 pts
- HYDROXYUREA28 pts
- HYDROXYUREAS29 pts
- HYDROXYZINE37 pts
- HYDROXYZINES38 pts
I
M
N
O
- ORTHODOXY23 pts
- OXY13 pts
- OXYACETYLENE27 pts
- OXYACID20 pts
- OXYACIDS21 pts
- OXYGEN17 pts
- OXYGENATE20 pts
- OXYGENATED22 pts
- OXYGENATES21 pts
- OXYGENATING23 pts
- OXYGENATION22 pts
- OXYGENATIONS23 pts
- OXYGENATOR21 pts
- OXYGENATORS22 pts
- OXYGENIC21 pts
- OXYGENLESS21 pts
- OXYGENS18 pts
- OXYHEMOGLOBIN31 pts
- OXYHEMOGLOBINS32 pts
- OXYHYDROGEN29 pts
- OXYMORA19 pts
- OXYMORON20 pts
- OXYMORONIC24 pts
- OXYMORONICALLY31 pts
- OXYMORONS21 pts
- OXYPHENBUTAZONE41 pts
- OXYPHENBUTAZONES42 pts
- OXYPHIL22 pts
- OXYPHILE23 pts
- OXYPHILES24 pts
- OXYPHILIC26 pts
- OXYPHILS23 pts
- OXYSALT17 pts
- OXYSALTS18 pts
- OXYSOME19 pts
- OXYSOMES20 pts
- OXYTETRACYCLINE32 pts
- OXYTETRACYCLINES33 pts
- OXYTOCIC22 pts
- OXYTOCICS23 pts
- OXYTOCIN20 pts
- OXYTOCINS21 pts
- OXYTONE17 pts
- OXYTONES18 pts
- OXYURIASES20 pts
- OXYURIASIS20 pts
P
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T
U
W
X
- XYLAN15 pts
- XYLANS16 pts
- XYLEM17 pts
- XYLEMS18 pts
- XYLENE16 pts
- XYLENES17 pts
- XYLIDIN18 pts
- XYLIDINE19 pts
- XYLIDINES20 pts
- XYLIDINS19 pts
- XYLITOL17 pts
- XYLITOLS18 pts
- XYLOCARP22 pts
- XYLOCARPS23 pts
- XYLOGRAPH25 pts
- XYLOGRAPHER27 pts
- XYLOGRAPHERS28 pts
- XYLOGRAPHIC29 pts
- XYLOGRAPHICAL31 pts
- XYLOGRAPHIES28 pts
- XYLOGRAPHS26 pts
- XYLOGRAPHY29 pts
- XYLOID17 pts
- XYLOL15 pts
- XYLOLS16 pts
- XYLOPHAGOUS27 pts
- XYLOPHONE24 pts
- XYLOPHONES25 pts
- XYLOPHONIST26 pts
- XYLOPHONISTS27 pts
- XYLOSE16 pts
- XYLOSES17 pts
- XYLOTOMIES22 pts
- XYLOTOMY23 pts
- XYLYL18 pts
- XYLYLS19 pts
- XYST14 pts
- XYSTER16 pts
- XYSTERS17 pts
- XYSTI15 pts
- XYSTOI16 pts
- XYSTOS16 pts
- XYSTS15 pts
- XYSTUS16 pts
Point values shown are Scrabble® (letters only, before board bonuses). Browse deeper via the word-lists hub.
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 | carboxymethylcelluloses | 47 | 53 |
| 2 | carboxymethylcellulose | 46 | 52 |
| 3 | oxyphenbutazones | 42 | 45 |
| 4 | hydroxytryptamines | 42 | 41 |
| 5 | oxyphenbutazone | 41 | 44 |
| 6 | hydroxytryptamine | 41 | 40 |
| 7 | cyclohexylamines | 38 | 41 |
| 8 | hydroxyzines | 38 | 36 |
| 9 | cyclohexylamine | 37 | 40 |
| 10 | dihydroxyacetones | 37 | 36 |
What these words mean
- carboxymethylcelluloses
- Valid 23-letter English word — definition not on file.
- carboxymethylcellulose
- Valid 22-letter English word — definition not on file.
- oxyphenbutazones
- Valid 16-letter English word — definition not on file.
- hydroxytryptamines
- Valid 18-letter English word — definition not on file.
- oxyphenbutazone
- Valid 15-letter English word — definition not on file.
- hydroxytryptamine
- Valid 17-letter English word — definition not on file.
- cyclohexylamines
- Valid 16-letter English word — definition not on file.
- hydroxyzines
- Valid 12-letter English word — definition not on file.
- cyclohexylamine
- Valid 15-letter English word — definition not on file.
- dihydroxyacetones
- Valid 17-letter English word — definition not on file.
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FAQs
How many words contain "XY"?
239 valid English words contain XY.
Best Scrabble word containing XY?
CARBOXYMETHYLCELLULOSES at 47 pts.
Longest word containing XY?
CARBOXYMETHYLCELLULOSES (23 letters).