Words Containing YA

Q: How many words contain "YA"?

701 valid English words contain the sequence YA.

Q: Best Scrabble word containing YA?

DIHYDROXYACETONES at 37 pts before bonuses.

Q: Longest word containing YA?

RADIOIMMUNOASSAYABLE — 20 letters.

There are 701 English words that contain the sequence YA. Range: ABEYANCE to YAYS. The Scrabble® high-scorer is DIHYDROXYACETONES at 37 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 — 701 words containing YA

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Showing the first 600 of 701 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	dihydroxyacetones	37	36
2	dihydroxyacetone	36	35
3	tachyarrhythmias	35	32
4	hydroxyapatites	34	32
5	tachyarrhythmia	34	31
6	mesembryanthemums	33	38
7	hydroxyapatite	33	31
8	mesembryanthemum	32	37
9	radioimmunoassayable	30	35
10	polyacrylonitriles	28	32

What these words mean

dihydroxyacetones: Valid 17-letter English word — definition not on file.
dihydroxyacetone: Valid 16-letter English word — definition not on file.
tachyarrhythmias: Valid 16-letter English word — definition not on file.
hydroxyapatites: Valid 15-letter English word — definition not on file.
tachyarrhythmia: Valid 15-letter English word — definition not on file.
mesembryanthemums: Valid 17-letter English word — definition not on file.
hydroxyapatite: Valid 14-letter English word — definition not on file.
mesembryanthemum: Valid 16-letter English word — definition not on file.
radioimmunoassayable: Valid 20-letter English word — definition not on file.
polyacrylonitriles: Valid 18-letter English word — definition not on file.

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FAQs

How many words contain "YA"?

701 valid English words contain YA.

Best Scrabble word containing YA?

DIHYDROXYACETONES at 37 pts.

Longest word containing YA?

RADIOIMMUNOASSAYABLE (20 letters).