Words Containing YB
There are 230 English words that contain the sequence YB. Range: ANYBODIES to WHIRLYBIRDS. The Scrabble® high-scorer is HYBRIDIZATIONS at 32 points; the longest is CYBERNETICALLY (14 letters). Perfect for tricky Q- and Z-heavy racks in Scrabble and Words With Friends. Roughly 6% of these words end in E, so an E-hook on the board is worth watching for.
Word list
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B
C
- CAPYBARA17 pts
- CAPYBARAS18 pts
- CARRYBACK22 pts
- CARRYBACKS23 pts
- CHALYBEATE20 pts
- CHALYBEATES21 pts
- CLAYBANK19 pts
- CLAYBANKS20 pts
- COPYBOOK21 pts
- COPYBOOKS22 pts
- COPYBOY19 pts
- COPYBOYS20 pts
- CORYBANT15 pts
- CORYBANTES17 pts
- CORYBANTIC19 pts
- CORYBANTS16 pts
- CRYBABIES18 pts
- CRYBABY19 pts
- CYBERNATED18 pts
- CYBERNATION18 pts
- CYBERNATIONS19 pts
- CYBERNETIC19 pts
- CYBERNETICAL21 pts
- CYBERNETICALLY26 pts
- CYBERNETICIAN22 pts
- CYBERNETICIANS23 pts
- CYBERNETICIST22 pts
- CYBERNETICISTS23 pts
- CYBERNETICS20 pts
- CYBERPUNK22 pts
- CYBERPUNKS23 pts
- CYBERSPACE21 pts
- CYBERSPACES22 pts
- CYBORG14 pts
- CYBORGS15 pts
D
E
F
G
H
- HONEYBEE16 pts
- HONEYBEES17 pts
- HONEYBUN16 pts
- HONEYBUNCH23 pts
- HONEYBUNCHES25 pts
- HONEYBUNS17 pts
- HYBRID15 pts
- HYBRIDISM20 pts
- HYBRIDISMS21 pts
- HYBRIDITIES20 pts
- HYBRIDITY21 pts
- HYBRIDIZATION31 pts
- HYBRIDIZATIONS32 pts
- HYBRIDIZE27 pts
- HYBRIDIZED29 pts
- HYBRIDIZER28 pts
- HYBRIDIZERS29 pts
- HYBRIDIZES28 pts
- HYBRIDIZING30 pts
- HYBRIDOMA20 pts
- HYBRIDOMAS21 pts
- HYBRIDS16 pts
- HYBRIS14 pts
- HYBRISES16 pts
I
J
K
L
M
P
- PAYBACK20 pts
- PAYBACKS21 pts
- PIGGYBACK24 pts
- PIGGYBACKED27 pts
- PIGGYBACKING28 pts
- PIGGYBACKS25 pts
- PLAYBACK21 pts
- PLAYBACKS22 pts
- PLAYBILL15 pts
- PLAYBILLS16 pts
- PLAYBOOK19 pts
- PLAYBOOKS20 pts
- PLAYBOY17 pts
- PLAYBOYS18 pts
- POLYBRID16 pts
- POLYBRIDS17 pts
- POLYBUTADIENE21 pts
- POLYBUTADIENES22 pts
- PSILOCYBIN19 pts
- PSILOCYBINS20 pts
R
S
- SKYBORNE17 pts
- SKYBOX22 pts
- SKYBOXES24 pts
- SLYBOOTS13 pts
- SOYBEAN12 pts
- SOYBEANS13 pts
- STORYBOARD16 pts
- STORYBOARDED19 pts
- STORYBOARDING20 pts
- STORYBOARDS17 pts
- STORYBOOK18 pts
- STORYBOOKS19 pts
- STRINGYBARK21 pts
- STRINGYBARKS22 pts
- SWAYBACK22 pts
- SWAYBACKED25 pts
- SWAYBACKS23 pts
- SYBARITE13 pts
- SYBARITES14 pts
- SYBARITIC16 pts
- SYBARITICALLY23 pts
- SYBARITISM17 pts
- SYBARITISMS18 pts
- SYBO9 pts
- SYBOES11 pts
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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 | hybridizations | 32 | 32 |
| 2 | hybridization | 31 | 31 |
| 3 | hybridizing | 30 | 31 |
| 4 | hybridized | 29 | 28 |
| 5 | hybridizers | 29 | 28 |
| 6 | piggybacking | 28 | 34 |
| 7 | hybridizer | 28 | 27 |
| 8 | hybridizes | 28 | 27 |
| 9 | piggybacked | 27 | 31 |
| 10 | hybridize | 27 | 26 |
What these words mean
- hybridizations
- Valid 14-letter English word — definition not on file.
- hybridization
- Valid 13-letter English word — definition not on file.
- hybridizing
- Valid 11-letter English word — definition not on file.
- hybridized
- Valid 10-letter English word — definition not on file.
- hybridizers
- Valid 11-letter English word — definition not on file.
- piggybacking
- Valid 12-letter English word — definition not on file.
- hybridizer
- Valid 10-letter English word — definition not on file.
- hybridizes
- Valid 10-letter English word — definition not on file.
- piggybacked
- Valid 11-letter English word — definition not on file.
- hybridize
- Valid 9-letter English word — definition not on file.
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FAQs
How many words contain "YB"?
230 valid English words contain YB.
Best Scrabble word containing YB?
HYBRIDIZATIONS at 32 pts.
Longest word containing YB?
CYBERNETICALLY (14 letters).