Words Containing YG
There are 244 English words that contain the sequence YG. Range: AMBLYGONITE to ZYGOTIC. The Scrabble® high-scorer is ZYGAPOPHYSES at 35 points; the longest is SPHYGMOMANOMETRIES (18 letters). Perfect for tricky Q- and Z-heavy racks in Scrabble and Words With Friends. The longest entry here is SPHYGMOMANOMETRIES at 18 letters.
Word list
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- HEMIZYGOUS28 pts
- HETEROZYGOSES29 pts
- HETEROZYGOSIS29 pts
- HETEROZYGOSITIES32 pts
- HETEROZYGOSITY33 pts
- HETEROZYGOTE28 pts
- HETEROZYGOTES29 pts
- HETEROZYGOUS28 pts
- HOMOZYGOSES29 pts
- HOMOZYGOSIS29 pts
- HOMOZYGOSITIES32 pts
- HOMOZYGOSITY33 pts
- HOMOZYGOTE28 pts
- HOMOZYGOTES29 pts
- HOMOZYGOUS28 pts
- HOMOZYGOUSLY33 pts
- HONEYGUIDE18 pts
- HONEYGUIDES19 pts
- HYGEIST14 pts
- HYGEISTS15 pts
- HYGIEIST15 pts
- HYGIEISTS16 pts
- HYGIENE14 pts
- HYGIENES15 pts
- HYGIENIC17 pts
- HYGIENICALLY24 pts
- HYGIENICS18 pts
- HYGIENIST16 pts
- HYGIENISTS17 pts
- HYGROGRAPH23 pts
- HYGROGRAPHS24 pts
- HYGROMETER19 pts
- HYGROMETERS20 pts
- HYGROMETRIC22 pts
- HYGROPHILOUS24 pts
- HYGROPHYTE25 pts
- HYGROPHYTES26 pts
- HYGROPHYTIC28 pts
- HYGROSCOPIC24 pts
- HYGROSCOPICITIES29 pts
- HYGROSCOPICITY30 pts
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- PAYGRADE15 pts
- PAYGRADES16 pts
- PLAYGIRL14 pts
- PLAYGIRLS15 pts
- PLAYGOER14 pts
- PLAYGOERS15 pts
- PLAYGROUND17 pts
- PLAYGROUNDS18 pts
- POLYGALA14 pts
- POLYGALAS15 pts
- POLYGAMIC19 pts
- POLYGAMIES18 pts
- POLYGAMIST18 pts
- POLYGAMISTS19 pts
- POLYGAMIZE27 pts
- POLYGAMIZED29 pts
- POLYGAMIZES28 pts
- POLYGAMIZING30 pts
- POLYGAMOUS18 pts
- POLYGAMY19 pts
- POLYGENE14 pts
- POLYGENES15 pts
- POLYGENESES17 pts
- POLYGENESIS17 pts
- POLYGENETIC19 pts
- POLYGENIC17 pts
- POLYGLOT14 pts
- POLYGLOTISM19 pts
- POLYGLOTISMS20 pts
- POLYGLOTS15 pts
- POLYGLOTTISM20 pts
- POLYGLOTTISMS21 pts
- POLYGON13 pts
- POLYGONAL15 pts
- POLYGONALLY20 pts
- POLYGONIES16 pts
- POLYGONS14 pts
- POLYGONUM17 pts
- POLYGONUMS18 pts
- POLYGONY17 pts
- POLYGRAPH20 pts
- POLYGRAPHER22 pts
- POLYGRAPHERS23 pts
- POLYGRAPHIC24 pts
- POLYGRAPHIST23 pts
- POLYGRAPHISTS24 pts
- POLYGRAPHS21 pts
- POLYGYNIES19 pts
- POLYGYNOUS19 pts
- POLYGYNY20 pts
- PTERYGIA14 pts
- PTERYGIUM17 pts
- PTERYGIUMS18 pts
- PTERYGOID16 pts
- PTERYGOIDS17 pts
- PYGIDIA14 pts
- PYGIDIAL15 pts
- PYGIDIUM17 pts
- PYGMAEAN16 pts
- PYGMEAN15 pts
- PYGMIES15 pts
- PYGMOID16 pts
- PYGMY16 pts
- PYGMYISH22 pts
- PYGMYISM21 pts
- PYGMYISMS22 pts
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- SHANDYGAFF24 pts
- SHANDYGAFFS25 pts
- SNOLLYGOSTER16 pts
- SNOLLYGOSTERS17 pts
- SPHYGMIC21 pts
- SPHYGMOGRAPH29 pts
- SPHYGMOGRAPHS30 pts
- SPHYGMOMANOMETER31 pts
- SPHYGMOMANOMETERS32 pts
- SPHYGMOMANOMETRIES33 pts
- SPHYGMOMANOMETRY34 pts
- SPHYGMUS19 pts
- SPHYGMUSES21 pts
- SPYGLASS14 pts
- SPYGLASSES16 pts
- STEATOPYGIA17 pts
- STEATOPYGIAS18 pts
- STEATOPYGIC19 pts
- STEATOPYGOUS18 pts
- STYGIAN11 pts
- SYZYGAL23 pts
- SYZYGIAL24 pts
- SYZYGIES24 pts
- SYZYGY25 pts
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- ZYGAPOPHYSES35 pts
- ZYGAPOPHYSIS35 pts
- ZYGODACTYL29 pts
- ZYGODACTYLOUS32 pts
- ZYGOID20 pts
- ZYGOMA21 pts
- ZYGOMAS22 pts
- ZYGOMATA23 pts
- ZYGOMATIC26 pts
- ZYGOMORPHIC33 pts
- ZYGOMORPHIES32 pts
- ZYGOMORPHY33 pts
- ZYGOSE19 pts
- ZYGOSES20 pts
- ZYGOSIS20 pts
- ZYGOSITIES23 pts
- ZYGOSITY24 pts
- ZYGOSPORE24 pts
- ZYGOSPORES25 pts
- ZYGOTE19 pts
- ZYGOTENE21 pts
- ZYGOTENES22 pts
- ZYGOTES20 pts
- ZYGOTIC22 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 | zygapophyses | 35 | 35 |
| 2 | zygapophysis | 35 | 35 |
| 3 | sphygmomanometry | 34 | 37 |
| 4 | sphygmomanometries | 33 | 37 |
| 5 | zygomorphic | 33 | 35 |
| 6 | homozygously | 33 | 34 |
| 7 | zygomorphy | 33 | 33 |
| 8 | homozygosity | 33 | 32 |
| 9 | heterozygosity | 33 | 31 |
| 10 | sphygmomanometers | 32 | 36 |
What these words mean
- zygapophyses
- Valid 12-letter English word — definition not on file.
- zygapophysis
- Valid 12-letter English word — definition not on file.
- sphygmomanometry
- Valid 16-letter English word — definition not on file.
- sphygmomanometries
- Valid 18-letter English word — definition not on file.
- zygomorphic
- Valid 11-letter English word — definition not on file.
- homozygously
- Valid 12-letter English word — definition not on file.
- zygomorphy
- Valid 10-letter English word — definition not on file.
- homozygosity
- Valid 12-letter English word — definition not on file.
- heterozygosity
- Valid 14-letter English word — definition not on file.
- sphygmomanometers
- Valid 17-letter English word — definition not on file.
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FAQs
How many words contain "YG"?
244 valid English words contain YG.
Best Scrabble word containing YG?
ZYGAPOPHYSES at 35 pts.
Longest word containing YG?
SPHYGMOMANOMETRIES (18 letters).