Words Containing YL

Q: How many words contain "YL"?

1,107 valid English words contain the sequence YL.

Q: Best Scrabble word containing YL?

CARBOXYMETHYLCELLULOSES at 47 pts before bonuses.

Q: Longest word containing YL?

ETHYLENEDIAMINETETRAACETATES — 28 letters.

There are 1,107 English words that contain the sequence YL. Range: ACETOXYL to ZYGODACTYLOUS. The Scrabble® high-scorer is CARBOXYMETHYLCELLULOSES at 47 points; the longest is ETHYLENEDIAMINETETRAACETATES (28 letters). Perfect for tricky Q- and Z-heavy racks in Scrabble and Words With Friends. Average word length in this list is 10.1 letters.

By length — 1,107 words containing YL

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Showing the first 600 of 1,107 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	carboxymethylcelluloses	47	53
2	carboxymethylcellulose	46	52
3	phosphatidylethanolamines	44	47
4	phosphatidylethanolamine	43	46
5	hexamethylenetetramines	43	45
6	dimethylhydrazines	43	42
7	hexamethylenetetramine	42	44
8	dimethylhydrazine	42	41
9	diethylcarbamazines	41	44
10	diethylcarbamazine	40	43

What these words mean

carboxymethylcelluloses: Valid 23-letter English word — definition not on file.
carboxymethylcellulose: Valid 22-letter English word — definition not on file.
phosphatidylethanolamines: Valid 25-letter English word — definition not on file.
phosphatidylethanolamine: Valid 24-letter English word — definition not on file.
hexamethylenetetramines: Valid 23-letter English word — definition not on file.
dimethylhydrazines: Valid 18-letter English word — definition not on file.
hexamethylenetetramine: Valid 22-letter English word — definition not on file.
dimethylhydrazine: Valid 17-letter English word — definition not on file.
diethylcarbamazines: Valid 19-letter English word — definition not on file.
diethylcarbamazine: Valid 18-letter English word — definition not on file.

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FAQs

How many words contain "YL"?

1,107 valid English words contain YL.

Best Scrabble word containing YL?

CARBOXYMETHYLCELLULOSES at 47 pts.

Longest word containing YL?

ETHYLENEDIAMINETETRAACETATES (28 letters).