Words Containing YR

Q: How many words contain "YR"?

624 valid English words contain the sequence YR.

Q: Best Scrabble word containing YR?

PARATHYROIDECTOMIZED at 43 pts before bonuses.

Q: Longest word containing YR?

DEOXYRIBONUCLEOTIDES — 20 letters.

There are 624 English words that contain the sequence YR. Range: AMINOPYRINE to ZEPHYRS. The Scrabble® high-scorer is PARATHYROIDECTOMIZED at 43 points; the longest is DEOXYRIBONUCLEOTIDES (20 letters). Perfect for tricky Q- and Z-heavy racks in Scrabble and Words With Friends. The longest entry here is DEOXYRIBONUCLEOTIDES at 20 letters.

By length — 624 words containing YR

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Showing the first 600 of 624 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	parathyroidectomized	43	44
2	hyperparathyroidisms	39	38
3	phosphoenolpyruvates	38	42
4	hyperparathyroidism	38	37
5	hypoparathyroidisms	38	37
6	phosphoenolpyruvate	37	41
7	polyrhythmically	37	38
8	thyroidectomized	37	37
9	hypoparathyroidism	37	36
10	deoxyribonucleotides	36	40

What these words mean

parathyroidectomized: Valid 20-letter English word — definition not on file.
hyperparathyroidisms: Valid 20-letter English word — definition not on file.
phosphoenolpyruvates: Valid 20-letter English word — definition not on file.
hyperparathyroidism: Valid 19-letter English word — definition not on file.
hypoparathyroidisms: Valid 19-letter English word — definition not on file.
phosphoenolpyruvate: Valid 19-letter English word — definition not on file.
polyrhythmically: Valid 16-letter English word — definition not on file.
thyroidectomized: Valid 16-letter English word — definition not on file.
hypoparathyroidism: Valid 18-letter English word — definition not on file.
deoxyribonucleotides: Valid 20-letter English word — definition not on file.

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FAQs

How many words contain "YR"?

624 valid English words contain YR.

Best Scrabble word containing YR?

PARATHYROIDECTOMIZED at 43 pts.

Longest word containing YR?

DEOXYRIBONUCLEOTIDES (20 letters).