Words Containing YS

Q: How many words contain "YS"?

1,515 valid English words contain the sequence YS.

Q: Best Scrabble word containing YS?

HYPOPHYSECTOMIZING at 48 pts before bonuses.

Q: Longest word containing YS?

ELECTROPHYSIOLOGICALLY — 22 letters.

There are 1,515 English words that contain the sequence YS. Range: ABBEYS to ZYGAPOPHYSIS. The Scrabble® high-scorer is HYPOPHYSECTOMIZING at 48 points; the longest is ELECTROPHYSIOLOGICALLY (22 letters). Perfect for tricky Q- and Z-heavy racks in Scrabble and Words With Friends. Average word length in this list is 9.6 letters.

By length — 1,515 words containing YS

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Showing the first 600 of 1,515 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	hypophysectomizing	48	50
2	hypophysectomized	47	47
3	hypophysectomizes	46	46
4	psychophysiologically	45	48
5	hypophysectomize	45	45
6	cholecystectomized	42	45
7	plethysmographically	41	45
8	psychophysiological	40	43
9	physicochemically	39	42
10	psychophysically	39	40

What these words mean

hypophysectomizing: Valid 18-letter English word — definition not on file.
hypophysectomized: Valid 17-letter English word — definition not on file.
hypophysectomizes: Valid 17-letter English word — definition not on file.
psychophysiologically: Valid 21-letter English word — definition not on file.
hypophysectomize: Valid 16-letter English word — definition not on file.
cholecystectomized: Valid 18-letter English word — definition not on file.
plethysmographically: Valid 20-letter English word — definition not on file.
psychophysiological: Valid 19-letter English word — definition not on file.
physicochemically: Valid 17-letter English word — definition not on file.
psychophysically: Valid 16-letter English word — definition not on file.

Definitions from the Free Dictionary API, cached for repeat visits.

FAQs

How many words contain "YS"?

1,515 valid English words contain YS.

Best Scrabble word containing YS?

HYPOPHYSECTOMIZING at 48 pts.

Longest word containing YS?

ELECTROPHYSIOLOGICALLY (22 letters).