Words Containing Y
Every English word containing "Y". Filter by length, prefix, or suffix for Scrabble, crosswords, and word games.
1,430 words found
15 Letter Words1
confidentiality24
14 Letter Words6
accountability23cryptocurrency28geographically26hypothetically30professionally22responsibility21
13 Letter Words10
automatically20complimentary24extraordinary24intentionally16psychological26realistically18revolutionary19theoretically21unfortunately19vulnerability21
12 Letter Words20
accidentally20chemotherapy27disciplinary20electrolytes17hypothetical25hysterectomy25incidentally18individually20occasionally19paleontology18particularly19respectfully22ridiculously18satisfactory20specifically24storytelling16successfully22surprisingly18synchrotrons20unbelievably22
11 Letter Words47
anniversary17anonymously19babysitting19beautifully19bureaucracy20contingency19credibility19desperately17differently21discrepancy21documentary19drastically17effectively25electricity18emotionally16essentially14evidentiary18financially19flexibility26fortunately17hospitality19immediately19importantly18involuntary17masculinity18methylamine21momentarily18necessarily16opportunity18permanently18personality16photography25politically18possibility18potentially16practically20preliminary18probability20psychiatric23sensitivity17storyboards17symmetrical20technically21temporarily18uncertainty16unnecessary16wonderfully21
10 Letter Words69
absolutely15accurately17apocalypse19apothecary20apparently17babysitter17bankruptcy23blackberry23chemically22commentary19completely19conspiracy19constantly15continuity15creatively18creativity18definitely17dehydrated19destroying15dictionary16difficulty22distinctly16efficiency23employment19encryption17especially17eventually16everything20everywhere22generosity14generously14horrifying20hysterical18incredibly18internally13laboratory15legitimacy18mayonnaise15motorcycle19mysterious15officially21originally14perpetuity17personally15philosophy23physically23playground17popularity17positively18previously18psychology24psychopath25regulatory14relatively16repeatedly16satisfying17separately15strawberry18supposedly18technology19terrifying17testifying17ultimately15unemployed18university16visibility18volleyball18wrongfully20yourselves16
9 Letter Words86
adversary16anonymity17anonymous14arbitrary14attorneys12authority15backstory20basically16betraying15birthdays18blueberry16bodyguard17boyfriend18carefully17celebrity16certainly14chemistry19chirality17community18copyright20correctly16cranberry16curiosity14currently14destroyed14digitally14directory15discovery18diversify19diversity16emergency17employees16everybody21extremely21formality17generally13genuinely13geography19gradually14graveyard17honeymoon17hopefully20illegally13imaginary15initially12instantly12integrity13inventory15jellyfish25liability14lifestyle15literally12mandatory15maternity14mercenary16momentary16naturally12necessary14obviously17perfectly19polygraph20precisely16pregnancy17primarily16privately17prototype16publicity18raspberry16recycling17regularly13residency15secondary15secretary14seriously12sincerely14stupidity15synthetic17temporary16territory12testimony14typically19unusually12vasectomy19virtually15yearbooks18yesterday16
8 Letter Words112
activity16actually13advisory15analysis11annoying12anything15anywhere17applying16attorney11backyard20barnyard14betrayal13betrayed14birthday17broadway17capacity17carrying14casually13category14cemetery15ceremony15courtesy13covertly16daylight16delivery15directly14displays14doomsday15driveway18employee15employer15enjoying19entirely11everyday18everyone14eyeballs13eyebrows16facility16friendly15handyman17holidays15honestly14honeypot16horribly16humanity16humidity17hydrogen16identify15identity12immunity15implying16industry12infinity14insanely11intimacy15junkyard23keyboard18lawfully17majority20marrying14mentally13military13minority13muddying16normalcy15normally13nowadays15oncology14ordinary12partying14paycheck24payments15pharmacy20physical18ponytail13possibly15priority13probably17properly15property15publicly17quantity20recently13recovery16remotely13scrutiny13secretly13security13sideways15slightly15slippery15smoothly16somebody16spraying14stairway14strategy12strictly13strongly12studying13suddenly13sympathy21symptoms17terribly13unlikely15visually14warranty14wayfarer17worrying15yearbook17youngest12yourself14youthful17
7 Letter Words150
ability12academy15allergy11already11analogy11annoyed11anxiety17anybody16anymore12anytime12anyways16apology13autopsy12awfully16babysit14balcony14baloney12battery12bicycle16biology13briefly15bygones13century12charity15chimney17christy15clarify15clarity12clearly12closely12company16copying15country12cowboys17crybaby19crystal12custody13daycare13daytime13delayed12denying12destiny11destroy11dignity12display13dynamic15economy14elderly11empathy17enjoyed18equally19exactly19eyebrow15factory15faculty15fallacy15fantasy13faraday14finally13firefly16firstly13forgery14frankly17freshly16gateway14goodbye14gravity14greatly11grocery13halfway19hallway16happily17harmony15healthy16heavily16highway20history13holiday14honesty13hygiene14jewelry20journey17justify20keynote14larceny12laundry11lawyers13legally11liberty12library12lightly14locally12lottery10loyalty13luckily16mercury14monkeys16mystery15naughty14nursery10oysters10payment14payroll12penalty12players12playful15playing13portray12pottery12prayers12primary14privacy17proudly13psyched18psychic19pyramid15qualify22quality19quickly25quietly19rapidly13reality10recycle14robbery14roughly14runaway13scrappy16seventy13shortly13slavery13society12someday13sparkly16sprayed13squeaky23staying11summary14surgery11sweeney13systems12testify13therapy15thirsty13tiffany16totally10tragedy12typical14uncanny12unhappy17urgency13
6 Letter Words150
agency12always12annoys9anyone9anyway15arroyo9asylum11bailey11bakery15barely11barney11beauty11beyond12bloody12bouncy13breezy20buyers11buying12celery11cheesy14cherry14chubby18classy11cloudy12comedy14county11cowboy16cranky15crappy15creepy13crying12deadly11dearly10deeply12deputy12donkey14dreamy12drying11easily9eighty13employ13energy10entity9equity18fairly12family14faulty12felony12filthy15flimsy14fluffy18flyers12flying13folksy16freaky16freely12frisky16froggy14galaxy17gently10gladly11granny10greedy11guilty10hardly13hereby14highly16hockey18hooray12hourly12hungry13hybrid15injury16jersey16johnny19joyous16kidney14kindly14lastly9lately9lawyer12layers9laying10leeway12legacy12likely13lonely9loudly10lovely12luxury16lyrics11mainly11memory13merely11mickey17mighty15mildly12misery11monkey15mostly11murphy16myrtle11myself14nearby11nearly9nicely11ninety9nobody12openly11overly12oxygen17parody12partly11payday15paying12payoff17played12player11plenty11poetry11policy13poorly11prayer11pretty11pricey13psycho16python14rarely9really9rhymes14rhythm17righty13runway12safely12safety12salary9saying10shabby16shelly12simply13skinny13sleepy11sloppy13slowly12slutty9smelly11smokey15sneaky13speedy12spying12
5 Letter Words150
abbey12alley8angry9annoy8apply12badly11barry10bayou10belly10benny10berry10billy10bobby14booty10buddy12bully10bumpy14bunny10buyer10candy11carry10chevy16cocky16colby12comfy15coney10corny10crazy19curly10cushy13cyber12cycle12daddy11daffy15daily9dairy9delay9diary9dingy10dirty9dizzy27doggy11dolly9doody10dorky13dryer9dummy13dying10early8emery10empty12enemy10enjoy15entry8every11fairy11fancy13fanny11fatty11fifty14flyer11forty11fully11funky15funny11fuzzy29ginny9glory9goofy12gravy12hairy11handy12happy15harry11hasty11heavy14henry11hinky15hobby15holly11homey13honey11hooky15howdy15hurry11irony8jelly15jenny15jerry15jiffy21jimmy19juicy17kelly12kitty12layer8lobby12lousy8loyal8lucky14lying9lymph15manly10marry10maybe12mayor10mercy12merry10messy10missy10molly10mommy14money10monty10moody11mushy13mylar10nanny8nasty8newly11nippy12noisy8palsy10party10patty10penny10perry10petty10plays10puppy14pushy13rainy8ready9rhyme13risky12rugby11rusty8sadly9sally8sandy9sassy8scary10shiny11silly8sissy8sixty15sorry8spicy12spray10stays8story8
4 Letter Words74
army9away10baby11body10boys9bray9bury9busy9buys9city9copy11cozy18davy11days8deny8duly8duty8easy7edgy9emmy11envy10eyed8eyes7gays8gory8gray8grey8guys8hiya10holy10joey14judy15jury14keys11lady8lazy16lily7many9mayo9navy10okay11only7pays9pity9play9pony9pray9prey9rely7ruby9says7stay7sync9they10tiny7toby9tony7toys7tray7troy7type9ugly8very10ways10yams9yang8yard8yeah10year7yell7yelp9yoga8your7yuck13
3 Letter Words44
any6aye6bay8boy8buy8bye8cry8day7dry7eye6fly9fry9gay7guy7gym9hay9hey9joy13kay10key10lay6may8pay8ply8pry8ray6say6shy9sky10soy6spy8thy9toy6try6way9why12yay9yea6yep8yes6yet6you6yum8yup8
2 Letter Words7
ay5by7my7oy5ya5ye5yo5
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About These Words
This list holds 1,430 words, running from 2 to 15 letters and averaging 7.0 letters apiece. The commonest length is 5 letters, covering 150 of them.
The letters that turn up in the most of these words are y (926), a (451), e (434), r (411), l (380). Vowels make up 31% of all the letters here, making this a consonant-heavy set that is awkward to play without a good vowel supply.
For Scrabble, these words average 13.8 points before any board bonuses. The highest scorer is HYPOTHETICALLY at 30, followed by FUZZY, CRYPTOCURRENCY and CHEMOTHERAPY. 926 of them (100%) contain a letter worth four or more. 150 are exactly seven letters, so they clear your rack for the 50-point bonus.
The longest entries are CONFIDENTIALITY at 15 letters, while the shortest come in at 2: AY, BY and MY.
Length distribution
2 letters
7 (1%)
3 letters
44 (5%)
4 letters
74 (8%)
5 letters
150 (16%)
6 letters
150 (16%)
7 letters
150 (16%)
8 letters
112 (12%)
9 letters
86 (9%)
10 letters
69 (7%)
11 letters
47 (5%)
12 letters
20 (2%)
13 letters
10 (1%)
14 letters
6 (1%)
15 letters
1 (0%)
Frequently Asked Questions
How many words containing "Y" are there?+
Our dictionary lists 1,430 words containing "Y". They run from 2 to 6 letters, and 5-letter entries are the most common with 150 of them.
Which of these words containing "Y" scores highest in Scrabble?+
FUZZY is the highest scorer at 29 points before board bonuses, ahead of DIZZY, JIFFY and BREEZY. The list averages 10.3 points per word, and 300 of them use a letter worth four or more.
What are the shortest words containing "Y"?+
The shortest are AY, BY, MY, OY and YA at 2 letters. Short words like these are the ones worth memorising — they are what let you squeeze a play into a tight board.
What are the longest words containing "Y"?+
AGENCY, ALWAYS, ANNOYS and ANYONE are the longest at 6 letters.
Are words containing "Y" useful in word games?+
Vowels account for 27% of the letters across this list, so these are consonant-heavy and need a decent vowel supply to play. The letters appearing in the most of these words are Y, A, E. Every word here is valid in standard English dictionaries, though individual games use their own official word lists.