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7 Letter Words Containing Y

There are 3,605 seven-letter words that contain the letter Y in the Collins Scrabble Words list, led by zyzzyva (43 pts). Browse the ranked list below or filter it with the finder.

3,605
Total Words
zyzzyva
Top Scorer
43
Best Score

7 Letter Words Containing Y

3,605 words · showing top 2,000
zyzzyva43 pizazzy39 jazzily35 schizzy33 frizzly31 fuzzily31 muzzily30 dizzily29 drizzly29 grizzly29 quartzy28 squeezy28 kolkozy27 skyjack27 kolhozy26 squawky26 zinkify26 zombify26 zootaxy26 asphyxy25 frawzey25 quickly25 squiffy25 zymurgy25 cachexy24 chintzy24 hydroxy24 hypoxic24 jaywalk24 mythize24 queachy24 queechy24 zephyrs24 zincify24 zlotych24 zythums24 avyzing23 chymify23 cyclize23 enzymic23 jockeys23 jockney23 kyanize23 quakily23 squabby23 squeaky23 syzygal23 vizying23 zymomes23 zymotic23 cozying22 exarchy22 hazelly22 hexylic22 hypoxia22 kvetchy22 lazyish22 liquefy22 liquify22 mazedly22 methoxy22 oxyphil22 pharynx22 phenoxy22 pixyish22 qualify22 quavery22 quivery22 qwertys22 squashy22 squishy22 woozily22 zanyish22 zoogamy22 zydecos22 zygomas22 zygotic22 zymogen22 agryzed21 azymite21 azymous21 benzoyl21 benzyls21 boozily21 boychik21 buxomly21 byzants21 chyacks21 chylify21 cliquey21 cockshy21 coryzal21 coryzas21 crazily21 cyanize21 dazedly21 enzymes21 equably21 fixedly21 flyback21 haycock21 isozyme21 jaloppy21 jambiya21 janskys21 jerkily21 jimminy21 jipyapa21 jobbery21 jookery21 joukery21 joypops21 jumpily21 killjoy21 lacquey21 myxomas21 obloquy21 obsequy21 packway21 polyzoa21 popjoys21 pyjamas21 pyrexic21 qubytes21 sizably21 skyhook21 skywalk21 squaddy21 squidgy21 squirmy21 uncrazy21 vexedly21 wickyup21 zanyism21 zoonomy21 zoopery21 zootomy21 zootype21 zymases21 zymites21 zymosan21 zymoses21 zymosis21 agryzes20 alchymy20 azygies20 azygous20 backpay20 buyback20 chinchy20 churchy20 coxalgy20 dialyze20 epoxyed20 ethoxyl20 exogamy20 folkway20 gauzily20 glazily20 hawkeys20 hayfork20 heyduck20 highway20 hyponym20 hyraxes20 jarveys20 jaybird20 jayvees20 jellify20 jetways20 jewelry20 jollify20 justify20 keyways20 knuckly20 kolacky20 kopiyka20 kufiyah20 laydeez20 lazying20 lozengy20 mixedly20 nymphly20 overjoy20 oxyacid20 payback20 pyxides20 pyxidia20 quayage20 quyting20 sixthly20 skyways20 taxiway20 tzigany20 veejays20 vixenly20 walkway20 waxeyes20 whiskey20 whydahs20 workshy20 wysiwyg20 yuppify20 zanying20 zedoary20 zoogeny20 zoogony20 zoology20 zygoses20 zygosis20 zygotes20 analyze19 apteryx19 bashlyk19 bikeway19 bluejay19 bockedy19 bostryx19 bycatch19 byworks19 calyxes19 chimbly19 chokeys19 chymics19 conjury19 copyboy19 crybaby19 dyarchy19 dybbuks19 enquiry19 epitaxy19 equally19 equerry19 exabyte19 exactly19 exonyms19 fifthly19 finicky19 fishify19 fishway19 flyaway19 flybook19 flyoffs19 flyways19 freckly19 hackery19 hackney19 halfway19 hayrack19 hayrick19 hiccupy19 hickeys19 hickory19 highboy19 hockeys19 hryvnya19 huckery19 huffily19 hymnody19 inquiry19 jadedly19 jaggary19 jaggery19 jaspery19 jeepney19 jessamy19 joyance19 juicily19 juryman19 jurymen19 kakodyl19 kayaked19 kitschy19 majesty19 majorly19 mummify19 nyanzas19 nymphic19 oxymels19 oxymora19 oxyntic19 oxysome19 parkway19 pawkily19 perjury19 planxty19 psychic19 pyrexes19 pyrexia19 quality19 queenly19 queerly19 queynie19 quietly19 quinary19 ritzily19 shlocky19 shticky19 shylock19 sketchy19

About These 7-Letter Words

Every entry among the seven-letter words that contain the letter Y in Collins is collected here and ranked by score. There are 3,605 to work with, which helps when a tile is already on the board and you want to build around it.

Highest-scoring picks

On points, the strongest play here is zyzzyva at 43. Other high scorers include pizazzy (39), jazzily (35), and schizzy (33). Because every word is exactly seven letters, any of them can score a bingo when you empty your rack in a single turn.

If your rack is jammed with consonants, nymphly needs no vowels at all.

How these words break down

Out of 3,605 words, 279 use a high-value tile (J, Q, X or Z), 619 end in -LY and 151 end in -ING, and 3 contain no vowels.

Where you can play them

These come from the Collins word list; 2,551 are also valid in Words With Friends, and 2,658 appear in the North American list (NWL/TWL). Use the dictionary selector in the finder to match the exact game you are playing.

By default the words are ranked by points; switch to A–Z or Z–A with the buttons above, or filter by your letters using the finder.

FAQs - 7 Letter Words Containing Y

How many 7-letter words contain the letter Y?

There are 3,605 seven-letter words that contain the letter Y in the Collins Scrabble Words dictionary used on this site.

What is the highest-scoring 7-letter word that contains the letter Y?

Zyzzyva scores 43 points, the highest on this page. Playing all seven tiles at once also earns a 50-point bingo bonus in Scrabble.

Which 7-letter words that contain the letter Y score the most points?

Ranked by Scrabble value, the top three are zyzzyva (43), pizazzy (39), and jazzily (35).

Are 7-letter words that contain the letter Y valid in Words With Friends?

2,551 of the 3,605 are also valid in Words With Friends. Switch the dictionary in the finder to see only those.

Are there 7-letter words that contain the letter Y with no vowels?

Yes — for example nymphly and rhythms use no standard vowel (a, e, i, o, u).

Do 7-letter words score a bingo?

Yes. Using all seven of your tiles in one turn scores a 50-point bonus in Scrabble (35 points in Words With Friends), which makes a seven-letter word one of the most valuable plays in the game.