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7 Letter Words With A and Y

There are 1,681 seven-letter words using both A and Y in the Collins Scrabble Words list, led by zyzzyva (43 pts). Browse the ranked list below or filter it with the finder.

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7 Letter Words With A and Y

1,681 words

zyzzyva43 pizazzy39 jazzily35 quartzy28 skyjack27 squawky26 zootaxy26 asphyxy25 frawzey25 cachexy24 jaywalk24 queachy24 avyzing23 kyanize23 quakily23 squabby23 squeaky23 syzygal23 exarchy22 hazelly22 hypoxia22 lazyish22 mazedly22 pharynx22 qualify22 quavery22 squashy22 zanyish22 zoogamy22 zygomas22 agryzed21 azymite21 azymous21 byzants21 chyacks21 coryzal21 coryzas21 crazily21 cyanize21 dazedly21 equably21 flyback21 haycock21 jaloppy21 jambiya21 janskys21 jipyapa21 lacquey21 myxomas21 packway21 polyzoa21 pyjamas21 sizably21 skywalk21 squaddy21 uncrazy21 zanyism21 zymases21 zymosan21 agryzes20 alchymy20 azygies20 azygous20 backpay20 buyback20 coxalgy20 dialyze20 exogamy20 folkway20 gauzily20 glazily20 hawkeys20 hayfork20 highway20 hyraxes20 jarveys20 jaybird20 jayvees20 jetways20 keyways20 kolacky20 kopiyka20 kufiyah20 laydeez20 lazying20 oxyacid20 payback20 pyxidia20 quayage20 skyways20 taxiway20 tzigany20 veejays20 walkway20 waxeyes20 whydahs20 zanying20 zedoary20 analyze19 apteryx19 bashlyk19 bikeway19 bluejay19 bycatch19 calyxes19 crybaby19 dyarchy19 epitaxy19 equally19 exabyte19 exactly19 fishway19 flyaway19 flyways19 hackery19 hackney19 halfway19 hayrack19 hayrick19 hryvnya19 jadedly19 jaggary19 jaggery19 jaspery19 jessamy19 joyance19 juryman19 kakodyl19 kayaked19 majesty19 majorly19 nyanzas19 oxymora19 parkway19 pawkily19 planxty19 pyrexia19 quality19 quinary19 squally19 squatly19 squatty19 tackify19 taxably19 wackily19 waymark19 xylomas19 yakking19 yanquis19 yaqonas19 yashmak19 zonally19 zoysias19 affably18 anchovy18 aphylly18 archway18 backsey18 blackly18 crackly18 daywork18 deejays18 fancify18 farcify18 fratchy18 gawkily18 gyttjas18 haymows18 hushaby18 hymnary18 jargony18 jaygees18 kayaker18 layback18 lichway18 lymphad18 panicky18 pathway18 payoffs18 playoff18 rockaby18 shipway18 sickbay18 skidway18 skycaps18 skylark18 skyward18 taxying18 thatchy18 vandyke18 weekday18 whipray18 workday18 yakhdan18 yakkers18 yapocks18 acouchy17 affying17 alchemy17 amplify17 anorexy17 anxiety17 ashkeys17 ataraxy17 awayday17 axially17 babyish17 branchy17 bypaths17 byplays17 cabbagy17 calcify17 caprify17 chancey17 charpoy17 cheaply17 chlamys17 daffily17 daybook17 dayched17 daymark17 daysack17 ecthyma17 empathy17 eparchy17 flakily17 flyhand17 frankly17 grayfly17 hadaway17 hammily17 happily17 haughty17 hayward17 headway17 heydays17 holyday17 jurally17 kerygma17 keycard17 keypads17 khayals17 knavery17 ladyfly17 maybush17 mayhems17 movably17 nyaffed17 nymphae17 nymphal17 opacify17 oxysalt17 paceway17 paunchy17 payably17 playboy17 pochays17 preachy17 privacy17 sakiyeh17 shadfly17 shadowy17 shakily17 shambly17 skyclad17 swankey17 synaxes17 synaxis17 towkays17 twankay17 tympany17 unhappy17 vacancy17 valkyrs17 vocably17 washday17 wayward17 waywode17 weyward17 windway17 yacking17 yaffing17 yashmac17 yojanas17 abbotcy16 acidify16 acyclic16 affrays16 alkylic16 anybody16 anyways16 anywhen16 awfully16 balkily16 bawdily16 baywood16 blankly16 bleakly16 bowyang16 brambly16

About These 7-Letter Words

This page gathers every one of the seven-letter words using both A and Y that are valid in Collins Scrabble Words — 1,681 in all. A focused list like this is useful when both letters have to land in the same play.

Highest-scoring picks

On points, the strongest play here is zyzzyva at 43. Other high scorers include pizazzy (39), jazzily (35), and quartzy (28). Because every word is exactly seven letters, any of them can score a bingo when you empty your rack in a single turn.

Holding too many vowels? ouguiya clears several of them in one play.

How these words break down

Out of 1,681 words, 124 use a high-value tile (J, Q, X or Z), 258 end in -LY and 50 end in -ED, and 271 have a double letter.

Where you can play them

These come from the Collins word list; 1,207 are also valid in Words With Friends, and 1,256 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 with A and Y

How many 7-letter words contain both A and Y?

There are 1,681 seven-letter words that contain both A and Y in the Collins Scrabble Words dictionary used on this site.

What is the highest-scoring 7-letter word that contains both A and 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.

Can I use these 7-letter words in Wordle?

No. Wordle only accepts five-letter words, so seven-letter words will not fit. This list is for Scrabble, Words With Friends, crosswords and similar games.

Are 7-letter words that contain both A and Y valid in Words With Friends?

1,207 of the 1,681 are also valid in Words With Friends. Switch the dictionary in the finder to see only those.

Are these words allowed in Scrabble in North America?

1,256 of them are also in the North American list (NWL/TWL); the rest are Collins-only.

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.