7 Letter Words With G and Y
Collins lists 619 seven-letter words using both G and Y. The highest scorer is grizzly (29 pts); the rest follow, ranked by Scrabble value.
7 Letter Words With G and Y
About These 7-Letter Words
Every entry among the seven-letter words using both G and Y in Collins is collected here and ranked by score. There are 619 to work with, which helps when both letters have to land in the same play.
Highest-scoring picks
On points, the strongest play here is grizzly at 29. Other high scorers include zymurgy (25), avyzing (23), and syzygal (23). 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, glycyls needs no vowels at all.
How these words break down
Out of 619 words, 41 use a high-value tile (J, Q, X or Z), 151 end in -ING and 88 end in -LY, and 1 contain no vowels.
Where you can play them
These come from the Collins word list; 409 are also valid in Words With Friends, and 422 appear in the North American list (NWL/TWL). Use the dictionary selector in the finder to match the exact game you are playing.
The list is sorted by Scrabble score by default — tap Points, A–Z or Z–A to reorder it, or use the finder to narrow it down by your own tiles.
FAQs - 7 Letter Words with G and Y
How many 7-letter words contain both G and Y?
There are 619 seven-letter words that contain both G and Y in the Collins Scrabble Words dictionary used on this site.
What is the highest-scoring 7-letter word that contains both G and Y?
Grizzly scores 29 points, the highest on this page. Playing all seven tiles at once also earns a 50-point bingo bonus in Scrabble.
What are some good 7-letter words that contain both G and Y?
Examples include grizzly, zymurgy, bayting, and belying.
How is this list of words ordered?
By Scrabble score, highest first. Use the Points, A–Z and Z–A controls above the word list to change the order.
Are these words allowed in Scrabble in North America?
422 of them are also in the North American list (NWL/TWL); the rest are Collins-only.
Are 7-letter words that contain both G and Y valid in Words With Friends?
409 of the 619 are also valid in Words With Friends. Switch the dictionary in the finder to see only those.