4 Letter Words With Y

621 words (434 Scrabble US, 619 Scrabble UK, 434 WGPO, 412 Words With Friends, 69 everyday ★)

621 four-letter words have the letter Y. Common words first, then every word from A to Z.

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Common 4-letter words that have the letter Y

With their Scrabble points and, for the first 16, a short meaning, most used first.

  • only★7with nothing or no one else
  • year★7a period of time consisting of 365 or 366 days
  • city★9a large town
  • many★9consisting of or amounting to a large number
  • days★8the time between sunrise and sunset
  • type★9a subdivision of a particular kind of thing
  • play★9to engage in amusement or sport
  • body★10the entire structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
  • easy★7not difficult
  • baby★11a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
  • says★7to utter
  • toys★7an artifact designed to be played with
  • stay★7to continue in a place or condition
  • copy★11a reproduction of a written record (e.g. of a legal or school record)
  • ways★10a method of doing something
  • boys★9a male child

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4-letter words with A (33)

Top score: AZYM, 18 points

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B…

4-letter words with B (28)

Top score: BOXY, 16 points. resembling a box

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C…

4-letter words with C (25)

Top score: COZY, 18 points. snug and comfortable

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D…

4-letter words with D (31)

Top score: DOZY, 17 points. ready or inclined to sleep

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E…

4-letter words with E (23)

Top score: EMMY, 11 points (tied with one other). a trademark

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F…

4-letter words with F (17)

Top score: FOZY, 19 points. too ripe

G…

4-letter words with G (27)

Top score: GAZY, 17 points

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H…

4-letter words with H (22)

Top score: HAZY, 19 points. not clear

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I…

4-letter words with I (10)

Top score: ICKY, 13 points (tied with one other). very bad

J…

4-letter words with J (11)

Top score: JAZY, 23 points

K…

4-letter words with K (15)

Top score: KYAK, 15 points. a kayak (an Inuit canoe)

L…

4-letter words with L (25)

Top score: LAZY, 16 points. disinclined toward work or exertion

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M…

4-letter words with M (23)

Top score: MAZY, 18 points. full of confusing turns and passages

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4-letter words with N (11)

Top score: NIXY, 14 points. an undeliverable piece of mail

O…

4-letter words with O (21)

Top score: OYEZ, 16 points (tied with one other). a cry used to introduce the opening of a court of law

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4-letter words with P (37)

Top score: PIXY, 16 points (tied with one other). a playfully mischievous fairy or elf

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Q…

4-letter words with Q (2)

Top score: QUAY, 16 points (tied with one other). a wharf

R…

4-letter words with R (23)

Top score: ROKY, 11 points (tied with one other)

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S…

4-letter words with S (36)

Top score: SIZY, 16 points. thick and adhesive

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4-letter words with T (41)

Top score: TYPY, 12 points. characterized by strict conformance to the characteristics of a group

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4-letter words with U (7)

Top score: UMPY, 11 points (tied with one other)

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4-letter words with V (4)

Top score: VIZY, 19 points

W…

4-letter words with W (20)

Top score: WAXY, 17 points. resembling wax

X…

4-letter words with X (2)

Top score: XRAY, 14 points (tied with one other)

Y…

4-letter words with Y (124)

Top score: YUZU, 16 points (tied with one other). a sour Japanese citrus fruit

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Z…

4-letter words with Z (3)

Top score: ZYME, 18 points. an enzyme

About these words

  • 621 of the 5,641 4-letter words have the letter Y (11%).
  • 434 are good in NWL2023, 619 in Collins Scrabble Words, 434 in WOW24 and 412 in the Words With Friends list. 69 are everyday words.
  • In Scrabble points, jazy scores the most (23), then jynx and jaxy (21 each), then three words on 19.

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