Common 8-letter words that have the letter Y
With their Scrabble points and, for the first 16, a short meaning, most used first.
- security★13the state of being secure
- property★15something owned
- industry★12a group of productive enterprises
- analysis★11the separation of a whole into its parts
- delivery★15the act of delivering
- activity★16brisk action or movement
- military★13of or relating to the study of the principles of warfare
- actually★13in an actual manner
- friendly★15inclined to approve, help, or support
- physical★18involving the body as distinguished from the mind or spirit
- recently★13in a recent manner
- probably★17without much doubt
- directly★14in a direct manner
- strategy★12a plan for obtaining a specific goal
- keywords★19a significant word
- capacity★17the ability to receive or contain
All 4,877 words
8-letter words with A (243)
Top score: ADEQUACY, 23 points (tied with two others). the state of being adequate
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8-letter words with B (281)
Top score: BLOWZILY, 25 points (tied with one other). in a blowzy manner
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8-letter words with C (427)
Top score: CYCLIZED, 25 points. to form one or more rings in a chemical compound
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8-letter words with D (270)
Top score: DIZZYING, 31 points. to make dizzy
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8-letter words with E (196)
Top score: EXOPHAGY, 24 points
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8-letter words with F (209)
Top score: FRIZZILY, 32 points. in a frizzy manner
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8-letter words with G (197)
Top score: GIMMICKY, 22 points. having or being like a gimmick
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8-letter words with H (246)
Top score: HOKYPOKY, 27 points
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8-letter words with I (75)
Top score: ISOZYMIC, 24 points. pertaining to isozymes
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8-letter words with J (53)
Top score: JANIZARY, 27 points. a Turkish soldier
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8-letter words with K (83)
Top score: KOLKHOZY, 31 points. a collective farm in Russia
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8-letter words with L (184)
Top score: LYSOZYME, 25 points. an enzyme
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8-letter words with M (261)
Top score: MYTHIZED, 26 points
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8-letter words with N (85)
Top score: NYMPHISH, 21 points
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8-letter words with O (118)
Top score: OXYPHILE, 23 points (tied with one other). an organism that thrives in a relatively acid environment
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8-letter words with P (425)
Top score: PIZZAZZY, 49 points. having pizazz
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8-letter words with Q (21)
Top score: QUIZZIFY, 41 points
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8-letter words with R (176)
Top score: RIBOZYME, 24 points. a molecule of RNA that functions as an enzyme
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8-letter words with S (611)
Top score: SOVKHOZY, 30 points. a state-owned farm in the former Soviet Union
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8-letter words with T (240)
Top score: TAXIWAYS, 21 points (tied with one other). a paved strip at an airport
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8-letter words with U (113)
Top score: UBIQUITY, 22 points. the state of being everywhere at the same time
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8-letter words with V (83)
Top score: VEXINGLY, 22 points. in a vexing manner
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8-letter words with W (100)
Top score: WHEEZILY, 26 points. in a wheezy manner
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8-letter words with X (14)
Top score: XENOPHYA, 23 points (tied with one other)
8-letter words with Y (133)
Top score: YOKOZUNA, 24 points. a champion sumo wrestler
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8-letter words with Z (33)
Top score: ZYZZYVAS, 44 points. a tropical weevil
About these words
- 4,877 of the 42,333 8-letter words have the letter Y (12%).
- 3,748 are good in NWL2023, 4,872 in Collins Scrabble Words, 3,743 in WOW24 and 3,374 in the Words With Friends list. 318 are everyday words.
- In Scrabble points, pizzazzy scores the most (49), then zyzzyvas (44), then quizzify (41), then quizzery (38), then zizyphus (34).