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3-letter words containing Y

138 words, everyday words first.

138 wordsTop pick YOUHighest score PYX 15

63 of 138 are everyday words (46%). A friendly list: most players will know the top picks.

A appears in the most 3-letter words (394); Q appears in the fewest (4). Y ranks #14 of 26. The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

Common words 63 · most-used first

Showing the top 48 of 63 common words. See every valid word

All valid words 138

A to Z. Includes rare and Collins-only words. Linked tiles open the word's meaning, score and rhymes.

Letters by positionIn 50% of these words the 3rd letter is Y.
1st letter
  1. Y28%
  2. S9%
  3. P5%
2nd letter
  1. Y23%
  2. A20%
  3. E14%
3rd letter
  1. Y50%
  2. E11%
  3. S6%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
Score spreadMost of these words score 6 in Scrabble; PYX tops the list with 15. Scores before board bonuses.
  1. 66 points: 47 words
  2. 7 points: 16 words
  3. 88 points: 30 words
  4. 9 points: 28 words
  5. 1010 points: 9 words
  6. 11 points: 1 words
  7. 1212 points: 1 words
  8. 13 points: 4 words
  9. 1414 points: 0 words
  10. 15 points: 2 words
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
PYX1515All three
YEZ1514NWL only
JOY1314All three
JAY1314All three
OXY1312All three
YEX1312Collins only
WHY1210All three
HYP1110All three
KEY109All three
SKY109All three
KAY109All three
YAK109All three

About these words

There are 138 3-letter words that contain Y in ENABLE, Collins/SOWPODS or NWL2023, and 63 of them are common in everyday English.

The most common first letters are Y (38), S (12), P (7).

The most common last letters are Y (69), E (15), S (8).

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The average word here scores 7.8 in Scrabble. PYX tops the list with 15.

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