8-Letter Scrabble Words Containing Y

8-Letter Scrabble Words Containing Y — our Scrabble dictionary carries 4,859 valid words. The highest-value entries are PIZZAZZY (49 pts), ZYZZYVAS (44 pts), QUIZZIFY (41 pts), QUIZZERY (38 pts) and ZIZYPHUS (34 pts). Point values for both Scrabble and Words With Friends are shown next to every word, with a link through to its full definition. Use it alongside a crossword solver or anagram solver when a puzzle only gives you part of the picture. Also try 9 letter word list: contains W.

4,859Total Words

15.6Avg. Scrabble Points

4"Y" Tile Value

49Top Score (PIZZAZZY)

8-Letter Scrabble Words Containing Y: Top-Scoring Entries

8-letter Scrabble words containing Y anywhere in the word that score the most are ranked here by point value — a quick-reference shortlist for Scrabble, Words With Friends, crossword solving, or a fast Wordle check. Also try Words With Friends words with A and L.

Word	Scrabble	WWF
pizzazzy	49	49
zyzzyvas	44	43
quizzify	41	41
quizzery	38	38
zizyphus	34	34
frizzily	32	32
zigzaggy	32	34
dizzying	31	32

8-Letter Scrabble Words Containing Y: Complete Word List

8-letter Scrabble words containing Y anywhere in the word fill out the full dictionary entry set here, sorted by score. Use it as a crossword helper, a Words With Friends word finder, or a straightforward vocabulary reference. Also try V tile word finder, 10 letters.

Showing the top 300 by Scrabble score out of 4,859 total.

pizzazzy 49zyzzyvas 44quizzify 41quizzery 38zizyphus 34frizzily 32zigzaggy 32dizzying 31kolkhozy 31sovkhozy 30snazzily 29zinckify 29kazatsky 28skyjacks 28hokypoky 27janizary 27quixotry 27schmalzy 27schmoozy 27frawzeys 26frowzily 26hexarchy 26mythized 26quackery 26wheezily 26zoophagy 26zymology 26blowzily 25bronzify 25cyclized 25hemolyze 25hydroxyl 25hylozoic 25jambiyah 25jaywalks 25jejunely 25jejunity 25jockeyed 25kyanized 25lysozyme 25mythizes 25myxocyte 25physicky 25physique 25pyrolyze 25shmaltzy 25squelchy 25zoochory 25zoopathy 25zoophily 25zoophyte 25zymogram 25benzylic 24bobbysox 24bombyxes 24boychick 24coccyxes 24coenzyme 24cyclizes 24denazify 24exophagy 24hazardry 24hexapody 24hummocky 24hydrozoa 24hyponymy 24isozymic 24jackstay 24jockneys 24joyfully 24joystick 24kaffiyah 24kaffiyeh 24keffiyah 24keffiyeh 24kyanizes 24myxameba 24paycheck 24piquancy 24polyzoic 24quaylike 24quirkily 24ribozyme 24schmucky 24skyboxes 24syzygial 24syzygies 24wizardly 24wizardry 24yokozuna 24zoomancy 24zooscopy 24zootypic 24zygosity 24zymotics 24adequacy 23amazedly 23asphyxia 23cacodoxy 23chronaxy 23chyacked 23convexly 23cyanized 23dynamize 23flexibly 23foxberry 23frenzily 23frozenly 23hayboxes 23hypogyny 23hypoxias 23jagghery 23jemmying 23jimmying 23jokingly 23junkyard 23methoxyl 23myxedema 23oxyphile 23oxyphils 23phylaxis 23popjoyed 23pyjamaed 23pyroxyle 23pyxidium 23quadplay 23quagmiry 23quantify 23skywatch 23sphynxes 23squooshy 23waxberry 23xenophya 23xylotomy 23yahrzeit 23zygomata 23zymogene 23zymogens 23abjectly 22agryzing 22allozyme 22apoplexy 22atmolyze 22azymites 22benzoyls 22blackfly 22blazonry 22boxberry 22boychiks 22brazenly 22brazenry 22braziery 22breezily 22bryozoan 22carboxyl 22catalyze 22chaffery 22chickory 22chiffony 22cobwebby 22cocknify 22colloquy 22coquetry 22cyanizes 22cybersex 22detoxify 22dialyzed 22dizygous 22dybbukim 22epicalyx 22epizooty 22exocytic 22flybacks 22flyspeck 22gimmicky 22hatchway 22hawkeyed 22haycocks 22hickymal 22hymnbook 22isozymes 22jadishly 22jambiyas 22jipyapas 22ketchupy 22keypunch 22killjoys 22kolkhosy 22kyphotic 22lacqueys 22lykewake 22lykewalk 22lynxlike 22lyricize 22moneybox 22mystique 22myxomata 22opaquely 22oxytocic 22packways 22paralyze 22paroxysm 22polyzoan 22polyzoon 22popinjay 22ptyalize 22pygmyish 22pyrazole 22pyritize 22pyrolize 22quiddany 22quiddity 22quotably 22schlocky 22sequency 22sizeably 22skyhooks 22skywalks 22squiggly 22swayback 22ubiquity 22vexingly 22waybacks 22wheyface 22wickyups 22xylocarp 22xylology 22zanyisms 22zebrinny 22zircaloy 22zoocytia 22zoometry 22zootypes 22zygaenid 22zygodont 22zymosans 22analyzed 21azygoses 21blackboy 21bodywork 21buybacks 21catchfly 21churchly 21copybook 21cycleway 21dialyzer 21dialyzes 21dyslexic 21dysphagy 21dystaxic 21efficacy 21epoxying 21ethoxyls 21exigency 21flypitch 21folkways 21glaziery 21glitzily 21gymkhana 21hayforks 21hexylene 21heyducks 21highways 21hippydom 21hippyish 21homonymy 21homotypy 21hypernym 21hyphemia 21hyphenic 21hyponyms 21hypopyon 21hypothec 21ichthyic 21jaggedly 21japingly 21jaybirds 21jeopardy 21jibingly 21jocundly 21jovially 21jovialty 21joyously 21keepsaky 21knackery 21kopiykas 21kromesky 21kufiyahs 21kyboshed 21liquidly 21mixology 21myopathy 21myophily 21nymphish 21overjoys 21oxyacids 21oxygenic 21paradoxy 21paybacks 21peacocky 21

8-Letter Scrabble Words Containing Y: Least Valuable Entries

8-letter Scrabble words containing Y anywhere in the word carrying the smallest point values round out the list here — still real dictionary words, just not big scorers, though every one still counts toward a word scramble or anagram check.

aerially 11aleatory 11allayers 11alterity 11analyser 11analyses 11analysis 11analysts 11

Frequently Asked Questions About 8-Letter Scrabble Words Containing Y

How many 8-letter Scrabble words contain Y?

4,859 valid 8-letter Scrabble words containing Y anywhere in the word, all checked against the Words With Friends dictionary too.

What is the highest-scoring 8-letter Scrabble word containing Y anywhere in the word?

PIZZAZZY is the highest-scoring 8-letter word containing Y anywhere in the word, worth 49 Scrabble points (49 in Words With Friends).

Is Y a high-value Scrabble tile?

The Y tile is worth 4 points in Scrabble, one of the eight high-value letters (J, K, Q, V, W, X, Y, Z) that can swing a close game.

Can I unscramble a jumble of letters instead?

Yes — if you have a jumble of letters rather than a fixed length and letter pattern, try the word unscrambler to find every valid word hiding in them, complete with Scrabble and Words With Friends points.