10-Letter Words With Y
There are 2,813 ten-letter words containing Y in our dictionary; 1,196 of them are common words.
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The 600 most common of 2,813 words
- complexity26 points
- qualifying26 points
- frequently25 points
- justifying24 points
- philosophy23 points
- difficulty22 points
- everywhere22 points
- specifying21 points
- everything20 points
- preferably20 points
- thoroughly20 points
- completely19 points
- compulsory19 points
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- technology19 points
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- previously18 points
- supposedly18 points
- admittedly17 points
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- dictionary16 points
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- university16 points
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- originally14 points
- sympathize29 points
- expressway25 points
- explicitly24 points
- psychology24 points
- adequately23 points
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- inequality22 points
- physiology22 points
- deficiency21 points
- hypothesis21 points
- keystrokes21 points
- officially21 points
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- vocabulary20 points
- capability19 points
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- commentary19 points
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- employment19 points
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- visibility18 points
- volleyball18 points
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- ecosystems17 points
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- infidelity17 points
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- negatively17 points
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- triviality16 points
- undeniably16 points
- veterinary16 points
- virtuously16 points
- analytical15 points
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- carelessly15 points
- cautiously15 points
- culturally15 points
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- diligently15 points
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- disorderly15 points
- elasticity15 points
- illiteracy15 points
- innocently15 points
- insecurity15 points
- intermarry15 points
- intimately15 points
- ironically15 points
- mayonnaise15 points
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- painlessly15 points
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- pleasantry15 points
- portrayals15 points
- repository15 points
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- typesetter15 points
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- destroyers14 points
- distillery14 points
- generality14 points
- generosity14 points
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- regularity14 points
- rigorously14 points
- solidarity14 points
- youngsters14 points
- neutrality13 points
- resolutely13 points
- restlessly13 points
- sensuality13 points
- stationery13 points
- transitory13 points
- unsanitary13 points
- inflexibly25 points
- dejectedly24 points
- overjoying24 points
- doohickeys23 points
- homeopathy23 points
- hypodermic23 points
- impeccably23 points
- joyfulness23 points
- toxicology23 points
- childishly22 points
- jocularity22 points
- newsworthy22 points
- psychotics22 points
- throwaways22 points
- trajectory22 points
- complicity21 points
- cyberspace21 points
- formidably21 points
- polygraphs21 points
- downplayed20 points
- everyplace20 points
- gunnysacks20 points
- matriarchy20 points
- patriarchy20 points
- profitably20 points
- roadworthy20 points
- skillfully20 points
- sycophants20 points
- wrongfully20 points
- apocalypse19 points
- flyswatter19 points
- handsomely19 points
- immobility19 points
- plutocracy19 points
- recyclable19 points
- shantytown19 points
- sleepyhead19 points
- uncommonly19 points
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- ascendancy18 points
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- deployment18 points
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- heroically18 points
- lumberyard18 points
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- mutability17 points
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- screenplay17 points
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- tactically17 points
- cordiality16 points
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- insurgency16 points
- misogynist16 points
- poignantly16 points
- remarrying16 points
- surgically16 points
- volatility16 points
- cautionary15 points
- erotically15 points
- gorgeously15 points
- polyesters15 points
- unyielding15 points
- eyeglasses14 points
- regionally14 points
- insularity13 points
- listlessly13 points
- skyjacking31 points
- skyjackers30 points
- hybridized29 points
- hybridizes28 points
- frenziedly26 points
- xerography26 points
- catalyzing25 points
- flyspecked25 points
- highwayman25 points
- highwaymen25 points
- hollyhocks25 points
- keypunched25 points
- physicking25 points
- swaybacked25 points
- churchyard24 points
- equability24 points
- heterodoxy24 points
- keypunches24 points
- typography24 points
- watchfully24 points
- adjacently23 points
- biorhythms23 points
- buckyballs23 points
- cyberpunks23 points
- dehumidify23 points
- effeminacy23 points
- exactingly23 points
- excitingly23 points
- flycatcher23 points
- flyweights23 points
- pachyderms23 points
- rhythmical23 points
- shockingly23 points
- throughway23 points
- biophysics22 points
- chaplaincy22 points
- cubbyholes22 points
- cyclically22 points
- demography22 points
- exotically22 points
- expository22 points
- fetchingly22 points
- holography22 points
- hyperbolic22 points
- hyperspace22 points
- jellybeans22 points
- journeyman22 points
- journeymen22 points
- jubilantly22 points
- oxygenated22 points
- polyphonic22 points
- semiweekly22 points
- skylarking22 points
- tranquilly22 points
- wrathfully22 points
- wretchedly22 points
- youthfully22 points
- affability21 points
- bellyached21 points
- buffoonery21 points
- calcifying21 points
- charmingly21 points
- churlishly21 points
- clownishly21 points
- cohesively21 points
- comparably21 points
- compatibly21 points
- competency21 points
- currycombs21 points
- embryology21 points
- episcopacy21 points
- fancifully21 points
- geophysics21 points
- hydroponic21 points
- implacably21 points
- incumbency21 points
- kilocycles21 points
- mayflowers21 points
- merrymaker21 points
- microscopy21 points
- mirthfully21 points
- moneymaker21 points
- oxygenates21 points
- profligacy21 points
- skywriting21 points
- acidifying20 points
- apothecary20 points
- archetypes20 points
- atypically20 points
- becomingly20 points
- bellyaches20 points
- byproducts20 points
- cavalryman20 points
- cavalrymen20 points
- copycatted20 points
- copywriter20 points
- cryptogram20 points
- despicably20 points
- devilishly20 points
- divisively20 points
Quick facts
- Total words: 2,813
- By usage: 412 very common, 784 common, 1,617 rare
Highest scoring (classic tiles)
- dizzyingly 36
- blizzardly 34
- puzzlingly 34
- dazzlingly 33
- zygomorphy 33
- exoenzymes 31
- rhythmized 31
- skyjacking 31
- hydrolyzed 30
- jayhawkers 30
Most common
- complexity
- qualifying
- frequently
- justifying
- philosophy
- difficulty
- everywhere
- specifying
- everything
- preferably
Definitions
- complexity (noun)
- The quality of being intricate and compounded.
- qualifying (noun)
- The grammatical relation that exists when a word qualifies the meaning of the phrase.
- frequently (adverb)
- Many times at short intervals.
- philosophy (noun)
- A belief (or system of beliefs) accepted as authoritative by some group or school.
This page lists every one of the 2,813 ten-letter words containing Y in our dictionary. Each word links to its own unscramble page when one exists, and the score badge shows its value with classic tiles. Common words come first, so COMPLEXITY, QUALIFYING and FREQUENTLY sit near the top while the rare entries wait further down. If you are holding a specific rack, type it into the search box and the list narrows to the words you can actually play.
How to use this page
To use this page, start with the search box. Type the letters on your rack, add a question mark for each blank, and press search. The tool keeps this page's constraint and returns only the words you can spell. Below the box, the full list is arranged with common words first, followed by the quick facts, definitions and related lists.
Tips
A word list is also a study tool. Reading through the ten-letter words containing Y once or twice is enough to make the unusual ones familiar, and familiarity is what lets you spot a play under time pressure. Try covering the list and writing down as many as you can, then compare. Use the definitions on this page to attach meaning to the words you did not know, since a word with a meaning sticks far better than a string of letters. Return to the list after a few days and repeat.
Questions
What is the highest-scoring word among the ten-letter words containing Y?
DIZZYINGLY scores 36 points with classic tile values, ignoring board multipliers. The full top ten is in the quick facts above; switch the tile set on the search tool if you play with different letter values.
Why are some of these words unfamiliar?
1,617 of the 2,813 words on this page are tagged rare, meaning they fall outside the usual spell-check vocabulary. They are still real words, and many are legal plays, but you should expect a challenge if someone asks you to define them.