3-Letter Words With Y
There are 98 three-letter words containing Y in our dictionary; 72 of them are common words.
Type your own letters to find only the 3-letter words you can make, or leave it empty to open this list in the word finder.
All 98 words
- joy13 points
- why12 points
- key10 points
- fly9 points
- fry9 points
- way9 points
- boy8 points
- buy8 points
- cry8 points
- may8 points
- pay8 points
- day7 points
- dry7 points
- guy7 points
- any6 points
- eye6 points
- lay6 points
- say6 points
- try6 points
- yes6 points
- yet6 points
- you6 points
- sky10 points
- hay9 points
- hey9 points
- shy9 points
- thy9 points
- bay8 points
- bye8 points
- spy8 points
- gay7 points
- nay6 points
- ray6 points
- toy6 points
- jay13 points
- yak10 points
- gym9 points
- ivy9 points
- wry9 points
- yew9 points
- coy8 points
- icy8 points
- ply8 points
- pry8 points
- yam8 points
- yap8 points
- dye7 points
- aye6 points
- lye6 points
- rye6 points
- sly6 points
- yen6 points
- gyp9 points
- yep8 points
- yum8 points
- pyx15 points
- yuk10 points
- fey9 points
- yaw9 points
- yip8 points
- yup8 points
- soy6 points
- sty6 points
- yea6 points
- yon6 points
- yob8 points
- yid7 points
- yin6 points
- fay9 points
- yow9 points
- bey8 points
- cay8 points
- hoy9 points
- yah9 points
- aby8 points
- pya8 points
- pye8 points
- dey7 points
- gey7 points
- goy7 points
- yod7 points
- ley6 points
- rya6 points
- oxy13 points
- hyp11 points
- kay10 points
- yok10 points
- foy9 points
- wye9 points
- wyn9 points
- yay9 points
- yeh9 points
- bys8 points
- yom8 points
- ays6 points
- syn6 points
- tye6 points
- yar6 points
Quick facts
- Total words: 98
- By usage: 52 very common, 20 common, 26 rare
Highest scoring (classic tiles)
- pyx 15
- jay 13
- joy 13
- oxy 13
- why 12
- hyp 11
- kay 10
- key 10
- sky 10
- yak 10
Most common
- joy
- why
- key
- fly
- fry
- way
- boy
- buy
- cry
- may
Definitions
- joy (noun)
- The emotion of great happiness.
- why (noun)
- The cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase ‘the whys and wherefores’.
- key (adjective)
- Serving as an essential component.
- fly (adjective)
- (British informal) not to be deceived or hoodwinked.
Here is the complete list of three-letter words containing Y: 98 words in total. We sort common words to the top because they are the ones you are most likely to be looking for, whether you are solving a puzzle or checking a play. Words such as JOY and WHY lead the way. If you need something more specific, the search box accepts your own letters with question marks for blanks and applies this page's constraint automatically.
How to use this page
Begin with the search box if you are mid-game: your letters, plus question marks for blanks, produce the playable words instantly. Begin with the list if you are studying: the common words are at the top, the definitions section explains the most useful ones, and the quick facts show the top scorers.
Tips
Most of the time you are not building a word in empty space but playing through a letter already on the board. That is where a list like this one earns its keep. Find the letter you need to play through, then filter these words with the contains box so only the ones with that letter remain. The best plays are usually the ones where the board letter sits in the middle of your word, because that leaves both ends free for future hooks and keeps the premium squares within reach.
Questions
How many three-letter words containing Y are there?
Our dictionary has 98 three-letter words containing Y, of which 72 are common English words. The count comes from the public-domain ENABLE list, so it can differ slightly from the dictionary a particular game uses.
What is the highest-scoring word among the three-letter words containing Y?
PYX scores 15 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.