Verified pattern list
3 Letter Words With Y
This verified list contains 73 CORE words with Y, plus 18 entries in the broader extended tier.
Y · anywhere
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Useful words
12 deterministic CORE selections
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What the Y list contains
Where Y appears
Vowels per word
- 0 vowels18 words
- 1 vowel51 words
- 2 vowels4 words
Repeated letters
1%
1 of 73 CORE words repeat at least one letter.
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3 Letter Words With Two-Letter Patterns
Explore useful two-letter patterns related to Y. Each card opens a matching list or a prefilled 3-letter Finder search.
3 Letter Words With adjacent AY15 CORE · 1 extendedaye, bay, day, gay3 Letter Words With adjacent BY1 CORE · 1 extendedbye3 Letter Words With adjacent CY1 CORE · 0 extendedicy3 Letter Words With adjacent DY1 CORE · 0 extendeddye3 Letter Words With adjacent EY5 CORE · 3 extendedeye, hey, key, fey3 Letter Words With adjacent FY0 CORE · 1 extended3 Letter Words With adjacent GY2 CORE · 0 extendedgym, gyp3 Letter Words With adjacent HY3 CORE · 0 extendedshy, why, thy3 Letter Words With adjacent KY1 CORE · 0 extendedsky3 Letter Words With adjacent LY4 CORE · 0 extendedfly, lye, ply, sly3 Letter Words With adjacent NY1 CORE · 0 extendedany3 Letter Words With adjacent OY5 CORE · 2 extendedboy, coy, joy, toy3 Letter Words With adjacent PY2 CORE · 2 extendedspy, pyx3 Letter Words With adjacent RY7 CORE · 4 extendedcry, dry, fry, pry3 Letter Words With adjacent TY1 CORE · 2 extendedsty3 Letter Words With adjacent UY2 CORE · 0 extendedbuy, guy3 Letter Words With adjacent VY1 CORE · 0 extendedivy3 Letter Words With adjacent YA4 CORE · 4 extendedyak, yam, yap, yaw3 Letter Words With adjacent YE13 CORE · 1 extendedaye, bye, dye, eye3 Letter Words With adjacent YG0 CORE · 1 extended3 Letter Words With adjacent YI3 CORE · 0 extendedyip, yid, yin3 Letter Words With adjacent YM1 CORE · 0 extendedgym3 Letter Words With adjacent YO4 CORE · 1 extendedyou, yon, yob, yow3 Letter Words With adjacent YP1 CORE · 0 extendedgyp3 Letter Words With adjacent YU3 CORE · 0 extendedyuk, yum, yup3 Letter Words With adjacent YX1 CORE · 0 extendedpyx
Pattern guide
How to use 3-letter words with Y
The CORE list contains 73 3-letter words with Y in at least one position. Unlike a fixed tile, this preset does not assume where the letter appears.
Contains keeps required letters anywhere in the word. Sequence pattern is stricter: AR requires adjacent letters, A_R allows one intervening letter, and A__R allows two. The broader tier adds 18 extended entries.
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Questions about this word list
How many 3-letter words contain Y?
This verified set contains 73 CORE words and 18 extended words, for 91 total matches.
What is the average Scrabble score for this Y group?
The 73 CORE words average 7.9 base Scrabble points. Board multipliers are not included.
Do these Y words often repeat letters?
1 of 73 CORE words repeat at least one letter.