Verified pattern list

4 Letter Words With Y

This verified list contains 215 CORE words with Y, plus 72 entries in the broader extended tier.

Y · anywhere

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Static CORE list

All 215 matching CORE words

Alphabetical, with base Scrabble points

ably9
achy12
acyl9
aery7
ahoy10
airy7
ally7
army9
arty7
ashy10
away10
awry10
ayah10
ayes7
baby11
bays9
bevy12
beys9
body10
bony9
boxy16
boys9
bray9
buoy9
bury9
busy9
buys9
byes9
byre9
byte9
cays9
city9
clay9
cloy9
cony9
copy11
cozy18
cray9
cyan9
cyst9
days8
defy11
deny8
dewy11
dory8
dozy17
dray8
drys8
duly8
duty8
dyad9
dyed9
dyer8
dyes8
dyke12
easy7
eddy9
edgy9
envy10
espy9
eyed8
eyes7
fays10
flay10
fogy11
foxy17
fray10
fumy12
fury10
gamy10
gays8
gory8
gray8
guys8
gyms10
gyps10
gyro8
gyve11
hays10
hazy19
hiya10
holy10
hymn12
hype12
hypo12
icky13
idly8
iffy13
inky11
jays14
joey14
joys14
jury14
kayo11
keys11
lacy9
lady8
lays7
lazy16
levy10
lily7
limy9
logy8
lynx14
lyre7
many9
mayo9
miry9
mkay13
myna9
myth12
nary7
navy10
nays7
nosy7
obey9
oily7
okay11
only7
onyx14
oozy16
orgy8
pacy11
pays9
pity9
play9
ploy9
poky13
poly9
pony9
posy9
pray9
prey9
puny9
pyre9
quay16
racy9
rays7
rely7
ropy9
rosy7
ruby9
says7
sexy14
shay10
slay7
spay9
spry9
stay7
sway10
sync9
they10
tidy8
tiny7
tony7
toys7
tray7
trey7
troy7
ttys7
tyke11
type9
typo9
tyro7
ugly8
vary10
very10
wary10
wavy13
waxy17
ways10
whey13
whys13
wily10
winy10
wiry10
yada8
yaks11
yams9
yang8
yank11
yaps9
yard8
yarn7
yawl10
yawn10
yaws10
yeah10
year7
yeas7
yegg9
yell7
yelp9
yens7
yeps9
yeti7
yews10
yids8
yipe9
yips9
yobs9
yoga8
yogi8
yoke11
yolk11
yore7
your7
yowl10
yuan7
yuck13
yuks11
yule7
yups9
yurt7
zany16

215CORE words

72extended words

287verified matches

9.6average CORE score

Useful CORE examples

Useful words

12 deterministic CORE selections

ahoy10
airy7
ayes7
buoy9
easy7
obey9
oily7
okay11
quay16
year7
yeti7
yoga8

Base tile values

Highest-scoring words

CORE words, highest first

hazy19
cozy18
foxy17
waxy17
dozy17
lazy16
quay16
zany16
boxy16
oozy16
jays14
joys14

Letter intelligence

What the Y list contains

Where Y appears

Vowels per word

0 vowels11 words
1 vowel172 words
2 vowels32 words

Repeated letters

17 of 215 CORE words repeat at least one letter.

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Pattern guide

How to use 4-letter words with Y

The CORE list contains 215 4-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 72 extended entries.

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Questions about this word list

How many 4-letter words contain Y?

This verified set contains 215 CORE words and 72 extended words, for 287 total matches.

What is the average Scrabble score for this Y group?

The 215 CORE words average 9.6 base Scrabble points. Board multipliers are not included.

Do these Y words often repeat letters?