8 Letter Words Containing LOY

There are 27+ eight letter words with LOY in our English dictionary. Every eight-letter LOY word below is valid in the Scrabble (TWL and SOWPODS), Wordle, and Words With Friends dictionaries, sortable and ready for your next puzzle. You can also browse all words with LOY.

Popular 8-Letter Words With LOY

employed 16
deployed 15
employee 15
employer 15
accloyed 16
alloying 12
caloyers 13
disloyal 12
employes 15
esloyned 12
loyalest 11
loyalism 13

All 8-Letter Words With LOY (17 words)

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How Common is LOY as a Middle 8 Letter word?

There are 27 8-letter words containing LOY in English. The average Scrabble score here is 14, with -D endings dominating (19% of them).

Total Words
27
Avg Scrabble Score
14.0
Most Common Ending (19%)
D
Top Vowel Pairs
EE
OE

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Highest-Scoring 8-Letter LOY-Words in Scrabble

zircaloy 22
coemploy 17
employed 16
overcloy 16
accloyed 16
deployed 15

What is the highest scoring word in Scrabble that contains LOY?

22 Points

The highest scoring word in Scrabble that contains LOY is zircaloy with a total of 22 points.

Z 10
I 1
R 1
C 3
A 1
L 1
O 1
Y 4
noun 1. an alloy of zirconium, tin, and other metals, used chiefly as cladding for nuclear-reactor fuel

FAQ 8 Letter Words With LOY

  • How many 8 letter words containing LOY are in the English dictionary?

    There are 27 8-letter words in the English dictionary that contain LOY. The average Scrabble score across them is 14.

  • Are there any rare 8 letter words containing LOY worth more in Scrabble?

    Yes. Uncommon 8-letter words like "zircaloy", "loyalism", "disloyal", "loyalist" contain LOY and can score big thanks to their unusual letters. "zircaloy" is worth 22 points in Scrabble before any bonus tiles.

  • What are the most common 8 letter words containing LOY?

    Everyday 8-letter words containing LOY include "employed", "deployed", "employee", "employer", "accloyed".