8 Letter Words Containing YL

There are 255+ eight letter words with YL in our English dictionary. Every eight-letter YL 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 YL.

Popular 8-Letter Words With YL

cylinder 14
syllable 13
daylight 16
bodyline 14
dismayls 14
entayled 12
epistyle 13
flylines 14
greylags 13
guyliner 12
haylages 15
mesophyl 18

All 8-Letter Words With YL (173 words)

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How Common is YL as a Middle 8 Letter word?

There are 255 8-letter words containing YL in English. The average Scrabble score here is 15.3, with -S endings dominating (37% of them).

Total Words
255
Avg Scrabble Score
15.3
Most Common Ending (37%)
S
Top Vowel Pairs
OI
IA

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Highest-Scoring 8-Letter YL-Words in Scrabble

hylozoic 25
hydroxyl 25
quaylike 24
benzylic 24
xylotomy 23
methoxyl 23

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

25 Points

The highest scoring word in Scrabble that contains YL is hylozoic with a total of 25 points.

H 4
Y 4
L 1
O 1
Z 10
O 1
I 1
C 3

FAQ 8 Letter Words With YL

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

    There are 255 8-letter words in the English dictionary that contain YL. The average Scrabble score across them is 15.3.

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

    Yes. Uncommon 8-letter words like "hylozoic", "quaylike", "requoyle", "stylizer" contain YL and can score big thanks to their unusual letters. "hylozoic" is worth 25 points in Scrabble before any bonus tiles.

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

    Everyday 8-letter words containing YL include "cylinder", "syllable", "daylight", "bodyline", "dismayls".

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