Words Containing LYS

There are over 434 words with the letters LYS in English. From short LYS-words to long ones, find all the words that have LYS in it grouped by length, each valid in Scrabble, Wordle, and Words With Friends. You can also see five letter words with LYS.

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4-Letter Words With LYS

Common 4-letter LYS-words:

lyse

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5-Letter Words With LYS

Common 5-letter LYS-words:

lysed

lyses

lysin

lysis

lysol

lyssa

molys

polys

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6-Letter Words With LYS

Common 6-letter LYS-words:

bialys

flysch

lysate

lysine

lysing

lysins

lysols

lyssas

tellys

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7-Letter Words With LYS

Common 7-letter LYS-words:

alyssum

analyse

analyst

clyster

dialyse

elysian

lysates

lysines

lysogen

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8-Letter Words With LYS

Common 8-letter LYS-words:

analysis

catalyst

analyses

alyssums

analysed

autolyse

biolyses

clysters

dialysed

dialyser

flysches

flysheet

hemolyse

klystron

lyolyses

lyolysis

lysogens

lysogeny

polyseme

pyrolyse

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9-Letter Words With LYS

Common 9-letter LYS-words:

analysers

cataclysm

catalyser

catalyses

chromolys

dialysate

dialysers

emphlysis

flyspecks

haemolyse

hemolyses

hydrolyse

lipolyses

lipolysis

lysogenic

oncolyses

paralysed

paralyser

photolyse

zymolyses

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10-Letter Words With LYS

Common 10-letter LYS-words:

autolysing

catalysing

flyscreens

hemolysing

hemolysins

holystoned

hydrolyses

karyolyses

lysogenise

lysogenize

ozonolysis

photolysed

polysemies

polysomics

polysomies

polystylar

proteolyse

radiolyses

solvolyses

solvolysis

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11-Letter Words With LYS

Common 11-letter LYS-words:

ammonolysis

autolysates

cocatalysts

electrolyse

haemolysins

heterolyses

holystoning

lysigenetic

lysogenised

lysogenized

metanalyses

misanalyses

misanalysis

photolysing

plasmolyses

polysemants

polystyrene

polysulfide

proteolyses

steatolyses

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12-Letter Words With LYS

Common 12-letter LYS-words:

analysations

anticatalyst

dialysations

fibrinolysin

fibrinolysis

haematolyses

hydrolysable

hydrolysates

lysogenicity

overanalyses

polysepalous

polystichous

polysulfides

polysyllabic

polysyllable

polysynaptic

shillyshally

streptolysin

thrombolyses

unhydrolysed

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13-Letter Words With LYS

Common 13-letter LYS-words:

analysability

autocatalyses

bacteriolysis

breathalysers

breathalysing

chromatolyses

chromatolysis

cyclodialyses

electrolysers

fibrinolysins

haemodialyser

haemodialyses

hydrolysation

microanalysis

nondialysable

overanalysing

polysiloxanes

polysulphides

polysyndetons

spondylolysis

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14-Letter Words With LYS

Common 14-letter LYS-words:

glycogenolyses

glycogenolysis

hydrogenolysis

hydrolysations

leucocytolysis

leukocytolysis

lysogenization

phosphorolyses

phosphorolysis

photocatalyses

photocatalysis

polysyllabisms

polysyllogisms

polysynthesism

psychoanalysed

psychoanalyses

psychoanalysis

psychoanalysts

shillyshallied

shillyshallier

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15-Letter Words With LYS

Common 15-letter LYS-words:

analysabilities

cataclysmically

dialysabilities

electroanalyses

electroanalysis

electrodialyses

electrodialysis

electrolysation

lysogenisations

lysogenizations

polysaccharides

polysaccharoses

polysyllabicism

polysynthesisms

polysynthetical

polysynthetisms

psychoanalysers

psychoanalysing

shillyshalliers

shillyshallying

See all 15-letter LYS-words

434 Common Words with LYS

Most Common Length
10
(81 words)
Avg Scrabble Score
18.3
(out of 29)
Most Common Ending
s
(56%)

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

29 Points

The highest scoring word in Scrabble that contains LYS is polysyllabicism with a total of 29 points.

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noun 1. Polysyllabic or abstruse style.

A list of all LYS words with their Scrabble and Words with Friends points. You can also find a list of all words that start with LYS. Also commonly searched for are words that end in LYS. Try our five letter words with LYS page if you’re playing Wordle-like games or use the New York Times Wordle Solver for finding the NYT Wordle daily answer.

FAQ Words With Letters LYS

  • How many words containing LYS are in the English dictionary?

    There are 434 words in the English dictionary that contain LYS, and most of them are 10 letters long (81 words of that length).

  • What's the longest word containing LYS?

    The longest word containing LYS is "polysyllabicism" at 15 letters long. If you're looking for a more everyday word, "analysis" is the longest common word containing LYS.

  • Are there any rare words containing LYS worth more in Scrabble?

    Yes. Uncommon words like "lysogenization", "lysogenize", "polysiloxane", "lysozyme" contain LYS and can score big thanks to their unusual letters. "lysogenization" is worth 27 points in Scrabble before any bonus tiles.

  • What are the most common words containing LYS?

    Most words containing LYS are 10 letters long, including everyday words like "autolysing", "catalysing", "flyscreens", "hemolysing", "hemolysins".