3 letter words with Y

98 words with Y in any position. Add the other letters you know to narrow the list.

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98 words

Best words to try

Sorted by how many of this list's common letters they use: PAY, SAY, YAY, RAY, BAY and HAY. Words with no repeated letters test the most letters per guess; 96 of the 98 words have none.

Highest-scoring words

  • PYX15 points
  • JAY13 points
  • JOY13 points
  • OXY13 points
  • WHY12 points

Patterns in this list

Y sits in the third position most often (53 words) and in the second position least often (19). 1 of the words contain more than one Y. 22 of them have no A, E, I, O or U.

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Questions

How many 3 letter words contain Y?

There are 98 3 letter words that contain Y in our word list.

What is the highest scoring 3 letter word that contain Y?

PYX, worth 15 points with standard Scrabble letter values.

Which 3 letter words that contain Y make good guesses?

PAY, SAY and RAY use 3 different letters that are common in this list, so they rule out the most words.