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Words containing CY

Words that have the letters CY in a row, in that order: handy when a board square or a clue gives you a chunk to build around. All playable on Wordtide's board. There are 1,083 playable words containing CY in Wordtide's English dictionary. The most common length is 10 letters, and the longest word is AGRANULOCYTOSES. The highest-scoring is MULTIFREQUENCY, worth 33 points.

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Popular words containing CY

FREQUENCY25
INEFFICIENCY24
EFFICIENCY22
BUREAUCRACY21
DEFICIENCY20
DISCREPANCY20
CONSTITUENCY19
INACCURACY19
INCONSISTENCY19
CONSPIRACY18
CONSULTANCY18
DEMOCRACY18
PHARMACY18
ACCURACY17
CONSISTENCY17
PRIVACY17
REDUNDANCY17
VACANCY17

Highest-scoring words containing CY

Points are Wordtide tile values before bonus squares. Rare letters pay most: J, Q and Z are worth 9, X is 7.

MULTIFREQUENCY33
CYCLOHEXYLAMINE33
GYROFREQUENCY32
PHAGOCYTIZING31
CYCLOHEXIMIDES31
EXOERYTHROCYTIC31
PHAGOCYTIZED30
CYCLOHEXIMIDE30
SUPEREFFICIENCY30
PHAGOCYTIZES29
CHOLECYSTECTOMY29
OXYTETRACYCLINE29

3-letter words containing CY (1)

ICY7

4-letter words containing CY (7)

ACYL8
CYAN8
CYMA10
CYME10
CYST8
LACY8
RACY8

5-letter words containing CY (28)

ACYLS9
CYANO9
CYANS9
CYCAD12
CYCAS11
CYCLE11
CYCLO11
CYDER10
CYLIX15
CYMAE11
CYMAR11
CYMAS11
CYMES11
CYMOL11
CYNIC11
CYSTS9
CYTON9
FANCY12
FARCY12
JUICY18
MERCY11
MINCY11
NANCY9
PRICY11
SAUCY10
SPACY11
SPICY11
ZINCY17

6-letter words containing CY (51)

ABBACY14
AGENCY11
BOUNCY13
CHANCY14
COCCYX20
CURACY13
CYANIC12
CYANID11
CYANIN10
CYBORG13
CYCADS13
CYCLED13
CYCLER12
CYCLES12
CYCLIC14
CYCLOS12
CYDERS11
CYESES10
CYESIS10
CYGNET11
CYMARS12
CYMBAL14
CYMENE12
CYMLIN12
CYMOID13
CYMOLS12
CYMOSE12
CYMOUS13
CYNICS12
CYPHER14
CYPRES12
CYPRUS13
CYSTIC12
CYTONS10
DIOECY11
ENCYST10
FLEECY13
GLYCYL13
IDIOCY11
JOUNCY19
LEGACY11
LUNACY11
OOCYST10
OOCYTE10
PAPACY14
PIRACY12
POLICY12
SCYPHI14
SCYTHE12
SLUICY11
SPRUCY13

7-letter words containing CY (83)

ABBOTCY15
ACYCLIC15
BICYCLE15
CADENCY14
COGENCY14
CYANIDE12
CYBORGS14
CYCASES13
CYCASIN13
CYCLASE13
CYCLERS13
CYCLERY15
CYCLING14
CYCLIST13
CYCLIZE21
CYCLOID14
CYCLONE13
CYCLOPS15
CYGNETS12
CYLICES13
CYMATIA13
CYMBALS15
CYMENES13
CYMLING14
CYMLINS13
CYNICAL13
CYPHERS15
CYPRESS13
CYPRIAN13
CYPSELA13
DECENCY14
DICYCLY16
FALLACY14
FLOUNCY15
FLUENCY15
GLYCYLS14
HALCYON13
INFANCY14
LATENCY11
LECYTHI13
LUCENCY14
MEDIACY14
MONOECY13
PLIANCY13
POTENCY13
PRIMACY15
PRIVACY17
PUDENCY15
RECYCLE13
REGENCY12
SCYPHUS16
SCYTHED14
SCYTHES13
SECRECY13
TENANCY11
TRUANCY12
UNFANCY15
URGENCY13
VACANCY17
VALENCY15

The 60 most common shown, 23 rarer words not listed. All 7-letter words

8-letter words containing CY (155)

ACCURACY17
ADEQUACY22
ADVOCACY19
BICYCLED17
BICYCLES16
BICYCLIC18
BREVETCY18
BUOYANCY17
CELIBACY16
CLEMENCY16
COCCYGES17
COCCYXES22
CURRENCY15
CYCLAMEN16
CYCLICAL16
CYCLICLY18
CYCLISTS14
CYCLIZED23
CYCLIZES22
CYCLONES14
CYCLONIC16
CYLINDER13
CYMATIUM17
CYMBALOM18
CYMBIDIA17
CYMBLING17
CYNICISM16
CYNOSURE13
CYPHERED17
CYTOLOGY15
DELICACY15
DEVIANCY17
DICYCLIC17
DORMANCY15
EFFICACY20
EXIGENCY19
FANCYING16
FERVENCY19
INTIMACY14
LENIENCY12
LITERACY12
MYXOCYTE22
NORMALCY14
NUMERACY15
OBDURACY16
PECCANCY18
PHARMACY18
PIQUANCY23
PROPHECY18
PUNGENCY16
RECYCLED15
RECYCLES14
SCYTHING15
SEQUENCY21
SOLVENCY16
TENDENCY13
TRICYCLE14
UNICYCLE15
VAGRANCY17
VIBRANCY18

The 60 most common shown, 95 rarer words not listed. All 8-letter words

9-letter words containing CY (167)

ACYCLOVIR19
ADJACENCY24
ADJUTANCY23
AFFLUENCY20
AUTOCRACY16
BICYCLING18
BICYCLIST17
CANDIDACY17
CAPTAINCY17
COCCYGEAL18
CONSTANCY15
COVALENCY19
CYBERPUNK21
CYCLAMENS17
CYCLICITY19
CYCLIZING24
CYCLOTRON15
CYLINDERS14
CYMBALOMS19
CYMBIDIUM21
CYMOPHANE19
CYNICALLY17
CYNOSURES14
CYPRESSES15
CYTOPLASM17
CYTOTOXIC21
CYTOTOXIN19
DEMOCRACY18
DIPLOMACY18
EMERGENCY16
EPICYCLIC19
EXOCYCLIC23
EXULTANCY20
FANCYWORK22
FLIPPANCY20
FREQUENCY25
HEMICYCLE19
HESITANCY15
IMMEDIACY18
INDECENCY16
INTRICACY15
KILOCYCLE18
LEUKOCYTE17
MEGACYCLE18
MILITANCY15
MOBOCRACY19
MYXOCYTES23
OBSTINACY15
OCCUPANCY20
POIGNANCY16
PREGNANCY16
PYROMANCY19
RECYCLING16
RELEVANCY17
RESIDENCY14
SUPREMACY18
THEOCRACY17
THYMOCYTE19
TRICYCLES15
UNICYCLES16

The 60 most common shown, 107 rarer words not listed.

10-letter words containing CY (191)

ABSORBENCY18
ASCENDANCY17
BANKRUPTCY22
BICYCLISTS18
BRILLIANCY16
CHAPLAINCY20
COMPETENCY20
COMPLICACY22
CONSPIRACY18
CYBERNETIC18
CYBERPUNKS22
CYBERSPACE20
CYCLICALLY20
CYCLOPEDIC21
CYCLOTRONS16
CYMBIDIUMS22
DEFICIENCY20
DEGENERACY16
DEPENDENCY18
EFFEMINACY22
EFFICIENCY22
ENCYCLICAL18
EPISCOPACY20
EXCELLENCY22
EXOCYTOTIC22
EXPECTANCY24
EXPEDIENCY23
FANCYWORKS23
HYDROMANCY21
ILLITERACY14
IMMACULACY21
INACCURACY19
INADEQUACY24
INCLEMENCY18
INCUMBENCY21
INDELICACY17
INEFFICACY22
INSOLVENCY18
INSURGENCY16
KILOCYCLES19
LEGITIMACY17
LEUKOCYTES18
LYMPHOCYTE22
MALIGNANCY17
MEGACYCLES19
MOTORCYCLE18
NECROMANCY18
PHAGOCYTIC21
PLUTOCRACY19
POLYCYCLIC22
PRESIDENCY17
PROFLIGACY20
RECYCLABLE18
REDUNDANCY17
RESILIENCY14
SCYPHOZOAN26
STRINGENCY15
SUBJACENCY27
SYCOPHANCY22
TRANSIENCY14

The 60 most common shown, 131 rarer words not listed.

11-letter words containing CY (142)

ACCOUNTANCY20
ANTICYCLONE17
ARISTOCRACY17
ASTRINGENCY16
BUREAUCRACY21
CARBOCYCLIC23
CHIEFTAINCY22
COMPLACENCY23
CONCURRENCY20
CONFEDERACY21
CONSERVANCY21
CONSISTENCY17
CONSULTANCY18
CONTINGENCY18
CONVENIENCY21
CONVERGENCY22
CONVERSANCY21
CYBERNETICS19
CYBERSPACES21
CYCADOPHYTE24
CYCLAZOCINE27
CYCLICALITY21
CYCLIZATION25
CYCLOHEXANE25
CYCLOTHYMIA23
CYCLOTHYMIC25
CYLINDRICAL18
CYPRIPEDIUM23
DELINQUENCY25
DESPONDENCY19
DISCREPANCY20
DOXYCYCLINE26
ENCYCLICALS19
EQUIVALENCY28
ERYTHROCYTE19
EXCRESCENCY25
FIBROCYSTIC22
FLAMBOYANCY24
GYNECOCRACY22
HYPOCYCLOID24
INCONSTANCY17
INFREQUENCY27
IRRELEVANCY19
LIEUTENANCY16
LYMPHOCYTES23
LYMPHOCYTIC25
MACROCYCLIC23
MERITOCRACY19
MOTORCYCLED20
MOTORCYCLES19
PHAGOCYTIZE28
PHYCOCYANIN23
PROFICIENCY22
PROLIFICACY22
RECYCLABLES19
RHABDOMANCY22
SCYPHOZOANS27
SUFFICIENCY24
TECHNOCRACY21
VICEGERENCY22

The 60 most common shown, 82 rarer words not listed.

12-letter words containing CY (115)

ANTICYCLONES18
BELLIGERENCY19
CODEPENDENCY22
CONSTITUENCY19
CYANOHYDRINS21
CYCADOPHYTES25
CYCLAZOCINES28
CYCLIZATIONS26
CYCLODEXTRIN25
CYCLOHEXANES26
CYCLONICALLY22
CYCLOOLEFINS21
CYCLOPAEDIAS21
CYCLOPROPANE22
CYCLOSTYLING21
CYCLOTHYMIAS24
CYPRIPEDIUMS24
CYSTICERCOID21
CYTOCHEMICAL24
CYTOMEMBRANE22
CYTOTAXONOMY26
CYTOTOXICITY26
DOXYCYCLINES27
ENCYCLOPEDIA21
ENCYCLOPEDIC23
EPICYCLOIDAL21
ERYTHROCYTES20
ERYTHROCYTIC22
EXTRAVAGANCY27
HETEROCYCLIC22
HYOSCYAMINES22
HYPOCYCLOIDS25
ILLEGITIMACY19
IMPERMANENCY22
INADVERTENCY21
INCOMPETENCY22
INDIFFERENCY23
INEFFICIENCY24
INEXPEDIENCY25
MOTORCYCLING21
MOTORCYCLIST20
PHAGOCYTIZED30
PHAGOCYTIZES29
PHAGOCYTOSED22
PHAGOCYTOSES21
PHAGOCYTOSIS21
PHAGOCYTOTIC23
PHYCOCYANINS24
POLICYHOLDER21
POLYCYTHEMIA24
POLYCYTHEMIC26
PRECIPITANCY22
PREOCCUPANCY25
SCYPHISTOMAE22
SCYPHISTOMAS22
SIGNIFICANCY22
SUBSERVIENCY23
THROMBOCYTES22
THROMBOCYTIC24
TRANSPARENCY18

The 60 most common shown, 55 rarer words not listed.

How common are they?

1,083 of the 167,814 words on Wordtide's English board (0.65%) are containing CY. Most of them, 191, have 10 letters. 364 start with CY, 375 end with it and 344 have it only in the middle.

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Questions

How many words are there containing CY?

Wordtide's English dictionary (the public-domain ENABLE list without offensive words) has 1,083 words containing CY, from 3 to 15 letters long.

What is the highest-scoring word containing CY?

MULTIFREQUENCY, worth 33 points with Wordtide letter values before bonus squares. Close behind: CYCLOHEXYLAMINE (33), GYROFREQUENCY (32) and PHAGOCYTIZING (31).

What are the most common words containing CY?

FREQUENCY, INEFFICIENCY, EFFICIENCY, BUREAUCRACY, DEFICIENCY and DISCREPANCY. These are the everyday ones, ranked by how familiar they are in ordinary English.

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