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Words containing YA

Words that have the letters YA 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 690 playable words containing YA in Wordtide's English dictionary. The most common length is 8 letters, and the longest word is CYANOCOBALAMINE. The highest-scoring is HYDROXYAPATITES, worth 30 points.

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Popular words containing YA

ENJOYABLE21
ANNOYANCE13
ROYALTIES11
YAWN9
YARDS8
LOYAL7
ROYAL7
YARD7
YARN6
FLAMBOYANTLY23
CLAIRVOYANCE22
FLAMBOYANCE22
CONVEYANCES21
UNEMPLOYABLE21
CLAIRVOYANTS20
CONVEYANCE20
CLAIRVOYANT19
FLAMBOYANT19

Highest-scoring words containing YA

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

HYDROXYAPATITES30
HYDROXYAPATITE29
TACHYARRHYTHMIA29
ENJOYABLENESSES27
POLYACRYLAMIDES26
UNEMPLOYABILITY26
ENJOYABLENESS25
CYANOBACTERIUM25
POLYACRYLAMIDE25
CYANOCOBALAMINE25
CYANOCOBALAMINS25
PHTHALOCYANINES25

2-letter words containing YA (1)

3-letter words containing YA (9)

PYA7
RYA5
YAH7
YAK8
YAM7
YAP7
YAR5
YAW8
YAY7

4-letter words containing YA (32)

AYAH8
CYAN8
DYAD8
EYAS6
HOYA8
KYAK12
KYAR9
KYAT9
MAYA8
PYAS8
RAYA6
RYAS6
SOYA6
YACK11
YAFF12
YAGI7
YAKS9
YALD7
YAMS8
YANG7
YANK9
YAPS8
YARD7
YARE6
YARN6
YAUD8
YAUP9
YAWL9
YAWN9
YAWP11
YAWS9
YAYS8

5-letter words containing YA (52)

ALIYA7
AYAHS9
BOYAR9
BUNYA10
CYANO9
CYANS9
DRYAD9
DYADS9
GAYAL8
HOYAS9
KAYAK13
KYACK15
KYAKS13
KYARS10
KYATS10
LOYAL7
LYARD8
LYART7
LYASE7
MAYAN9
MAYAS9
NYALA7
PLAYA9
RAYAH9
RAYAS7
RIYAL7
ROYAL7
SOYAS7
THUYA10
YACHT11
YACKS12
YAFFS13
YAGER8
YAGIS8
YAHOO9
YAIRD8
YAMEN9
YAMUN10
YANGS8
YANKS10
YAPOK12
YAPON9
YARDS8
YARER7
YARNS7
YAUDS9
YAULD9
YAUPS10
YAWED11
YAWLS10
YAWNS10
YAWPS12

6-letter words containing YA (75)

ALIYAH10
BANYAN10
BAYAMO12
BAYARD11
BOYARD11
BOYARS10
BUNYAS11
CYANIC12
CYANID11
CYANIN10
DRYADS10
DYABLE11
DYADIC12
GALYAC11
GALYAK12
HYAENA10
HYALIN10
KABAYA13
KAYAKS14
KYACKS16
MINYAN10
MYASES10
MYASIS10
PAPAYA12
PIRAYA10
PLAYAS10
RAYAHS10
ROYALS8
THUYAS11
VOYAGE13
YABBER12
YACHTS12
YACKED14
YAFFED15
YAHOOS10
YAKKED15
YAKKER14
YAMENS10
YAMMER12
YAMUNS11
YANKED12
YANQUI17
YAPOCK15
YAPOKS13
YAPONS10
YAPPED13
YAPPER12
YARDED10
YARELY10
YARROW11
YASMAK13
YAUPED12
YAUPER11
YAUPON11
YAWING12
YAWLED12
YAWNED12
YAWNER11
YAWPED14
YAWPER13

The 60 most common shown, 15 rarer words not listed. All 6-letter words

7-letter words containing YA (114)

BANYANS11
BATHYAL13
BAYAMOS13
BUOYAGE13
BUOYANT12
BUYABLE14
COCOYAM15
CYANIDE12
DRYADIC13
DYADICS13
DYARCHY16
FLYABLE14
FLYAWAY17
GALYAKS13
GIDDYAP14
HALYARD12
HYAENIC13
JOYANCE19
KABAYAS14
KAYAKED16
KAYAKER15
KYANIZE20
LANYARD10
LAYAWAY14
LOYALER9
LOYALLY11
LOYALTY11
MYALGIC14
OXYACID18
PAPAYAS13
PAYABLE13
PAYABLY15
PLAYACT13
PYAEMIC15
QUAYAGE19
ROYALLY11
ROYALTY11
VOYAGED15
VOYAGER14
VOYAGES14
YACHTED14
YACKING15
YAFFING16
YAKKERS15
YAKKING16
YAMALKA14
YAMMERS13
YAMULKA15
YANKING13
YANQUIS18
YAPOCKS16
YAPPING14
YARDAGE11
YARDARM12
YASHMAC15
YASHMAK16
YASMAKS14
YAWNING13
YAWPERS14
YAWPING15

The 60 most common shown, 54 rarer words not listed. All 7-letter words

8-letter words containing YA (131)

ABEYANCE14
ABEYANCY16
BACKYARD18
BARNYARD13
BETRAYAL12
BUOYANCE15
BUOYANCY17
CARRYALL12
CARYATID13
COCOYAMS16
CYANAMID15
DAHABIYA15
DEFRAYAL14
DISLOYAL11
DOCKYARD17
DYARCHIC17
FARMYARD16
FLYAWAYS18
HALYARDS13
HYACINTH16
JOYANCES20
JUNKYARD23
KAYAKERS16
KAYAKING17
KYANIZED22
KYANIZES21
LANYARDS11
LAYAWAYS15
LOYALEST10
LOYALIST10
MAYAPPLE16
OXYACIDS19
PLAYABLE14
PLAYACTS14
QUAYAGES20
ROYALIST10
SHIPYARD15
SUKIYAKI17
SWAYABLE15
VINEYARD15
VOYAGERS15
VOYAGEUR16
VOYAGING16
YABBERED15
YACHTING15
YACHTMAN16
YACHTMEN16
YAHRZEIT20
YAMALKAS15
YAMMERED15
YAMULKAS16
YARDAGES12
YARDARMS13
YARDWAND15
YARDWORK17
YARMELKE15
YARMULKE16
YASHMACS16
YASHMAKS17
YAWPINGS16

The 60 most common shown, 71 rarer words not listed. All 8-letter words

9-letter words containing YA (108)

ANNOYANCE13
AYAHUASCA16
AYATOLLAH13
BACKYARDS19
BARNYARDS14
BELLYACHE17
BETRAYALS13
BRICKYARD19
BUOYANCES16
BUOYANTLY16
CARRYALLS13
CARYATIDS14
CHERIMOYA17
CHIRIMOYA17
COURTYARD15
CYANAMIDE16
CYANAMIDS16
DAHABIYAS16
DOCKYARDS18
DYARCHIES16
ENJOYABLE21
ENJOYABLY23
FARMYARDS17
GRAVEYARD17
HAMADRYAD17
HYACINTHS17
JAMBALAYA23
JUNKYARDS24
KAYAKINGS18
KYANIZING23
LOYALISTS11
LOYALTIES11
MAYAPPLES17
PERIKARYA16
PLAYACTED16
POLYAMIDE16
POLYANDRY16
PORTRAYAL13
REPAYABLE15
ROYALISTS11
ROYALTIES11
SHIPYARDS16
STOCKYARD17
SUKIYAKIS18
UNFLYABLE17
VINEYARDS16
VOYAGEURS17
YABBERING16
YACHTINGS16
YACHTSMAN17
YACHTSMEN17
YAHRZEITS21
YAMMERING16
YARDSTICK17
YARDWANDS16
YARDWORKS18
YARMELKES16
YARMULKES17
YAWMETERS16
YAWNINGLY17

The 60 most common shown, 48 rarer words not listed.

10-letter words containing YA (58)

ABEYANCIES16
ANNOYANCES14
ANTHOCYANS16
AYAHUASCAS17
AYATOLLAHS14
BELLYACHED19
BELLYACHER18
BELLYACHES18
BRICKYARDS20
BUOYANCIES17
CARYATIDES15
CHATOYANCE18
CHATOYANCY20
CHATOYANTS16
CHERIMOYAS18
CHIRIMOYAS18
CHURCHYARD22
CONVEYANCE20
COURTYARDS16
CYANAMIDES17
CYANOGENIC17
DEFRAYABLE18
DEPLOYABLE17
DISLOYALLY15
DISLOYALTY15
DRYASDUSTS15
DYADICALLY18
EMPLOYABLE18
FLAMBOYANT19
GRAVEYARDS18
GUAYABERAS16
HAMADRYADS18
HEMOCYANIN18
HYALOPLASM18
ISOCYANATE14
JAMBALAYAS24
LUMBERYARD18
MYASTHENIA16
MYASTHENIC18
PENNYROYAL16
PERIKARYAL17
PLAYACTING17
POLYAMIDES17
POLYAMINES16
POLYANTHAS16
POLYANTHUS17
POLYATOMIC18
PORTRAYALS14
PURVEYANCE21
SANNYASINS12
SATYAGRAHA15
STEELYARDS13
STOCKYARDS18
SWITCHYARD20
UNPLAYABLE17
WYANDOTTES16
YARDMASTER15
YARDSTICKS18

11-letter words containing YA (37)

ANTHOCYANIN17
BELLYACHERS19
BELLYACHING20
CHATOYANCES19
CHURCHYARDS23
CLAIRVOYANT19
CONVEYANCER21
CONVEYANCES21
CYANOHYDRIN20
DISPLAYABLE18
EMPLOYABLES19
FLAMBOYANCE22
FLAMBOYANCY24
FLAMBOYANTS20
HAMADRYADES19
HEMOCYANINS19
HYACINTHINE19
HYALOPLASMS19
HYOSCYAMINE21
ISOCYANATES15
LUMBERYARDS19
MYASTHENIAS17
MYASTHENICS19
PENNYROYALS17
PHYCOCYANIN23
PLAYABILITY19
PLAYACTINGS18
POLYALCOHOL19
POLYANDRIES16
POLYANDROUS17
PURVEYANCES22
SATYAGRAHAS16
SWITCHYARDS21
THIOCYANATE17
VICEROYALTY21
VINEYARDIST18
YARDMASTERS16

12-letter words containing YA (28)

ANTHOCYANINS18
ANTIROYALIST14
CHATOYANCIES20
CLAIRVOYANCE22
CLAIRVOYANTS20
CONVEYANCERS22
CONVEYANCING23
CYANOGENESES17
CYANOGENESIS17
CYANOGENETIC19
CYANOHYDRINS21
DISLOYALTIES15
FERRICYANIDE20
FERROCYANIDE20
FLAMBOYANCES23
FLAMBOYANTLY23
HYOSCYAMINES22
NONREPAYABLE18
OXYACETYLENE24
PHYCOCYANINS24
PLASTOCYANIN18
POLYALCOHOLS20
POLYANTHUSES19
RECONVEYANCE22
THIOCYANATES18
UNEMPLOYABLE21
UNFLAMBOYANT22
VINEYARDISTS19

How common are they?

690 of the 167,814 words on Wordtide's English board (0.41%) are containing YA. Most of them, 131, have 8 letters. 176 start with YA, 26 end with it and 489 have it only in the middle.

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Words starting with YA

Every word comes from the ENABLE public-domain word list that Wordtide's English board uses, with offensive words removed. Numbers next to a word are its points from our own letter values.

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Questions

How many words are there containing YA?

Wordtide's English dictionary (the public-domain ENABLE list without offensive words) has 690 words containing YA, from 2 to 15 letters long.

What is the highest-scoring word containing YA?

HYDROXYAPATITES, worth 30 points with Wordtide letter values before bonus squares. Close behind: HYDROXYAPATITE (29), TACHYARRHYTHMIA (29) and ENJOYABLENESSES (27).

What are the most common words containing YA?

ENJOYABLE, ANNOYANCE, ROYALTIES, YAWN, YARDS and LOYAL. These are the everyday ones, ranked by how familiar they are in ordinary English.

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