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Words containing YD

Words that have the letters YD 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 420 playable words containing YD in Wordtide's English dictionary. The most common length is 12 letters, and the longest word is DEHYDROGENATING. The highest-scoring is HYDROXYZINES, worth 33 points.

  • EVERYDAY17
  • HYDROGEN14
  • CARBOHYDRATES22
  • HYDROELECTRIC22
  • CARBOHYDRATE21
  • HYDROPLANING20
  • HYDROPLANED19
  • DAYDREAMING18
  • DEHYDRATING18
  • HYDRAULICS18
  • HYDROPLANES18
  • DAYDREAMED17
  • DEHYDRATED17
  • HYDRAULIC17
  • HYDROPLANE17
  • DEHYDRATES16
  • DAYDREAMS15
  • DEHYDRATE15

Highest-scoring words containing YD

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

  • HYDROXYZINES33
  • HYDROXYZINE32
  • HYDROXYAPATITES30
  • HYDROXYLAPATITE30
  • HYDROXYPROLINES30
  • HYDROLYZABLE29
  • UNHYDROLYZED29
  • BENZALDEHYDES29
  • HYDROPHOBICITY29
  • HYDROXYAPATITE29
  • HYDROXYLAMINES29
  • HYDROXYPROLINE29

4-letter words containing YD (1)

  • EMYD9

5-letter words containing YD (7)

  • ALKYD11
  • CYDER10
  • EMYDE10
  • EMYDS10
  • HYDRA10
  • HYDRO10
  • SLOYD8

6-letter words containing YD (18)

  • ALKYDS12
  • COYDOG12
  • CYDERS11
  • EMYDES11
  • HEYDAY13
  • HEYDEY13
  • HOYDEN11
  • HYDRAE11
  • HYDRAS11
  • HYDRIA11
  • HYDRIC13
  • HYDRID12
  • HYDROS11
  • MAYDAY13
  • PAYDAY13
  • SLOYDS9
  • WHYDAH16
  • ZYDECO19

7-letter words containing YD (27)

  • ALCAYDE12
  • ATHODYD13
  • COYDOGS13
  • HEYDAYS14
  • HEYDEYS14
  • HOLYDAY14
  • HOYDENS12
  • HYDATID13
  • HYDRANT12
  • HYDRASE12
  • HYDRATE12
  • HYDRIAE12
  • HYDRIDE13
  • HYDRIDS13
  • HYDROID13
  • HYDROPS14
  • HYDROUS13
  • HYDROXY20
  • KATYDID14
  • LYDDITE11
  • MAYDAYS14
  • PAYDAYS14
  • PLAYDAY14
  • SKYDIVE17
  • SKYDOVE17
  • WHYDAHS17
  • ZYDECOS20

8-letter words containing YD (41)

  • ALCAYDES13
  • ALDEHYDE14
  • ATHODYDS14
  • COPYDESK18
  • DAYDREAM14
  • DIHYDRIC16
  • EVERYDAY17
  • GYPSYDOM18
  • HOLYDAYS15
  • HONEYDEW16
  • HOYDENED14
  • HYDATIDS14
  • HYDRACID16
  • HYDRAGOG15
  • HYDRANTH15
  • HYDRANTS13
  • HYDRASES13
  • HYDRATED14
  • HYDRATES13
  • HYDRATOR13
  • HYDRIDES14
  • HYDROGEL14
  • HYDROGEN14
  • HYDROIDS14
  • HYDROMEL15
  • HYDRONIC15
  • HYDROPIC17
  • HYDROPSY17
  • HYDROSKI16
  • HYDROSOL13
  • HYDROXYL21
  • KATYDIDS15
  • LYDDITES12
  • OKEYDOKE17
  • PLAYDATE13
  • PLAYDAYS15
  • PLAYDOWN16
  • PUPPYDOM20
  • SKYDIVED19
  • SKYDIVER18
  • SKYDIVES18

9-letter words containing YD (56)

  • ALDEHYDES15
  • ALDEHYDIC17
  • ANHYDRIDE15
  • ANHYDRITE14
  • ANHYDROUS15
  • CHLAMYDES18
  • CHLAMYDIA18
  • CLEPSYDRA16
  • COPYDESKS19
  • CORYDALIS14
  • DAYDREAMS15
  • DAYDREAMT15
  • DEHYDRATE15
  • GYPSYDOMS19
  • HONEYDEWS17
  • HOYDENING15
  • HOYDENISH16
  • HYDATHODE17
  • HYDRACIDS17
  • HYDRAGOGS16
  • HYDRANGEA15
  • HYDRANTHS16
  • HYDRATING15
  • HYDRATION14
  • HYDRATORS14
  • HYDRAULIC17
  • HYDRAZIDE23
  • HYDRAZINE22
  • HYDROCELE16
  • HYDROFOIL17
  • HYDROGELS15
  • HYDROGENS15
  • HYDROLASE14
  • HYDROLOGY17
  • HYDROLYZE24
  • HYDROMELS16
  • HYDRONIUM17
  • HYDROPSES16
  • HYDROSERE14
  • HYDROSKIS17
  • HYDROSOLS14
  • HYDROXIDE21
  • HYDROXYLS22
  • HYDROZOAN22
  • MYDRIASES14
  • MYDRIASIS14
  • MYDRIATIC16
  • NINHYDRIN14
  • OKEYDOKEY20
  • PACHYDERM20
  • PLAYDATES14
  • PLAYDOWNS17
  • PUPPYDOMS21
  • REHYDRATE14
  • SKYDIVERS19
  • SKYDIVING20

10-letter words containing YD (57)

  • ANHYDRIDES16
  • ANHYDRITES15
  • CHLAMYDIAE19
  • CHLAMYDIAL19
  • CLEPSYDRAE17
  • CLEPSYDRAS17
  • DAYDREAMED17
  • DAYDREAMER16
  • DEHYDRATED17
  • DEHYDRATES16
  • DEHYDRATOR16
  • DILLYDALLY16
  • HYDATHODES18
  • HYDRANGEAS16
  • HYDRATIONS15
  • HYDRAULICS18
  • HYDRAZIDES24
  • HYDRAZINES23
  • HYDROCELES17
  • HYDROCRACK22
  • HYDROFOILS18
  • HYDROLASES15
  • HYDROLOGIC18
  • HYDROLYSES17
  • HYDROLYSIS17
  • HYDROLYTIC19
  • HYDROLYZED26
  • HYDROLYZES25
  • HYDROMANCY21
  • HYDROMETER17
  • HYDRONIUMS18
  • HYDROPATHY21
  • HYDROPHANE19
  • HYDROPHONE19
  • HYDROPHYTE21
  • HYDROPLANE17
  • HYDROPONIC19
  • HYDROPOWER20
  • HYDROPSIES17
  • HYDROSERES15
  • HYDROSOLIC17
  • HYDROSPACE19
  • HYDROXIDES22
  • HYDROXYLIC25
  • HYDROZOANS23
  • MONOHYDRIC19
  • MYDRIATICS17
  • NINHYDRINS15
  • PACHYDERMS21
  • POLYDACTYL19
  • POLYDIPSIA17
  • POLYDIPSIC19
  • REHYDRATED16
  • REHYDRATES15
  • SKYDIVINGS21
  • SULFHYDRYL21
  • TRIHYDROXY23

11-letter words containing YD (56)

  • BOROHYDRIDE19
  • CORYDALISES16
  • CYANOHYDRIN20
  • DAYDREAMERS17
  • DAYDREAMING18
  • DEHYDRATING18
  • DEHYDRATION17
  • DEHYDRATORS17
  • HEMIHYDRATE20
  • HEXAHYDRATE24
  • HYDRALAZINE24
  • HYDROCARBON20
  • HYDROCRACKS23
  • HYDROGENASE17
  • HYDROGENATE17
  • HYDROGENOUS18
  • HYDROGRAPHY23
  • HYDROLOGIES17
  • HYDROLOGIST17
  • HYDROLYSATE18
  • HYDROLYZATE26
  • HYDROLYZING27
  • HYDROMEDUSA20
  • HYDROMETEOR18
  • HYDROMETERS18
  • HYDROMETRIC20
  • HYDROPATHIC22
  • HYDROPHANES20
  • HYDROPHILIC22
  • HYDROPHOBIA22
  • HYDROPHOBIC24
  • HYDROPHONES20
  • HYDROPHYTES22
  • HYDROPHYTIC24
  • HYDROPLANED19
  • HYDROPLANES18
  • HYDROPONICS20
  • HYDROPOWERS21
  • HYDROSPACES20
  • HYDROSPHERE20
  • HYDROSTATIC18
  • HYDROTHORAX24
  • HYDROTROPIC20
  • HYDROXYLASE24
  • HYDROXYLATE24
  • HYDROXYUREA25
  • HYDROXYZINE32
  • MONOHYDROXY26
  • OXYHYDROGEN25
  • PARALDEHYDE19
  • POLYDACTYLY22
  • POLYDIPSIAS18
  • POLYHYDROXY28
  • REHYDRATING17
  • REHYDRATION16
  • SULFHYDRYLS22

12-letter words containing YD (64)

  • ACETALDEHYDE20
  • ACHLORHYDRIA21
  • ACHLORHYDRIC23
  • BENZALDEHYDE28
  • BOROHYDRIDES20
  • CARBOHYDRASE21
  • CARBOHYDRATE21
  • CHLOROHYDRIN21
  • CYANOHYDRINS21
  • DAYDREAMLIKE21
  • DILLYDALLIED17
  • DILLYDALLIES16
  • EVERYDAYNESS21
  • FORMALDEHYDE23
  • GEOHYDROLOGY21
  • HEMIHYDRATED22
  • HEMIHYDRATES21
  • HEXAHYDRATES25
  • HYDRALAZINES25
  • HYDROBIOLOGY22
  • HYDROCARBONS21
  • HYDROCEPHALY25
  • HYDROCOLLOID20
  • HYDROCRACKED25
  • HYDROCRACKER24
  • HYDRODYNAMIC24
  • HYDROGENATED19
  • HYDROGENATES18
  • HYDROGRAPHER22
  • HYDROGRAPHIC24
  • HYDROKINETIC22
  • HYDROLOGICAL20
  • HYDROLYSATES19
  • HYDROLYZABLE29
  • HYDROLYZATES27
  • HYDROMANCIES21
  • HYDROMEDUSAE21
  • HYDROMETEORS19
  • HYDROMORPHIC25
  • HYDRONICALLY21
  • HYDROPATHIES21
  • HYDROPHOBIAS23
  • HYDROPLANING20
  • HYDROQUINONE26
  • HYDROSPHERES21
  • HYDROSPHERIC23
  • HYDROSTATICS19
  • HYDROTHERAPY23
  • HYDROTHERMAL21
  • HYDROTROPISM21
  • HYDROXYLASES25
  • HYDROXYLATED26
  • HYDROXYLATES25
  • HYDROXYUREAS26
  • HYDROXYZINES33
  • PARALDEHYDES20
  • POLYDISPERSE19
  • REHYDRATABLE19
  • UNHYDROLYZED29
  • WALLYDRAIGLE19

The 60 most common shown, 4 rarer words not listed.

How common are they?

420 of the 167,814 words on Wordtide's English board (0.25%) are containing YD. Most of them, 64, have 12 letters. 0 start with YD, 4 end with it and 416 have it only in the middle.

Words containing similar letters

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 YD?

Wordtide's English dictionary (the public-domain ENABLE list without offensive words) has 420 words containing YD, from 4 to 15 letters long.

What is the highest-scoring word containing YD?

HYDROXYZINES, worth 33 points with Wordtide letter values before bonus squares. Close behind: HYDROXYZINE (32), HYDROXYAPATITES (30) and HYDROXYLAPATITE (30).

What are the most common words containing YD?

EVERYDAY, HYDROGEN, CARBOHYDRATES, HYDROELECTRIC, CARBOHYDRATE and HYDROPLANING. These are the everyday ones, ranked by how familiar they are in ordinary English.

Can I play these words in Wordtide?

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