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Words containing YL

Words that have the letters YL 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 1,014 playable words containing YL in Wordtide's English dictionary. The most common length is 8 letters, and the longest word is ANCYLOSTOMIASES. The highest-scoring is CYCLOHEXYLAMINE, worth 33 points.

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Popular words containing YL

DAYLIGHT14
LIFESTYLE14
CYLINDER13
VINYL11
STYLES8
STYLE7
XYLOPHONES22
CHLOROPHYLL21
XYLOPHONE21
MONOSYLLABLES19
CYLINDRICAL18
MONOSYLLABLE18
SKYLIGHTS17
WAYLAYING17
SKYLIGHT16
LIFESTYLES15
SYLLABUSES15
ACRYLICS14

Highest-scoring words containing YL

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

CYCLOHEXYLAMINE33
PHENYLBUTAZONES32
PHENYLBUTAZONE31
ZYGODACTYLOUS30
MONOCARBOXYLIC30
HYDROXYLAPATITE30
HYDROXYLAMINES29
DECARBOXYLATING29
METHYLXANTHINES29
PHOSPHORYLATIVE29
HYDROXYLAMINE28
XYLOGRAPHICAL28

4-letter words containing YL (9)

ACYL8
AMYL8
ARYL6
HYLA8
IDYL7
ODYL7
SYLI6
WYLE9
YLEM8

5-letter words containing YL (51)

ACYLS9
ALKYL10
ALLYL7
AMYLS9
ARYLS7
ASYLA7
BERYL9
BOYLA9
BUTYL10
BYLAW12
CHYLE11
COYLY11
CYLIX15
DOYLY10
DRYLY10
ETHYL9
FEYLY12
GAYLY10
GHYLL10
HEXYL15
HOYLE9
HYLAS9
IDYLL8
IDYLS8
KYLIX16
NONYL7
NYLON7
OCTYL9
ODYLE8
ODYLS8
PHYLA11
PHYLE11
PYLON9
SHYLY11
SIBYL9
SLYLY9
STYLE7
STYLI7
SYLIS7
SYLPH11
SYLVA11
TOLYL7
VINYL11
WRYLY12
WYLED11
WYLES10
XYLAN13
XYLEM15
XYLOL13
XYLYL15
YLEMS9

6-letter words containing YL (84)

ACETYL10
ALKYLS11
ALPHYL12
AMYLIC12
AMYLUM13
ARGYLE9
ASYLUM11
BENZYL18
BERYLS10
BEYLIC12
BEYLIK13
BOYLAS10
BUTYLS11
BYLAWS13
BYLINE10
CHYLES12
DACTYL11
DOYLEY11
FORMYL13
FYLFOT14
GHYLLS11
GLYCYL13
GRAYLY11
GREYLY11
HEXYLS16
IDYLLS9
KAYLES11
METHYL12
NYLONS8
PHENYL12
PHYLAE12
PHYLAR12
PHYLIC14
PHYLLO12
PHYLON12
PHYLUM15
PROPYL12
PYLONS10
SIBYLS10
SKYLIT11
SPRYLY12
STYLED9
STYLES8
STYLUS9
SYLPHS12
SYLPHY14
SYLVAE12
SYLVAN12
SYLVAS12
SYLVIN12
VINYLS12
WAYLAY13
WYLING12
XYLANS14
XYLEMS16
XYLENE14
XYLOID15
XYLOLS14
XYLOSE14
XYLYLS16

The 60 most common shown, 24 rarer words not listed. All 6-letter words

7-letter words containing YL (121)

ACRYLIC13
ALKYLIC14
ALPHYLS13
AMYLUMS14
APHYLLY15
ARGYLES10
ASYLUMS12
BENOMYL13
BENZOYL19
BENZYLS19
BEYLICS13
BEYLIKS14
BIVINYL15
BUTYRYL14
BYLINES11
CACODYL14
CHROMYL15
CHYLOUS14
CYLICES13
DACTYLS12
ETHOXYL17
ETHYLIC13
ETHYNYL13
FLYLEAF15
FORMYLS14
FYLFOTS15
GLYCYLS14
HAYLOFT14
IDYLLIC12
INDOXYL16
IVYLIKE16
JOYLESS17
KYLIKES15
METHYLS13
NYLGHAU13
PAYLOAD12
PHENYLS13
PHYLLOS13
PROPYLA13
PROPYLS13
PYLORIC13
SIBYLIC13
SKYLARK15
SKYLINE12
STYLING10
STYLISE9
STYLISH11
STYLIST9
STYLIZE17
SYLPHIC15
SYLPHID14
SYLVANS13
SYLVINE13
VINYLIC15
WAYLAID13
WAYLAYS14
XYLENES15
XYLIDIN16
XYLITOL15
XYLOSES15

The 60 most common shown, 61 rarer words not listed. All 7-letter words

8-letter words containing YL (155)

ACETOXYL18
ACRYLICS14
BENZOYLS20
BENZYLIC22
BIMETHYL16
BIPHENYL16
BIVINYLS16
BUTYRYLS15
CACODYLS15
CARBAMYL16
CARBOXYL20
CHROMYLS16
CLAYLIKE15
CYLINDER13
DACTYLIC15
DAYLIGHT14
DIMETHYL15
ETHOXYLS18
GARGOYLE12
HAYLOFTS15
HYDROXYL21
HYLOZOIC22
INDOXYLS17
LADYLIKE14
MESOPHYL16
METHOXYL20
METHYLIC16
NAPHTHYL16
PAYLOADS13
PHENYLIC16
PHYLAXIS20
PHYLETIC16
PHYLLARY16
PHYLLOME16
PLAYLIST12
PROPYLIC16
QUAYLIKE22
RUBYLIKE16
SKYLARKS16
SKYLIGHT16
SKYLINES13
STYLISED11
STYLISES10
STYLISTS10
STYLIZED19
STYLIZER18
STYLIZES18
STYLUSES11
SUBPHYLA17
SYLLABIC14
SYLLABLE12
SYLLABUS13
SYLPHISH16
SYLVATIC16
WHEYLIKE18
XYLIDINE17
XYLIDINS17
XYLITOLS16
XYLOCARP20
XYLOTOMY20

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

9-letter words containing YL (153)

ACETOXYLS19
ACETYLENE13
AMARYLLIS13
BERYLLIUM16
BIMETHYLS17
BIPHENYLS17
CARBAMYLS17
CARBOXYLS21
COTYLEDON14
CYLINDERS14
DACTYLICS16
DAYLIGHTS15
FAIRYLAND15
FAIRYLIKE17
FLYLEAVES18
FREESTYLE14
GARGOYLES13
HAIRSTYLE13
HYDROXYLS22
HYLOZOISM23
HYLOZOIST21
HYPOCOTYL19
HYPOSTYLE17
JELLYLIKE22
JOYLESSLY21
LIFESTYLE14
MESOPHYLL17
MESOPHYLS17
METAXYLEM21
MICROPYLE17
MONOPHYLY19
NAPHTHYLS17
PARAMYLUM18
PHYLLOMES17
PHYLOGENY18
PLAYLISTS13
POLYVINYL19
PUPPYLIKE21
PUTTYLIKE17
PYROXYLIN21
SKYLARKED18
SKYLARKER17
SKYLIGHTS17
STYLISHLY15
STYLISING12
STYLISTIC13
STYLIZERS19
STYLIZING20
SUBPHYLUM21
SYLLABIFY18
SYLLABLES13
SYLLOGISM14
SYLLOGIZE20
SYLPHLIKE18
THYLAKOID17
WAYLAYING17
XYLIDINES18
XYLOCARPS21
XYLOGRAPH22
XYLOPHONE21

The 60 most common shown, 93 rarer words not listed.

10-letter words containing YL (104)

ACRYLAMIDE17
AMYLOLYTIC18
BERYLLIUMS17
CARBONYLIC18
CARBOXYLIC24
CHERRYLIKE19
CLADOPHYLL19
CONDYLOMAS17
COTYLEDONS15
CYCLOSTYLE18
DAYLIGHTED17
DIPHYLETIC19
DISYLLABIC17
FAIRYLANDS16
FREESTYLES15
HAIRSTYLES14
HYDROXYLIC25
HYLOZOISMS24
HYLOZOISTS22
HYPOCOTYLS20
HYPOSTYLES18
LIFESTYLES15
MESOPHYLLS18
METAXYLEMS22
METHYLATED17
METHYLDOPA19
MICROPHYLL20
MICROPYLAR18
MICROPYLES18
PARAMYLUMS19
PHOSPHORYL20
PHYLACTERY20
PHYLAXISES22
PHYLLODIUM20
PHYLLOTAXY24
PHYLLOXERA22
PODOPHYLLI19
POLYDACTYL19
PROPYLAEUM19
PROTOXYLEM22
PYROXYLINS22
SKYLARKERS18
SKYLARKING19
SKYLIGHTED19
SPOROPHYLL18
STYLEBOOKS17
SULFHYDRYL21
SYLLABUSES15
SYLLOGISMS15
SYLLOGIZED22
SYLLOGIZES21
SYNDACTYLY19
THYLAKOIDS18
UNLADYLIKE17
VINYLIDENE17
XYLOGRAPHS23
XYLOGRAPHY25
XYLOPHONES22
XYLOTOMIES20
ZYGODACTYL26

The 60 most common shown, 44 rarer words not listed.

11-letter words containing YL (102)

ACETYLATIVE19
AMARYLLISES15
AMYLOPECTIN19
ANAPHYLAXES23
ANAPHYLAXIS23
APOPHYLLITE19
BRYOPHYLLUM24
CARBOXYLASE23
CARBOXYLATE23
CHIMNEYLIKE22
CHLOROPHYLL21
CHRYSOBERYL21
CHYLOMICRON21
CLADOPHYLLA20
CLADOPHYLLS20
CYCLOSTYLED20
CYCLOSTYLES19
CYLINDRICAL18
DACTYLOLOGY19
FACTORYLIKE21
HAIRSTYLIST15
HEMATOXYLIN23
HYDROXYLASE24
HYDROXYLATE24
HYLOZOISTIC25
JOYLESSNESS21
MESOPHYLLIC21
METHYLAMINE19
METHYLDOPAS20
MICROPHYLLS21
MONOPHYLIES19
PHOSPHORYLS21
PHYLLOCLADE20
PHYLLOTAXES23
PHYLLOTAXIS23
PHYLLOXERAE23
PHYLLOXERAS23
PODOPHYLLIN20
PODOPHYLLUM23
POLYDACTYLY22
PROPHYLAXES25
PROPHYLAXIS25
PROTOXYLEMS23
PTERODACTYL18
SPOROPHYLLS19
STYLISHNESS15
STYLIZATION21
STYLOGRAPHY20
STYLOPODIUM19
SULFHYDRYLS22
SYLLABICITY19
SYLLABIFIED19
SYLLABIFIES18
SYLLOGISTIC16
SYLLOGIZING23
XANTHOPHYLL25
XYLOGRAPHER24
XYLOGRAPHIC26
XYLOPHAGOUS25
XYLOPHONIST23

The 60 most common shown, 42 rarer words not listed.

12-letter words containing YL (80)

AMYLOPECTINS20
ANAPHYLACTIC22
ANKYLOSAURUS19
APOPHYLLITES20
BRYOPHYLLUMS25
CARBOXYLASES24
CARBOXYLATED25
CARBOXYLATES24
CHLOROPHYLLS22
CHRYSOBERYLS22
CHYLOMICRONS22
CLADOPHYLLUM24
COTYLEDONARY19
CYCLOSTYLING21
DAYLIGHTINGS19
DECASYLLABIC21
DICARBOXYLIC27
ETHYLBENZENE26
GLYCOSYLATED20
HAIRSTYLISTS16
HEMATOXYLINS24
HETEROPHYLLY22
HYDROXYLASES25
HYDROXYLATED26
HYDROXYLATES25
MECAMYLAMINE22
MESOPHYLLOUS21
METHACRYLATE20
METHYLAMINES20
MONOPHYLETIC22
MONOSYLLABIC20
MONOSYLLABLE18
OCTOSYLLABIC20
OXYACETYLENE24
PHOSPHATIDYL23
PHYLACTERIES20
PHYLETICALLY22
PHYLLOCLADES21
PHYLLOTACTIC22
PHYLLOTAXIES24
PHYLOGENETIC21
PODOPHYLLINS21
PODOPHYLLUMS24
POLYETHYLENE20
POLYPHYLETIC24
POLYSYLLABIC22
POLYSYLLABLE20
PROPHYLACTIC24
PTERODACTYLS19
PYROPHYLLITE22
STYLIZATIONS22
SYLLABICALLY20
SYLLABIFYING22
SYLVICULTURE22
SYNDACTYLISM21
THEOPHYLLINE20
XANTHOPHYLLS26
XYLOGRAPHERS25
XYLOGRAPHIES25
XYLOPHONISTS24

The 60 most common shown, 20 rarer words not listed.

How common are they?

1,014 of the 167,814 words on Wordtide's English board (0.60%) are containing YL. Most of them, 155, have 8 letters. 2 start with YL, 88 end with it and 924 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 YL?

Wordtide's English dictionary (the public-domain ENABLE list without offensive words) has 1,014 words containing YL, from 4 to 15 letters long.

What is the highest-scoring word containing YL?

CYCLOHEXYLAMINE, worth 33 points with Wordtide letter values before bonus squares. Close behind: PHENYLBUTAZONES (32), PHENYLBUTAZONE (31) and ZYGODACTYLOUS (30).

What are the most common words containing YL?

DAYLIGHT, LIFESTYLE, CYLINDER, VINYL, STYLES and STYLE. These are the everyday ones, ranked by how familiar they are in ordinary English.

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