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Words with I and Y

I (1 points) and Y (3 points) together make for big tiles. These words use both letters, in any order and any place, and every one is playable on Wordtide's board. There are 12,860 playable words with both I and Y in Wordtide's English dictionary. The most common length is 11 letters, and the longest word is ACCOMMODATINGLY. The highest-scoring is QUIZZICALITY, worth 41 points.

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Popular words with both I and Y

APPROXIMATELY27
JUSTIFIABLY27
EXCLUSIVELY26
EXPERIMENTALLY26
FIZZY26
HOMOSEXUALITY26
SYMPATHIZE26
COMPARATIVELY25
EFFECTIVELY25
EXCEPTIONALLY25
EXCESSIVELY25
JUSTIFYING25
QUALIFYING25
COMPLEXITY24
EXTRAORDINARILY24
FLEXIBILITY24
HORIZONTALLY24
INEFFICIENCY24

Highest-scoring words with both I and Y

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

QUIZZICALITY41
QUIZZICALLY40
PIZAZZY35
HYPERCIVILIZED35
EXTRAJUDICIALLY35
HYPERIMMUNIZING35
PSYCHOANALYZING34
SHOWBIZZY34
SQUEEZABILITY34
HYPERIMMUNIZED34
QUINQUENNIALLY34
JAZZILY33

3-letter words with both I and Y (4)

ICY7
IVY9
YIN5
YIP7

4-letter words with both I and Y (49)

AIRY6
AYIN6
CITY8
DIDY8
GYRI7
ICKY11
IDLY7
IDYL7
IFFY12
ILLY6
IMMY10
INBY8
INKY9
INLY6
LILY6
LIMY8
LINY6
MIRY8
MITY8
NIXY12
OILY6
PILY8
PINY8
PIPY10
PITY8
PIXY14
PYIC10
PYIN8
RIMY8
SIZY14
SYLI6
TIDY7
TINY6
TIVY10
VINY10
WILY9
WINY9
WIRY9
YAGI7
YETI6
YILL6
YINS6
YIPE8
YIPS8
YIRD7
YIRR6
YOGI7
YONI6
YWIS9

5-letter words with both I and Y (226)

CYNIC11
DAILY8
DEIFY11
DEITY8
DIARY8
DIMLY10
DIRTY8
DIZZY24
DYING9
FAIRY10
FIERY10
FIFTY13
FILLY10
FILMY12
FISHY12
FIZZY26
GIDDY10
GRIMY10
HAIRY9
HIPPY13
IMPLY11
IRONY7
ITCHY11
IVORY11
JIFFY21
JUICY18
KITTY10
LYING8
LYRIC9
MILKY12
NIFTY10
NIPPY11
NOISY7
PICKY14
PITHY11
PRIVY13
RISKY10
SHINY9
SILLY7
SIXTY13
SPICY11
TYING8
UNIFY11
UNITY8
VINYL11
VYING12
WINDY11
WISPY12
WITTY10
YIELD8

The 50 most common shown, 176 rarer words not listed. All 5-letter words

6-letter words with both I and Y (505)

BINARY10
BUYING12
CRYING11
DRYING10
EASILY8
ENTITY8
EXPIRY16
FAIRLY11
FAMILY13
FILTHY13
FIRMLY13
FLYING12
FRYING12
GUILTY10
HIGHLY13
INJURY17
KEYING12
KIDNEY12
KINDLY12
LAYING9
LIKELY11
LIVELY12
LYRICS10
MAINLY10
MIDDAY12
MIGHTY13
MILDLY11
MISERY10
MODIFY14
MYSTIC12
NICELY10
NOTIFY11
PARITY10
PAYING11
PHYSIC14
POLICY12
PURITY11
SAYING9
SIMPLY12
STICKY13
THIRTY10
TRICKY13
TRYING9
TYPING11
UNTIDY10
VERIFY15
WHISKY16
WIDELY12
WILDLY12
YIELDS9

The 50 most common shown, 455 rarer words not listed. All 6-letter words

7-letter words with both I and Y (1,032)

BICYCLE15
BIGOTRY12
BIOLOGY12
BLINDLY12
BRIEFLY14
BURYING13
CHARITY13
CLARIFY14
COPYING14
CRYPTIC15
CYCLING14
CYCLIST13
CYNICAL13
DAYTIME12
DISPLAY12
DYNAMIC14
ENQUIRY18
FINALLY12
FIRSTLY12
GRAVITY14
HAPPILY15
HEAVILY15
HIGHWAY17
HOLIDAY12
HORRIFY14
INQUIRY18
JOINTLY17
JUSTIFY21
LIGHTLY12
LUCKILY15
OBEYING12
PHYSICS15
PLAYING12
PRAYING12
PRIMARY13
PRIVACY17
QUALIFY21
QUALITY18
QUICKLY23
QUIETLY18
RAILWAY12
RAPIDLY12
RECTIFY14
RIGHTLY12
SPECIFY16
TYPICAL13
VARIETY13
VARYING14
VICTORY15
WHISKEY17

The 50 most common shown, 982 rarer words not listed. All 7-letter words

8-letter words with both I and Y (1,636)

ACTIVELY16
ACTIVITY16
ADVISORY15
ANYTHING13
APPLYING15
BICYCLES16
BIRTHDAY15
BRIGHTLY15
CAPACITY16
CARRYING13
CLASSIFY15
CYCLISTS14
CYLINDER13
DAYLIGHT14
DELIVERY15
DIRECTLY13
DISPLAYS13
DYNAMICS15
EMPTYING15
ENJOYING19
EQUALITY19
EYESIGHT13
FACILITY15
FORCIBLY17
FRIENDLY14
HIGHWAYS18
HORRIBLY14
HUMANITY15
IDENTIFY14
IMPLYING15
MAJORITY20
MULTIPLY15
MYTHICAL16
PHYSICAL16
POSSIBLY14
PUBLICLY17
QUANTITY19
SEVERITY14
SIDEWAYS14
SIMPLIFY17
SLIPPERY14
SYMBOLIC16
UNIFYING15
UNIQUELY20
UNLIKELY14
VALIDITY15
VELOCITY16
VICINITY16
VISUALLY15
WORRYING14

The 50 most common shown, 1,586 rarer words not listed. All 8-letter words

9-letter words with both I and Y (1,597)

AMAZINGLY22
AMBIGUITY17
ANALYZING20
BASICALLY15
BIOGRAPHY18
CHEMISTRY17
CIRCUITRY16
COMMODITY18
COMMUNITY18
COPYRIGHT18
CURIOUSLY15
DISCOVERY18
DISPLAYED15
DIVERSITY16
EMPLOYING16
EVIDENTLY16
HIDEOUSLY15
HIERARCHY17
HYPOCRISY19
HYPOCRITE17
IMMENSELY15
MACHINERY17
MASSIVELY17
MISERABLY15
MODIFYING18
NOTIFYING15
OBSCURITY16
OBVIOUSLY18
OCCUPYING19
PAINFULLY17
PHYSICIST17
PRECISELY15
PRIMARILY15
PRIVATELY17
PROXIMITY21
PUBLICITY18
RECYCLING16
SPECIALLY15
SPECIALTY15
STUPIDITY15
SUPPLYING17
SYMMETRIC17
SYNTACTIC15
TRIVIALLY15
TYPICALLY17
UNIFORMLY17
VERIFYING19
VIOLENTLY15
VIRTUALLY16
WILLINGLY15

The 50 most common shown, 1,547 rarer words not listed.

10-letter words with both I and Y (1,712)

ADMITTEDLY16
CAPABILITY18
CLARIFYING18
COMPLEXITY24
CONSPIRACY18
DEFICIENCY20
DEFINITELY16
DIFFICULTY22
DISPLAYING16
EFFICIENCY22
ESPECIALLY16
EVERYTHING19
EXPLICITLY22
HORRIFYING18
HYPOTHESIS18
HYSTERICAL16
IMPLICITLY18
INACCURACY19
INCREDIBLY17
INEQUALITY21
INEVITABLY18
INFELICITY17
INFORMALLY17
INVARIABLY18
JUSTIFYING25
MANIFESTLY17
MISTAKENLY17
NOTICEABLY16
OFFICIALLY20
PHILOSOPHY20
PHYSICALLY20
PHYSICISTS18
PHYSIOLOGY19
POLYNOMIAL16
POPULARITY17
POSITIVELY18
PREVIOUSLY19
QUALIFYING25
RECTIFYING18
SIMPLICITY18
SPECIFYING20
SYMPATHIES18
SYMPATHISE18
SYMPATHIZE26
SYMPHONIES18
TYPEWRITER17
UNFRIENDLY17
UNIVERSITY17
VERTICALLY18
VIGOROUSLY18

The 50 most common shown, 1,662 rarer words not listed.

11-letter words with both I and Y (1,714)

ACCORDINGLY19
ANNIVERSARY17
APPALLINGLY18
BEAUTIFULLY20
CLASSIFYING19
CONCEIVABLY23
CONSCIOUSLY18
CONSISTENCY17
COUNTRYSIDE17
CREDIBILITY18
DIFFERENTLY20
DISCREPANCY20
DYNAMICALLY20
EFFECTIVELY25
EFFICIENTLY21
ELECTRICITY17
EXCEEDINGLY23
EXCESSIVELY25
EXCLUSIVELY26
EXTENSIVELY23
FAMILIARITY18
FEASIBILITY18
FINANCIALLY18
FLEXIBILITY24
IDENTIFYING18
IMMEDIATELY18
IMPORTANTLY17
INCORRECTLY17
JUSTIFIABLY27
LUDICROUSLY18
MOMENTARILY17
MULTIPLYING19
OPPORTUNITY18
POLITICALLY17
PORTABILITY17
POSSIBILITY17
PRACTICALLY19
PRELIMINARY17
PRINCIPALLY19
PROBABILITY19
PROPRIETARY17
SELECTIVELY19
SENSITIVITY17
SIMPLIFYING21
SYMPATHETIC21
SYNTHESIZER23
TECHNICALLY19
TEMPORARILY17
UNIVERSALLY18
VOLUNTARILY18

The 50 most common shown, 1,664 rarer words not listed.

12-letter words with both I and Y (1,610)

ACCIDENTALLY19
ACCOMPANYING23
ADDITIONALLY16
ARTIFICIALLY19
AVAILABILITY20
BIOCHEMISTRY22
COMMERCIALLY22
CONSIDERABLY19
CONSISTENTLY16
CONSTITUENCY19
CONTINUOUSLY18
CONVENIENTLY20
CONVINCINGLY23
DELIBERATELY17
DISCIPLINARY19
DRAMATICALLY19
ECONOMICALLY20
EQUIVALENTLY27
EVOLUTIONARY19
EXEMPLIFYING28
GRATUITOUSLY17
HISTORICALLY18
HORIZONTALLY24
HYPOCRITICAL22
HYPOTHESIZED29
HYPOTHESIZES28
HYPOTHETICAL22
INCIDENTALLY17
INCREASINGLY17
INDEFINITELY18
INDIVIDUALLY21
INEFFICIENCY24
INTRODUCTORY18
LEGITIMATELY17
MYSTERIOUSLY19
OCCASIONALLY18
PARTICULARLY19
PERIODICALLY19
PRODUCTIVITY24
PSYCHOLOGIST21
RESPECTIVELY22
RIDICULOUSLY19
SATISFACTORY19
SPECIFICALLY23
SUFFICIENTLY23
SURPRISINGLY18
SUSPICIOUSLY20
SYMPATHIZING29
SYNCHRONIZED27
UNBELIEVABLY23

The 50 most common shown, 1,560 rarer words not listed.

How common are they?

12,860 of the 167,814 words on Wordtide's English board (7.7%) are with both I and Y. Most of them, 1,714, have 11 letters. 795 of them have the two letters side by side.

Other letter pairs

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 with both I and Y?

Wordtide's English dictionary (the public-domain ENABLE list without offensive words) has 12,860 words with both I and Y, from 3 to 15 letters long.

What is the highest-scoring word with both I and Y?

QUIZZICALITY, worth 41 points with Wordtide letter values before bonus squares. Close behind: QUIZZICALLY (40), PIZAZZY (35) and HYPERCIVILIZED (35).

What are the most common words with both I and Y?

APPROXIMATELY, JUSTIFIABLY, EXCLUSIVELY, EXPERIMENTALLY, FIZZY and HOMOSEXUALITY. These are the everyday ones, ranked by how familiar they are in ordinary English.

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