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Words with S and Y

S (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 11,001 playable words with both S and Y in Wordtide's English dictionary. The most common length is 9 letters, and the longest word is ADENOHYPOPHYSES. The highest-scoring is ZYZZYVAS, worth 40 points.

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Popular words with both S and Y

JUSTIFIABLY27
EXCLUSIVELY26
HOMOSEXUALITY26
SUBSEQUENTLY26
SYMPATHIZE26
CONSEQUENTLY25
EXCESSIVELY25
JUSTIFYING25
EXPRESSWAYS24
PSYCHOLOGICAL24
EXPRESSWAY23
EXTENSIVELY23
SCIENTIFICALLY23
SPECIFICALLY23
SUCCESSFULLY23
SUFFICIENTLY23
SUPERFICIALLY23
SYNTHESIZER23

Highest-scoring words with both S and Y

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

ZYZZYVAS40
PSYCHOANALYZING34
SHOWBIZZY34
SQUEEZABILITY34
PSYCHOANALYZED33
HYDROXYZINES33
HYPERIMMUNIZES33
PSYCHOANALYZES32
HYPOPHYSECTOMY32
PSYCHOLOGIZING32
GYROFREQUENCIES32
HYSTERECTOMIZED32

3-letter words with both S and Y (11)

AYS5
BYS7
SAY5
SHY7
SKY8
SLY5
SOY5
SPY7
STY5
SYN5
YES5

4-letter words with both S and Y (96)

ASHY8
AYES6
BAYS8
BOYS8
BUSY9
BUYS9
BYES8
COSY8
CYST8
DAYS7
DRYS7
DYES7
EASY6
ESPY8
EYES6
GAYS7
GUYS8
GYMS9
HAYS8
JAYS14
JOYS14
KEYS9
LAYS6
NAYS6
NOSY6
PAYS8
POSY8
RAYS6
ROSY6
SAYS6
SIZY14
SLAY6
SPAY8
SPRY8
STAY6
SWAY9
SYNC8
TOYS6
WAYS9
WHYS11
YAKS9
YAMS8
YAPS8
YAWS9
YEAS6
YENS6
YEWS9
YIPS8
YUKS10
YUPS9

The 50 most common shown, 46 rarer words not listed. All 4-letter words

5-letter words with both S and Y (378)

BUOYS10
BUSHY12
BYTES9
DUSKY12
DUSTY9
ESSAY7
FISHY12
FUSSY11
HASTY9
HUSKY13
HYMNS11
LOUSY8
MESSY9
MUSHY12
MYTHS11
NASTY7
NOISY7
OBEYS9
PESKY12
PLAYS9
PRAYS9
PSYCH13
PUSHY12
QUAYS16
RISKY10
RUSTY8
SADLY8
SAVVY15
SHAKY12
SHINY9
SHOWY12
SILLY7
SIXTY13
SMOKY12
SORRY7
SPICY11
SPRAY9
STAYS7
STORY7
STRAY7
STUDY9
STYLE7
SULKY11
SUNNY8
TYPES9
TYRES7
WISPY12
YARDS8
YEARS7
YOURS8

The 50 most common shown, 328 rarer words not listed. All 5-letter words

6-letter words with both S and Y (694)

ALWAYS11
ANNOYS8
ARRAYS8
BUYERS11
BYPASS12
CLUMSY13
COSTLY10
CYCLES12
DELAYS9
EASILY8
ENJOYS16
ESSAYS8
GLOSSY9
GREASY9
HERESY10
LAYERS8
LYRICS10
MISERY10
MOSTLY10
MYSELF13
MYSTIC12
PHYSIC14
SAFELY11
SAFETY11
SALARY8
SANITY8
SAYING9
SIMPLY12
SLOPPY12
SLOWLY11
SMELLY10
SNEAKY11
SOLELY8
STAYED9
STEADY9
STICKY13
SUBTLY11
SUBWAY14
SUNDRY10
SUPPLY13
SURELY9
SURVEY13
SYMBOL12
SYNTAX14
SYSTEM10
TRUSTY9
UNEASY9
VASTLY12
WHISKY16
YIELDS9

The 50 most common shown, 644 rarer words not listed. All 6-letter words

7-letter words with both S and Y (1,036)

ABYSMAL13
ANALYSE9
ANALYST9
CLOSELY11
CRYSTAL11
CYCLIST13
DENSITY10
DESTROY10
DISPLAY12
EMPLOYS13
ENZYMES19
FANTASY12
FIRSTLY12
GHASTLY12
GROSSLY10
HISTORY11
HONESTY11
JERSEYS17
JOCKEYS22
JUSTIFY21
LAWYERS12
LOOSELY9
MAJESTY19
MONKEYS14
MYSTERY13
PHYSICS15
PLAYERS11
PRAYERS11
PYJAMAS21
SATISFY12
SCENERY11
SCRUFFY18
SHARPLY13
SHORTLY11
SOCIETY11
SPECIFY16
SQUEAKY21
STAYING10
STOREYS9
SUBWAYS15
SUMMARY14
SURGERY11
SURVEYS14
SYMBOLS13
SYMPTOM15
SYNONYM13
SYSTEMS11
TYPESET11
USUALLY11
WHISKEY17

The 50 most common shown, 986 rarer words not listed. All 7-letter words

8-letter words with both S and Y (1,478)

ACRONYMS14
ADVISORY15
ANALYZES18
ASSEMBLY14
BICYCLES16
CLASSIFY15
COURTESY13
CRYSTALS12
CYCLISTS14
DISPLAYS13
DYNAMICS15
EYESIGHT13
FREEWAYS16
HIGHWAYS18
HOLIDAYS13
HONESTLY12
INDUSTRY12
KEYWORDS17
NOWADAYS14
PAYMENTS14
PHYSICAL16
PORTRAYS12
POSSIBLY14
RECYCLES14
SCARCELY14
SECONDLY13
SECURITY13
SEVERELY14
SEVERITY14
SIDEWAYS14
SIMPLIFY17
SLIGHTLY13
SLIPPERY14
SMOOTHLY14
SNOBBERY14
SOMEBODY15
STUDYING13
SUBTLETY13
SUDDENLY13
SUITABLY13
SYMBOLIC16
SYMMETRY16
SYMPATHY18
SYMPHONY18
SYMPTOMS16
SYNDROME13
SYNONYMS14
USEFULLY15
VISUALLY15
YOURSELF14

The 50 most common shown, 1,428 rarer words not listed. All 8-letter words

9-letter words with both S and Y (1,489)

ADVERSELY16
ANONYMOUS14
ASTRONOMY13
BASICALLY15
CAUSALITY14
CHEMISTRY17
COSMOLOGY16
CURIOSITY14
CURIOUSLY15
CUSTOMARY16
DESTROYED13
DISCOVERY18
DISPLAYED15
DIVERSITY16
EMPLOYEES15
EMPLOYERS15
HIDEOUSLY15
HYPOCRISY19
IMMENSELY15
KEYBOARDS17
KEYSTROKE17
LIFESTYLE14
MASSIVELY17
MEGABYTES16
MISERABLY15
MOTORWAYS16
MYSTERIES13
NECESSARY13
NECESSITY13
OBSCURITY16
OBVIOUSLY18
PHYSICIST17
PRECISELY15
PRESENTLY13
SECONDARY14
SECRETARY13
SEEMINGLY14
SIMILARLY13
SINCERELY13
SPECIALLY15
SPECIALTY15
STABILITY13
STUPIDITY15
SUPPLYING17
SYMMETRIC17
SYNDICATE14
SYNTACTIC15
TAXPAYERS19
UNUSUALLY14
YESTERDAY14

The 50 most common shown, 1,439 rarer words not listed.

10-letter words with both S and Y (1,438)

ABSOLUTELY15
COMPULSORY19
CONSPIRACY18
CONSTANTLY14
CONVERSELY18
DESTROYING14
DISPLAYING16
DISTINCTLY15
ENORMOUSLY15
ESPECIALLY16
EXPRESSWAY23
HOPELESSLY16
HYPOTHESIS18
HYSTERICAL16
JUSTIFYING25
KEYSTROKES18
MANIFESTLY17
MISTAKENLY17
MYSTERIOUS15
NEEDLESSLY13
PERSONALLY14
PHILOSOPHY20
PHYSICALLY20
PHYSICISTS18
PHYSIOLOGY19
PLEASANTLY14
POSITIVELY18
PRESUMABLY19
PREVIOUSLY19
PSYCHOLOGY21
REASONABLY14
SATISFYING16
SEPARATELY14
SIMILARITY14
SIMPLICITY18
SINGULARLY14
SPECIALITY16
SPECIFYING20
STEREOTYPE14
SUBSIDIARY16
SUPPOSEDLY18
SYMPATHIES18
SYMPATHISE18
SYMPATHIZE26
SYMPHONIES18
SYNONYMOUS17
SYSTEMATIC16
UNIVERSITY17
VIGOROUSLY18
YOURSELVES17

The 50 most common shown, 1,388 rarer words not listed.

11-letter words with both S and Y (1,303)

ANNIVERSARY17
ASPHYXIATED24
ASPHYXIATES23
CLASSIFYING19
CONSCIOUSLY18
CONSISTENCY17
CONSULTANCY18
CONTROVERSY19
COUNTRYSIDE17
CRYSTALLIZE23
DANGEROUSLY16
DESPERATELY16
DISCREPANCY20
DRASTICALLY16
ESSENTIALLY13
EXCESSIVELY25
EXCLUSIVELY26
EXPRESSWAYS24
EXTENSIVELY23
FEASIBILITY18
HYPOTHESIZE27
IMPULSIVELY22
JELLYFISHES26
JUDICIOUSLY26
JUSTIFIABLY27
LUDICROUSLY18
NECESSARILY15
PERSONALITY15
POSSIBILITY17
PSYCHEDELIC22
PSYCHOPATHS23
SELECTIVELY19
SENSITIVITY17
SIMPLIFYING21
SKYROCKETED22
STEREOTYPES15
SUITABILITY16
SUPERIORITY16
SYMBOLIZING26
SYMPATHETIC21
SYMPATHIZED28
SYMPATHIZES27
SYNCHRONIZE25
SYNTHESIZED24
SYNTHESIZER23
SYNTHESIZES23
TYPESETTING16
UNIVERSALLY18
UNNECESSARY16
VIVACIOUSLY24

The 50 most common shown, 1,253 rarer words not listed.

12-letter words with both S and Y (1,179)

ASPHYXIATING25
ASPHYXIATION24
ASYNCHRONOUS19
BIOCHEMISTRY22
CONCLUSIVELY23
CONSEQUENTLY25
CONSIDERABLY19
CONSISTENTLY16
CONSTITUENCY19
CONTINUOUSLY18
CRYSTALLIZED25
CRYSTALLIZES24
DISCIPLINARY19
DIVERSIFYING23
EXPRESSIVELY26
GRATUITOUSLY17
HEAVYWEIGHTS26
HISTORICALLY18
HONEYSUCKLES22
HORRENDOUSLY18
HYPOTHESIZED29
HYPOTHESIZES28
IMPRESSIVELY22
INCREASINGLY17
MAJESTICALLY26
METAPHYSICAL22
MYSTERIOUSLY19
OCCASIONALLY18
POSTHUMOUSLY22
PSYCHEDELICS23
PSYCHOLOGIST21
RESPECTIVELY22
RIDICULOUSLY19
SATISFACTORY19
SEQUENTIALLY23
SKYROCKETING23
SPECIFICALLY23
SUBSEQUENTLY26
SUCCESSFULLY23
SUCCESSIVELY23
SUFFICIENTLY23
SURPRISINGLY18
SUSPICIOUSLY20
SYMPATHIZING29
SYNCHRONIZED27
SYNCHRONIZES26
SYNTHESIZERS24
SYNTHESIZING25
TREMENDOUSLY18
VOCIFEROUSLY24

The 50 most common shown, 1,129 rarer words not listed.

How common are they?

11,001 of the 167,814 words on Wordtide's English board (6.6%) are with both S and Y. Most of them, 1,489, have 9 letters. 2,468 of them have the two letters side by side.

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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 S and Y?

Wordtide's English dictionary (the public-domain ENABLE list without offensive words) has 11,001 words with both S and Y, from 3 to 15 letters long.

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

ZYZZYVAS, worth 40 points with Wordtide letter values before bonus squares. Close behind: PSYCHOANALYZING (34), SHOWBIZZY (34) and SQUEEZABILITY (34).

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

JUSTIFIABLY, EXCLUSIVELY, HOMOSEXUALITY, SUBSEQUENTLY, SYMPATHIZE and CONSEQUENTLY. These are the everyday ones, ranked by how familiar they are in ordinary English.

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