Seven Letter Words with Middle Letter 'Y'

High-scoring words: ENZYMIC (23 pts), SYZYGAL (23 pts), COZYING (22 pts), HEXYLIC (22 pts), LAZYISH (22 pts)

This page lists all 210 valid seven-letter Scrabble words with Y as the middle (position 4) letter (TWL06 dictionary — North American Scrabble). Each word is shown with its Scrabble point value. Knowing the middle letter is an essential Wordle strategy — when you reveal a yellow or green middle tile, this list helps you instantly narrow candidates. All words are sourced from the official TWL06 tournament word list.

210 Total Words

14 Avg Score (pts)

ENZYMIC Top Word (23 pts)

210 Words ≥ 10 pts

ABEYANT12 ACRYLIC14 AGLYCON13 ALIYAHS13 ALKYLIC16 ALKYNES14 ALLYING11 ALLYLIC12 APHYLLY18 ARGYLES11 ARGYLLS11 AROYNTS10 ASTYLAR10 BABYING15 BABYISH17 BABYSAT14 BABYSIT14 BANYANS12 BARYONS12 BARYTAS12 BARYTES12 BARYTIC14 BARYTON12 BEEYARD13 BELYING13 BICYCLE16 BIRYANI12 BODYING14 BOGYISM15 BOGYMAN15 BOGYMEN15 BOWYERS15 BRAYERS12 BRAYING13 BUOYAGE13 BUOYANT12 BUOYING13 BURYING13 BUSYING13 BUTYRAL12 BUTYRIC14 BUTYRIN12 BUTYRYL15 CALYCES14 CALYCLE14 CALYPSO14 CALYXES19 CANYONS12 CHAYOTE15 CLAYIER12 CLAYING13 CLAYISH15 CLAYPAN14 CLOYING13 COPYBOY19 COPYCAT16 COPYING15 COPYIST14 CORYMBS16 CORYZAL21 CORYZAS21 COSYING13 COTYPES14 COZYING22 CRAYONS12 DASYURE11 DEFYING15 DENYING12 DICYCLY18 DISYOKE15 DRAYAGE12 DRAYING12 DRAYMAN13 DRAYMEN13 ECDYSES13 ECDYSIS13 ECDYSON13 ECTYPAL14 ECTYPES14 EDDYING13 EMPYEMA16 ENCYSTS12 ENVYING14 ENZYMES21 ENZYMIC23 ESPYING13 ETHYLIC15 ETHYNES13 ETHYNYL16 EURYOKY17 FLAYERS13 FLAYING14 FLEYING14 FOGYISH17 FOGYISM16 FRAYING14 GALYACS13 GALYAKS15 GLEYING12 GRAYEST11 GRAYING12 GRAYISH14 GRAYLAG12 GRAYOUT11 GREYEST11 GREYHEN14 GREYING12 GREYISH14 GREYLAG12 GROYNES11 GRUYERE11 GUAYULE11 HALYARD14 HEXYLIC22 HOLYDAY17 INLYING11 JURYING18 JURYMAN19 JURYMEN19 KATYDID16 KERYGMA17 KUMYSES16 LADYBUG14 LADYISH14 LADYKIN15 LANYARD11 LAWYERS13 LAZYING20 LAZYISH22 LECYTHI15 LEKYTHI17 LEVYING14 LIVYERS13 MIDYEAR13 MINYANS12 MISYOKE16 OBEYERS12 OBEYING13 OKAYING15 OOCYSTS12 OOCYTES12 OUTYELL10 OUTYELP12 PAPYRAL14 PAPYRUS14 PINYONS12 PITYING13 PIXYISH22 PLAYACT14 PLAYBOY17 PLAYDAY16 PLAYERS12 PLAYFUL15 PLAYING13 PLAYLET12 PLAYOFF18 PLAYPEN14 PLOYING13 POLYCOT14 POLYENE12 POLYGON13 POLYMER14 POLYNYA15 POLYNYI15 POLYOLS12 POLYOMA14 POLYPED15 POLYPOD15 POLYPUS14 PONYING13 PRAYERS12 PRAYING13 PREYERS12 PREYING13 QUAYAGE20 QUBYTES21 RECYCLE14 RELYING11 RETYING11 RETYPED13 RETYPES12 RONYONS10 RUBYING13 SAIYIDS11 SATYRIC12 SATYRID11 SAWYERS13 SAYYIDS14 SCRYING13 SIBYLIC14 SLAYERS10 SLAYING11 SPAYING13 SPRYEST12 STAYERS10 STAYING11 SWAYERS13 SWAYFUL16 SWAYING14 SYZYGAL23 TANYARD11 TAXYING18 TIDYING12 TRAYFUL13 UNDYING12 UNTYING11 VARYING14 VINYLIC15 WHEYISH19 ZANYISH22

Frequently Asked Questions

How many seven-letter words have Y as the middle letter?

There are 210 valid seven-letter Scrabble words with Y as the middle letter in the TWL06 (North American Scrabble) tournament dictionary.

What is the highest-scoring Scrabble word (seven-letter) matching 'Middle letter 'Y''?

The highest-scoring word is ENZYMIC with 23 Scrabble points. Out of 210 words, 210 score 10 or more points.

What is the average Scrabble score for words on this list?

The average Scrabble score is 14 points per word. 0 words score 5 points or less, 0 score between 6 and 9 points, and 210 score 10 or more points.

Are all seven-letter words on this list valid in Words with Friends?

Most words from the TWL06 dictionary are also valid in Words with Friends, but the two games use slightly different dictionaries. TWL06 is the official North American Scrabble tournament word list. Always verify unusual words in the Words with Friends app before playing them.