Words Starting With LY
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The open ENABLE word list has 180 words that start with LY, about 0.10% of the 172,434 words this site shows. Lengths range from 3 letters (LYE) to 20 (LYMPHOGRANULOMATOSES and LYMPHOGRANULOMATOSIS). By common tile values the top scorer is LYMPHANGIOGRAPHIC (36 points); board bonuses aren't counted. Words with no repeated letter: 45. Different games use different dictionaries, so check your game's rules before relying on a word.
At a glance
| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Words in this list | 180 |
| Share of the ENABLE list shown on this site | 0.10% |
| Longest | LYMPHOGRANULOMATOSES and LYMPHOGRANULOMATOSIS (20 letters) |
| Shortest | LYE (3 letters) |
| Highest base score (common values) | LYMPHANGIOGRAPHIC, 36 |
| No repeated letters | 45 |
Most common next letter after LY
| Letter | Words |
|---|---|
| M | 45 |
| S | 40 |
| R | 30 |
| C | 20 |
| O | 17 |
Useful observations
- None of these words is a palindrome (the same backward and forward).
- 17 still form a word when the leading
LYis removed, for exampleLYART,LYCEE,LYCEES,LYESandLYRATE→ART,CEE,CEES,ESandRATE. - The most common endings here are
-ES(36),-IC(12),-ED(10). - The most common number of vowels (A, E, I, O, U) is 2, found in 52 of these words.
- The average length is 9.4 letters.
- After LY, the letter
Mcomes next most often (45 words).
All LY- words
3 letters 1
lye
4 letters 4
lyes lynx lyre lyse
5 letters 17
lyard lyart lyase lycea lycee lying lymph lynch lyres lyric lysed lyses lysin lysis lyssa lytic lytta
6 letters 18
lyases lycees lyceum lychee lyings lymphs lynxes lyrate lyrics lyrism lyrist lysate lysine lysing lysins lyssas lyttae lyttas
7 letters 17
lyceums lychees lychnis lycopod lyddite lyingly lyncean lynched lyncher lynches lyrated lyrical lyrisms lyrists lysates lysines lysogen
8 letters 20
lycopene lycopods lyddites lymphoid lymphoma lynchers lynching lynchpin lyophile lyrately lyrebird lyricise lyricism lyricist lyricize lyriform lysogens lysogeny lysosome lysozyme
9 letters 24
lychnises lycopenes lymphatic lymphomas lynchings lynchpins lyonnaise lyophiled lyophilic lyophobic lyrebirds lyrically lyricised lyricises lyricisms lyricists lyricized lyricizes lysimeter lysogenic lysosomal lysosomes lysozymes lytically
10 letters 15
lycopodium lymphatics lymphocyte lymphogram lymphokine lymphomata lyophilise lyophilize lyricising lyricizing lysimeters lysimetric lysogenies lysogenise lysogenize
11 letters 18
lycanthrope lycanthropy lycopodiums lymphoblast lymphocytes lymphocytic lymphograms lymphokines lyophilised lyophilises lyophilized lyophilizer lyophilizes lyricalness lysogenised lysogenises lysogenized lysogenizes
12 letters 12
lycanthropes lycanthropic lymphoblasts lymphography lymphomatous lyophilising lyophilizers lyophilizing lysogenicity lysogenising lysogenizing lysolecithin
13 letters 12
lycanthropies lymphadenitis lymphatically lymphoblastic lymphocytoses lymphocytosis lymphographic lymphomatoses lymphomatosis lymphosarcoma lyricalnesses lysolecithins
14 letters 6
lymphangiogram lymphographies lymphosarcomas lyophilization lysogenicities lysogenization
15 letters 8
lymphadenitises lymphadenopathy lymphangiograms lymphocytosises lymphogranuloma lymphosarcomata lyophilizations lysogenizations
16 letters 2
lymphangiography lymphogranulomas
17 letters 3
lymphadenopathies lymphangiographic lymphogranulomata
18 letters 1
lymphangiographies
20 letters 2
lymphogranulomatoses lymphogranulomatosis
Using these words
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