98 words
3-letter words with Y
98 words.
- pyx15
- jay13
- joy13
- oxy13
- why12
- hyp11
- kay10
- key10
- sky10
- yak10
- yok10
- yuk10
- fay9
- fey9
- fly9
- foy9
- fry9
- gym9
- gyp9
- hay9
- hey9
- hoy9
- ivy9
- shy9
- thy9
- way9
- wry9
- wye9
- wyn9
- yah9
- yaw9
- yay9
- yeh9
- yew9
- yow9
- aby8
- bay8
- bey8
- boy8
- buy8
- bye8
- bys8
- cay8
- coy8
- cry8
- icy8
- may8
- pay8
- ply8
- pry8
- pya8
- pye8
- spy8
- yam8
- yap8
- yep8
- yip8
- yob8
- yom8
- yum8
- yup8
- day7
- dey7
- dry7
- dye7
- gay7
- gey7
- goy7
- guy7
- yid7
- yod7
- any6
- aye6
- ays6
- eye6
- lay6
- ley6
- lye6
- nay6
- ray6
- rya6
- rye6
- say6
- sly6
- soy6
- sty6
- syn6
- toy6
- try6
- tye6
- yar6
- yea6
- yen6
- yes6
- yet6
- yin6
- yon6
- you6
How this list is built
- Every word here comes from ENABLE, a lexicon released to the public domain — 172,823 words. It is the list this site can legally publish in full, and it is stated openly rather than implied.
- The tournament lists — TWL/OWL in North America, Collins/SOWPODS elsewhere — are copyrighted compilations. They are not used here and not merged in. A small number of words will therefore differ from what a given game accepts.
- Scores use the standard tile values (A=1 … Q=10, Z=10) and ignore board bonuses, which depend on where you place the word, not on the word itself.
- Lists are ordered by score, then alphabetically — the order that is useful when you are choosing a play, rather than alphabetical for its own sake.
SOURCE·ENABLE (Enhanced North American Benchmark Lexicon)·Public domain. 172,823 words. Tournament lists (TWL, Collins) are copyrighted and not used.·REVIEWED AUG 2026
SOURCE·ENABLE public-domain lexicon (172,823 words)·lists and scores computed from the lexicon, see method·REVIEWED AUG 2026