8-Letter Words Containing Y

There are 3468 8-letter words that contain Y. 1411 are common words, such as ABEYANCE and ABJECTLY. A rarer one is ZYZZYVAS. In this set, E is the most frequent open letter (1798 words). 668 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 3,468

Common words

abeyanceabjectlyabruptlyabsentlyabsurdlyaccuracyacerbityacolytesacridityacrimonyacronymsacrylics
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About this list

Words
3468 (1411 common words)
Common example
abeyance
Rare example
zyzzyvas
Doubled letters
668
Ending in S
668
Most frequent letter
E (1798)

Questions

How many 8-letter words containing y are there?

3468. 1411 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

ABEYANCE is among the common words in this set.