Words that start with LY
172 words begin with LY, and LYMPHADENOPATHY scores the most at 34 points.
Results
15-letter words count:8
14-letter words count:6
13-letter words count:12
12-letter words count:12
11-letter words count:18
10-letter words count:15
9-letter words count:24
8-letter words count:20
7-letter words count:17
6-letter words count:18
5-letter words count:17
4-letter words count:4
3-letter words count:1
The words in full
Searching for words that begin with LY turns up 172 of them, grouped below by how long they are.
8 words reach 15 letters, the longest here. The bulk sit at 9 letters with 24 entries.
The useful details
Scrabble values put LYMPHADENOPATHY at 34 points on top. It tops both tables: 35 in Words With Friends as well.
Top of the list by length: LYMPHADENOPATHY, LYOPHILIZATIONS and LYMPHOCYTOSISES, all 15 letters.
Only the highest-scoring words are shown. Use the solver above with a starting or ending filter to find the rest.
What some of these mean
- lymphadenopathy
- chronic abnormal enlargement of the lymph nodes (usually associated with disease)
- lymphogranuloma
- swelling of a lymph node
- lyophilization
- a method of drying food or blood plasma or pharmaceuticals or tissue without destroying their physical structure
- lymphangiogram
- an angiogram of the lymph nodes and lymph vessels made after the injection of a radiopaque substance
- lysogenization
- the process by which a bacterium acquires a phage that becomes integrated into its genome
Common questions
- How many words start with LY?
- 172, ranging from 3 to 15 letters.
- What is the best scoring word that starts with LY?
- LYMPHADENOPATHY, worth 34 points in Scrabble.
- What is the longest word that starts with LY?
- LYMPHADENOPATHY and LYOPHILIZATIONS, at 15 letters.