How many 3-letter words are containing Y?

There are 98 three-letter words containing Y in the ENABLE word list.

What is the highest-scoring 3-letter word containing Y?

PYX scores 15 points in Scrabble, before any bonus squares.

Are these words valid in Scrabble and Words With Friends?

They come from the ENABLE list, which Words With Friends is based on. Almost all are also valid in Scrabble, though tournament lists differ slightly.

3 Letter Words Containing Y

There are 98 three-letter words containing Y. Search them with your own letters, or browse the full list below.

All 3-letter words containing Y

Starting with A4

aby₈
any₆
aye₆
ays₆

Starting with B6

bay₈
bey₈
boy₈
buy₈
bye₈
bys₈

Starting with C3

cay₈
coy₈
cry₈

Starting with D4

day₇
dey₇
dry₇
dye₇

Starting with E1

eye₆

Starting with F5

fay₉
fey₉
fly₉
foy₉
fry₉

Starting with G6

gay₇
gey₇
goy₇
guy₇
gym₉
gyp₉

Starting with H4

hay₉
hey₉
hoy₉
hyp₁₁

Starting with I2

icy₈
ivy₉

Starting with J2

jay₁₃
joy₁₃

Starting with K2

kay₁₀
key₁₀

Starting with L3

lay₆
ley₆
lye₆

Starting with M1

may₈

Starting with N1

nay₆

Starting with O1

oxy₁₃

Starting with P6

pay₈
ply₈
pry₈
pya₈
pye₈
pyx₁₅

Starting with R3

ray₆
rya₆
rye₆

Starting with S8

say₆
shy₉
sky₁₀
sly₆
soy₆
spy₈
sty₆
syn₆

Starting with T4

thy₉
toy₆
try₆
tye₆

Starting with W5

way₉
why₁₂
wry₉
wye₉
wyn₉

Starting with Y27

yah₉
yak₁₀
yam₈
yap₈
yar₆
yaw₉
yay₉
yea₆
yeh₉
yen₆
yep₈
yes₆
yet₆
yew₉
yid₇
yin₆
yip₈
yob₈
yod₇
yok₁₀
yom₈
yon₆
you₆
yow₉
yuk₁₀
yum₈
yup₈

Quick facts

The highest-scoring word is PYX, worth 15 points in Scrabble.
72 of these words have only one vowel, which helps when your rack is short on vowels.

3-letter words containing other letters

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Questions

How many 3-letter words are containing Y?: There are 98 three-letter words containing Y in the ENABLE word list.
What is the highest-scoring 3-letter word containing Y?: PYX scores 15 points in Scrabble, before any bonus squares.
Are these words valid in Scrabble and Words With Friends?: They come from the ENABLE list, which Words With Friends is based on. Almost all are also valid in Scrabble, though tournament lists differ slightly.