How many words start with LY?

254, from 3 letters up to 15. All of them are on this page.

What is the highest scoring word that start with LY?

LYMPHADENOPATHY at 34 points in Scrabble, and LYMPHADENOPATHY at 35 in Words With Friends, because the two games score the tiles differently.

Are there words that start with LY with no vowels?

Yes, 7: LYCH, LYM, LYMPH, LYMPHS, LYMS, LYNCH.

Words by starting letters

Words Starting With LY

Q: What are some words that start with LY?

LYAM, LYAMS, LYARD, LYART, LYASE, LYASES, LYCAENID, LYCAENIDS, LYCANTHROPE, LYCANTHROPES and 244 more on this page.

There are 254 words that start with LY, from 3 letters to 15. The highest scoring is LYMPHADENOPATHY at 34 points in Scrabble, and 23 of them carry a J, Q, X or Z.

The List

Most common words first, then the rest A to Z.

LYRICS LYING LYRIC LYNCH LYNX LYMPHOMA LYMPH LYME LYMPHOCYTES LYCRA LYRICAL LYAM LYAMS LYARD LYART LYASE LYASES LYCAENID LYCAENIDS LYCANTHROPE LYCANTHROPES LYCANTHROPIC LYCANTHROPIES LYCANTHROPIST LYCANTHROPISTS LYCANTHROPY LYCEA LYCEE LYCEES LYCEUM LYCEUMS LYCH LYCHEE LYCHEES LYCHES LYCHGATE LYCHGATES LYCHNIS LYCHNISES LYCHNOSCOPE LYCHNOSCOPES LYCOPENE LYCOPENES LYCOPOD LYCOPODIUM LYCOPODIUMS LYCOPODS LYCRAS LYDDITE LYDDITES LYE LYES LYFULL LYINGLY LYINGS LYKEWAKE LYKEWAKES LYKEWALK LYKEWALKS LYM LYMES LYMITER LYMITERS LYMPHAD LYMPHADENITIS LYMPHADENITISES LYMPHADENOPATHY LYMPHADS LYMPHANGIAL LYMPHANGIOGRAM LYMPHANGIOGRAMS LYMPHANGITIC LYMPHANGITIDES LYMPHANGITIS LYMPHANGITISES LYMPHATIC LYMPHATICALLY LYMPHATICS LYMPHOADENOMA LYMPHOADENOMAS LYMPHOADENOMATA LYMPHOBLAST LYMPHOBLASTIC LYMPHOBLASTS LYMPHOCYTE LYMPHOCYTIC LYMPHOCYTOPENIA LYMPHOCYTOSES LYMPHOCYTOSIS LYMPHOCYTOSISES LYMPHOCYTOTIC LYMPHOGRAM LYMPHOGRAMS LYMPHOGRANULOMA LYMPHOGRAPHIC LYMPHOGRAPHIES LYMPHOGRAPHY LYMPHOID LYMPHOKINE LYMPHOKINES LYMPHOMAS LYMPHOMATA LYMPHOMATOID LYMPHOMATOSES LYMPHOMATOSIS LYMPHOMATOUS LYMPHOPENIA LYMPHOPENIAS LYMPHOPOIESES LYMPHOPOIESIS LYMPHOPOIETIC LYMPHOSARCOMA LYMPHOSARCOMAS LYMPHOSARCOMATA LYMPHOTROPHIC LYMPHS LYMS LYNAGE LYNAGES LYNCEAN LYNCHED LYNCHER LYNCHERS LYNCHES LYNCHET LYNCHETS LYNCHING LYNCHINGS LYNCHPIN LYNCHPINS LYNE LYNES LYNXES LYNXLIKE LYOLYSES LYOLYSIS LYOMEROUS LYONNAISE LYOPHIL LYOPHILE LYOPHILED LYOPHILIC LYOPHILISATION LYOPHILISATIONS LYOPHILISE LYOPHILISED LYOPHILISER LYOPHILISERS LYOPHILISES LYOPHILISING LYOPHILIZATION LYOPHILIZATIONS LYOPHILIZE LYOPHILIZED LYOPHILIZER LYOPHILIZERS LYOPHILIZES LYOPHILIZING LYOPHOBE LYOPHOBIC LYOSORPTION LYOSORPTIONS LYRA LYRATE LYRATED LYRATELY LYRE LYREBIRD LYREBIRDS LYRES LYRICALLY LYRICALNESS LYRICALNESSES LYRICISE LYRICISED LYRICISES LYRICISING LYRICISM LYRICISMS LYRICIST LYRICISTS LYRICIZE LYRICIZED LYRICIZES LYRICIZING LYRICON LYRICONS LYRIFORM LYRISM LYRISMS LYRIST LYRISTS LYSATE LYSATES LYSE LYSED LYSERGIC LYSERGIDE LYSERGIDES LYSES LYSIGENETIC LYSIGENIC LYSIGENOUS LYSIMETER LYSIMETERS LYSIMETRIC LYSIN LYSINE LYSINES LYSING LYSINS LYSIS LYSOGEN LYSOGENIC LYSOGENICITIES LYSOGENICITY LYSOGENIES LYSOGENISATION LYSOGENISATIONS LYSOGENISE LYSOGENISED LYSOGENISES LYSOGENISING LYSOGENIZATION LYSOGENIZATIONS LYSOGENIZE LYSOGENIZED LYSOGENIZES LYSOGENIZING LYSOGENS LYSOGENY LYSOL LYSOLECITHIN LYSOLECITHINS LYSOLS LYSOSOMAL LYSOSOME LYSOSOMES LYSOZYME LYSOZYMES LYSSA LYSSAS LYTE LYTED LYTES LYTHE LYTHES LYTHRACEOUS LYTIC LYTICALLY LYTING LYTTA LYTTAE LYTTAS

Common Words Starting With LY And What They Mean

The most familiar words on this page and what they mean. Tap any word for its full entry, score and anagrams.

LYRICS adjective form of LYRIC: expressing deep emotion
LYING noun the deliberate act of deviating from the truth
LYRIC adjective expressing deep emotion
LYNX noun a text browser
LYMPHOMA noun a neoplasm of lymph tissue that is usually malignant
LYMPH noun a thin coagulable fluid (similar to plasma but) containing white blood cells (lymphocytes) and chyle
LYRICAL adjective suitable for or suggestive of singing
LYE noun a strong solution of sodium or potassium hydroxide
LYES noun form of LYE: a strong solution of sodium or potassium hydroxide
LYRE noun a harp used by ancient Greeks for accompaniment

Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Nearby Lists

LA · LE · LI · LO · LU

Narrower still, 7 longer openings: LYC · LYM · LYN · LYO · LYR · LYS · LYT

All of them: Words by starting letters.

Just the five letter ones: 5 letter words starting with L.