6 Letter Words That Start With LY

All 20 six-letter words beginning with LY, scored for Scrabble and Words With Friends.

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Letter run takes _ as a one-letter gap, so E_O finds lemon. Dictionary keeps only the words your game accepts.

All words · 20
lyases9
lycees11
lyceum13
lychee14
lyches14
lycras11
lyings10
lymphs16
lynxes16
lyrate9
lyrics11
lyrism11
lyrist9
lysate9
lysine9
lysing10
lysins9
lyssas9
lyttae9
lyttas9

6 letter words beginning LY

There are 20 6 letter words beginning with LY in our dictionary — about 3% of the 661 6 letter words that start with L.

Not every game takes every word. Of these 20:20 are valid in Scrabble US, 20 are valid in Scrabble UK and 20 are valid in Words With Friends. Use the Dictionary filter under More filters to keep only the ones your game accepts.

Highest scoring

The best Scrabble play on this list is lynxes at 16 points. The top of the table:

  • lynxes · 16 pts
  • lymphs · 16 pts
  • lychee · 14 pts
  • lyches · 14 pts
  • lyceum · 13 pts
  • lyrics · 11 pts

How the rest of the word behaves

11 of them end with S, 5 of them end with E and 2 of them end with M.7of them repeat a letter, which matters when you are working out whether a yellow tile can appear twice.

Using this list

Type the letters you already know into the solver at the top of the page. Put confirmed letters in Right spot in the slot they occupy, letters you know are present but misplaced in Wrong spot, and dead letters in Not in the word. The list narrows as you go, and the answer is never revealed for you.