406 Words Starting With CY
The prefix CY appears in 406 words, from 4-letter words up to 15 letters. The biggest cluster is 9-letter words with 69 entries. Average word length: 9.5 letters.
C is the second most productive starting letter, thanks to its dual pronunciation: hard before A, O, U (cat, corn, cup) and soft before E, I, Y (cell, city, cycle).
Highest-scoring Scrabble plays that start with CY: CYCLOHEXYLAMINE (37 pts), CYCLOHEXIMIDES (34 pts), CYCLOHEXIMIDE (33 pts), CYCLOHEXANONES (31 pts), CYCLAZOCINES (30 pts). The shortest is CYAN (4 letters) and the longest is CYANOCOBALAMINE (15 letters). For more high-value patterns, try words ending in LID.
Notable words: CYAN — a greenish-blue colour [n].; CYANO — having to do with cyanogen [adj].; CYANIC — of or belonging to cyanogen, as in cyanic acid, an acid composed of cyanogen, oxygen and hydrogen [adj].; CYANATE — a salt of cyanic acid [n]. Browse words starting with ZAX for another common pattern.
FAQ
What is the highest-scoring Scrabble word that starts with CY?
CYCLOHEXYLAMINE scores 37 points. Runner-up: CYCLOHEXIMIDES at 34 points. See words ending in BONE for more high-value options.
How many words start with CY?
Our dictionary has 406 words that start with CY. They range from 4 to 15 letters, with 9-letter words being the most common (69).
What is the shortest word that starts with CY?
CYAN at just 4 letters. It means: a greenish-blue colour [n].
Four-Letter Words (4)
CYANCYMACYMECYST
Five-Letter Words (17)
CYANOCYANSCYBERCYCADCYCASCYCLECYCLOCYDERCYLIXCYMAECYMARCYMASCYMESCYMOLCYNICCYSTSCYTON
Six-Letter Words (29)
CYANICCYANIDCYANINCYBORGCYCADSCYCLEDCYCLERCYCLESCYCLICCYCLINCYCLOSCYDERSCYESESCYESISCYGNETCYMARSCYMBALCYMENECYMLINCYMOIDCYMOLSCYMOSECYMOUSCYNICSCYPHERCYPRESCYPRUSCYSTICCYTONS
Seven-Letter Words (35)
CYANATECYANIDECYANIDSCYANINECYANINSCYANITECYBORGSCYCASESCYCASINCYCLASECYCLERSCYCLERYCYCLINGCYCLINSCYCLISTCYCLIZECYCLOIDCYCLONECYCLOPSCYGNETSCYLICESCYMATIACYMBALSCYMENESCYMLINGCYMLINSCYNICALCYPHERSCYPRESSCYPRIANCYPSELACYSTEINCYSTINECYSTOIDCYTOSOL
Eight-Letter Words (61)
CYANAMIDCYANATESCYANIDEDCYANIDESCYANINESCYANITESCYANITICCYANOGENCYANOSEDCYANOSESCYANOSISCYANOTICCYBERSEXCYCASINSCYCLAMENCYCLASESCYCLECARCYCLEWAYCYCLICALCYCLICLYCYCLINGSCYCLISTSCYCLITOLCYCLIZEDCYCLIZESCYCLOIDSCYCLONALCYCLONESCYCLONICCYCLOPESCYCLOSESCYCLOSISCYLINDERCYMATIUMCYMBALERCYMBALOMCYMBIDIACYMBLINGCYMLINGSCYMOGENECYMOSELYCYNICISMCYNOSURECYPHEREDCYPRESESCYPRIANSCYPRINIDCYPRUSESCYPSELAECYSTEINECYSTEINSCYSTINESCYSTITISCYSTOIDSCYTASTERCYTIDINECYTOGENYCYTOKINECYTOLOGYCYTOSINECYTOSOLS
Nine-Letter Words (69)
CYANAMIDECYANAMIDSCYANIDINGCYANOGENSCYANOTYPECYANURATECYBERCAFECYBERCASTCYBERNATECYBERNAUTCYBERPORNCYBERPUNKCYBRARIANCYCADEOIDCYCLAMATECYCLAMENSCYCLECARSCYCLERIESCYCLEWAYSCYCLICALSCYCLICITYCYCLITOLSCYCLIZINECYCLIZINGCYCLOIDALCYCLONITECYCLOPEANCYCLORAMACYCLOTRONCYLINDERSCYLINDRICCYMBALEERCYMBALERSCYMBALISTCYMBALOMSCYMBIDIUMCYMBLINGSCYMOGENESCYMOGRAPHCYMOPHANECYNICALLYCYNICISMSCYNOSURALCYNOSURESCYPHERINGCYPRESSESCYPRINIDSCYPRINOIDCYSTEINESCYSTEINICCYSTOCARPCYSTOCELECYSTOLITHCYSTOTOMYCYTASTERSCYTIDINESCYTOKINESCYTOKININCYTOLOGICCYTOLYSESCYTOLYSINCYTOLYSISCYTOLYTICCYTOPLASMCYTOPLASTCYTOSINESCYTOSOLICCYTOTOXICCYTOTOXIN
Ten-Letter Words (58)
CYANAMIDESCYANOGENICCYANOTYPESCYANURATESCYBERCAFESCYBERCASTSCYBERNATEDCYBERNATESCYBERNAUTSCYBERNETICCYBERPORNSCYBERPUNKSCYBERSEXESCYBERSPACECYBRARIANSCYCADEOIDSCYCLAMATESCYCLICALLYCYCLIZINESCYCLODIENECYCLOMETERCYCLONITESCYCLOPEDIACYCLOPEDICCYCLORAMASCYCLORAMICCYCLOSTOMECYCLOSTYLECYCLOTOMICCYCLOTRONSCYLINDEREDCYMBALEERSCYMBALISTSCYMBIDIUMSCYMOGRAPHSCYMOPHANESCYPRINOIDSCYSTEAMINECYSTICERCICYSTINURIACYSTITIDESCYSTOCARPSCYSTOCELESCYSTOLITHSCYSTOSCOPECYSTOSCOPYCYTOCHROMECYTOGENIESCYTOKININSCYTOLOGIESCYTOLOGISTCYTOLYSINSCYTOPATHICCYTOPHILICCYTOPLASMSCYTOPLASTSCYTOSTATICCYTOTOXINS
Eleven-Letter Words (42)
CYANOHYDRINCYBERNATINGCYBERNATIONCYBERNETICSCYBERSPACESCYCADOPHYTECYCLAZOCINECYCLICALITYCYCLICITIESCYCLIZATIONCYCLODIENESCYCLOHEXANECYCLOMETERSCYCLOOLEFINCYCLOPAEDIACYCLOPEDIASCYCLOSERINECYCLOSTOMESCYCLOSTYLEDCYCLOSTYLESCYCLOTHYMIACYCLOTHYMICCYLINDERINGCYLINDRICALCYPRIPEDIUMCYPROTERONECYSTEAMINESCYSTICERCUSCYSTINURIASCYSTOSCOPESCYSTOSCOPICCYSTOTOMIESCYTOCHROMESCYTOGENETICCYTOKINESESCYTOKINESISCYTOKINETICCYTOLOGICALCYTOLOGISTSCYTOMEGALICCYTOPLASMICCYTOSTATICS
Twelve-Letter Words (33)
CYANOGENESESCYANOGENESISCYANOGENETICCYANOHYDRINSCYBERNATIONSCYBERNETICALCYCADOPHYTESCYCLAZOCINESCYCLIZATIONSCYCLODEXTRINCYCLOGENESESCYCLOGENESISCYCLOHEXANESCYCLONICALLYCYCLOOLEFINSCYCLOPAEDIASCYCLOPROPANECYCLOSERINESCYCLOSPORINECYCLOSTYLINGCYCLOTHYMIASCYPRIPEDIUMSCYPROTERONESCYSTICERCOIDCYSTOSCOPIESCYTOCHALASINCYTOCHEMICALCYTOGENETICSCYTOMEMBRANECYTOSKELETALCYTOSKELETONCYTOTAXONOMYCYTOTOXICITY
Thirteen-Letter Words (25)
CYANOACRYLATECYANOBACTERIACYANOETHYLATECYBERNETICIANCYBERNETICISTCYCLICALITIESCYCLOADDITIONCYCLODEXTRINSCYCLOHEXANONECYCLOHEXIMIDECYCLOOLEFINICCYCLOPARAFFINCYCLOPROPANESCYCLOSPORINESCYLINDRICALLYCYSTICERCOIDSCYSTICERCOSESCYSTICERCOSISCYTOCHALASINSCYTOCHEMISTRYCYTOGENETICALCYTOLOGICALLYCYTOMEMBRANESCYTOSKELETONSCYTOTAXONOMIC
Fourteen-Letter Words (21)
CYANOACRYLATESCYANOBACTERIUMCYANOCOBALAMINCYANOETHYLATEDCYANOETHYLATESCYBERNETICALLYCYBERNETICIANSCYBERNETICISTSCYCLOADDITIONSCYCLOALIPHATICCYCLOHEXANONESCYCLOHEXIMIDESCYCLOPARAFFINSCYPROHEPTADINECYTOGENETICISTCYTOPATHOGENICCYTOPHOTOMETRYCYTOSTATICALLYCYTOTAXONOMIESCYTOTECHNOLOGYCYTOTOXICITIES
Fifteen-Letter Words (12)
CYANOCOBALAMINECYANOCOBALAMINSCYANOETHYLATINGCYANOETHYLATIONCYCLOHEXYLAMINECYPROHEPTADINESCYTOCHEMISTRIESCYTOGENETICALLYCYTOGENETICISTSCYTOMEGALOVIRUSCYTOPHOTOMETRICCYTOPLASMICALLY