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13 Letter Words Starting With LY

There are 36 valid 13 letter words that start with LY, drawn from NWL2023, CSW24, and Words With Friends. Sorted below by score, with the single highest scorer called out.

Highest Scoring 13-Letter Words

US Scrabble (NWL)

lycanthropize - 32 points

UK Scrabble (CSW)

lycanthropize - 32 points

Words With Friends

lycanthropize - 34 points

13 Letter Words (36)

View all words starting with LY

Top 20 Highest-Scoring 13 Letter Words Starting With ly

Point values shown for US Scrabble, UK Scrabble, and Words With Friends. The average across this full 36 word list is 78.7 combined points.

Rank Word US Scrabble UK Scrabble WWF Points Total
#1 lycanthropies 23 23 25 71
#2 lycanthropist 23 23 25 71
🏆 #3 lycanthropize 32 32 34 98
#4 lycanthropous 23 23 26 72
#5 lycoperdaceae 23 23 26 72
#6 lycopodiaceae 23 23 26 72
#7 lyencephalous 23 23 27 73
#8 lymphadenitis 24 24 26 74
#9 lymphadenomas 26 26 29 81
#10 lymphadenosis 24 24 26 74
#11 lymphangeitis 24 24 27 75
#12 lymphangiitis 24 24 27 75
#13 lymphangiomas 26 26 30 82
#14 lymphatically 28 28 31 87
#15 lymphatolysin 26 26 28 80
#16 lymphatolysis 26 26 27 79
#17 lymphatolytic 28 28 30 86
#18 lymphoadenoma 26 26 29 81
#19 lymphoblastic 27 27 31 85
#20 lymphocytoses 28 28 29 85

Where 13 Letter Words Fit on the Board

At 13 letters, a word almost always uses your entire rack plus tiles already on the board these are realistically bingo-adjacent plays rather than everyday moves, which is why the list leans heavily on compound and suffixed forms (-nesses, -ation, -izing). If you're looking for words you can play more often, shorter lengths starting with LY will give you far more flexible options try 13 letter words starting with LY for a more practical middle ground.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the highest-scoring 13 letter word starting with ly?

lycanthropize — worth 98 combined points (US Scrabble: 32, UK Scrabble: 32, Words With Friends: 34).

How many 13 letter words start with ly?

36 valid words, combining entries from NWL2023, CSW24, and the Words With Friends dictionary.

Are 13 letter words realistic to actually play?

Only occasionally — you'd need most of your rack plus letters already on the board to reach 13 tiles. They're worth knowing for the rare bingo-extension play, but for regular turns, shorter ly words will come up far more often.