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13 Letter Words Starting With TY

There are 20 valid 13 letter words that start with TY, 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)

typhloempyema - 30 points

UK Scrabble (CSW)

typhloempyema - 30 points

Words With Friends

typhloempyema - 32 points

13 Letter Words (20)

View all words starting with TY

Top 20 Highest-Scoring 13 Letter Words Starting With ty

Point values shown for US Scrabble, UK Scrabble, and Words With Friends. The average across this full 20 word list is 69.7 combined points.

Rank Word US Scrabble UK Scrabble WWF Points Total
#1 tylostomaceae 20 20 22 62
#2 tyndallimetry 22 22 24 68
#3 typefoundings 23 23 27 73
#4 typefoundries 22 22 24 68
🏆 #5 typhloempyema 30 30 32 92
#6 typhomalarial 23 23 25 71
#7 typicalnesses 20 20 23 63
#8 typifications 23 23 25 71
#9 typographical 26 26 29 81
#10 typographists 24 24 25 73
#11 typologically 24 24 28 76
#12 typotelegraph 24 24 26 74
#13 typotheriidae 22 22 21 65
#14 tyrannisingly 20 20 23 63
#15 tyrannizingly 29 29 32 90
#16 tyrannophobia 23 23 25 71
#17 tyrannosaurid 17 17 19 53
#18 tyrannosaurus 16 16 19 51
#19 tyrannousness 16 16 19 51
#20 tyroglyphidae 26 26 26 78

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 TY will give you far more flexible options try 13 letter words starting with TY for a more practical middle ground.

Frequently Asked Questions

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

typhloempyema — worth 92 combined points (US Scrabble: 30, UK Scrabble: 30, Words With Friends: 32).

How many 13 letter words start with ty?

20 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 ty words will come up far more often.