9 Letter Words Starting With MY
There are 166 valid 9 letter words that start with MY, drawn from NWL2023, CSW24, and Words With Friends. Sorted below by score, with the single highest scorer called out.
Highest Scoring 9-Letter Words
US Scrabble (NWL)
mycorhiza - 28 points
UK Scrabble (CSW)
mycorhiza - 28 points
Words With Friends
mycorhiza - 28 points
9 Letter Words (166)
View all words starting with MYTop 20 Highest-Scoring 9 Letter Words Starting With my
Point values shown for US Scrabble, UK Scrabble, and Words With Friends. The average across this full 166 word list is 65.8 combined points.
| Rank | Word | US Scrabble | UK Scrabble | WWF Points | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | myatrophy | 22 | 22 | 21 | 65 |
| #2 | mycelioid | 17 | 17 | 19 | 53 |
| #3 | mycenaean | 16 | 16 | 19 | 51 |
| #4 | mycetomas | 18 | 18 | 20 | 56 |
| #5 | mycetozoa | 25 | 25 | 26 | 76 |
| #6 | mycobiont | 18 | 18 | 21 | 57 |
| #7 | mycoderma | 19 | 19 | 21 | 59 |
| #8 | mycoflora | 19 | 19 | 21 | 59 |
| #9 | mycohemia | 21 | 21 | 22 | 64 |
| #10 | mycologic | 19 | 19 | 23 | 61 |
| #11 | mycomycin | 23 | 23 | 26 | 72 |
| #12 | mycophagy | 25 | 25 | 26 | 76 |
| #13 | mycophile | 21 | 21 | 23 | 65 |
| #14 | mycophyte | 24 | 24 | 24 | 72 |
| #15 | mycoplana | 18 | 18 | 22 | 58 |
| #16 | mycoplasm | 20 | 20 | 24 | 64 |
| 🏆 #17 | mycorhiza | 28 | 28 | 28 | 84 |
| #18 | mycosozin | 25 | 25 | 27 | 77 |
| #19 | mycotoxic | 25 | 25 | 27 | 77 |
| #20 | mycotoxin | 23 | 23 | 25 | 71 |
Where 9 Letter Words Fit on the Board
At 9 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 MY will give you far more flexible options try 9 letter words starting with MY for a more practical middle ground.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the highest-scoring 9 letter word starting with my?
mycorhiza — worth 84 combined points (US Scrabble: 28, UK Scrabble: 28, Words With Friends: 28).
How many 9 letter words start with my?
166 valid words, combining entries from NWL2023, CSW24, and the Words With Friends dictionary.
Are 9 letter words realistic to actually play?
Only occasionally — you'd need most of your rack plus letters already on the board to reach 9 tiles. They're worth knowing for the rare bingo-extension play, but for regular turns, shorter my words will come up far more often.