Words that contain 'yl' and end in 'ae'


Overall there are 72 words that are possible to use from the dictionary for this search.

6 letter words

  • phylae
  • sylvae

7 letter words

  • hylidae

8 letter words

  • pterylae
  • sibyllae
  • syllidae

9 letter words

  • dorylinae
  • gryllidae
  • psyllidae
  • scyllidae
  • sylviidae
  • sylviinae

10 letter words

  • bethylidae
  • corylaceae
  • erotylidae
  • scylliidae
  • stylopidae

11 letter words

  • bombyliidae
  • botryllidae
  • dicotylidae
  • phylloxerae
  • scyllaeidae
  • scyllaridae
  • spondylidae
  • trachylinae
  • xylariaceae
  • xylocopidae

12 letter words

  • crocodylidae
  • eurylaimidae
  • myliobatidae
  • mylodontidae
  • sylvicolidae
  • stylidiaceae
  • strongylidae
  • xylophagidae
  • zygodactylae

13 letter words

  • gonystylaceae
  • oxylabracidae
  • phylloxeridae
  • staphyleaceae
  • staphylinidae
  • stylasteridae
  • tylostomaceae

14 letter words

  • amaryllidaceae
  • asteroxylaceae
  • endophyllaceae
  • gyrodactylidae
  • heterodactylae
  • phyllostomidae
  • phyllostominae
  • podophyllaceae
  • sarcopsyllidae
  • zanthoxylaceae
  • zygophyllaceae

15 letter words

  • caryophyllaceae
  • cyathophyllidae
  • dactylopteridae
  • erythroxylaceae
  • hydrophyllaceae
  • leptodactylidae
  • phylloceratidae
  • pterodactylidae
  • scylliorhinidae

16 letter words

  • ceratophyllaceae
  • dolichopsyllidae
  • hymenophyllaceae
  • pentaphylacaceae
  • phyllostomatidae
  • phyllostomatinae
  • sphenophyllaceae

17 letter words

  • cercidiphyllaceae
  • rhodophyllidaceae

Which is the most unusual word that has 'yl' in and ends with 'ae'?
'Zygodactylae' definitely ranks as the most weird word in our list of words that have 'yl' in and end with 'ae'. According to the Oxford dictionary, 'zygodactylae' means "The zygodactylous birds. In a restricted sense applied to a division of birds which includes the barbets, toucans, honey guides, and other related birds.".

What's the highest scoring word you can play in Scrabble ?
One can make 'hylidae' which gets 14 points in Scrabble.

In total, how many words are there using the combination of letters requested?
Overall, one could create 72 words.

How many letters are in the largest word from this list?
The biggest word on this page is 'cercidiphyllaceae', which contains of 17 characters