Words that start with 'bom' and contain 'y'


Your search term has resulted in 16 suitable results.

6 letter words

  • bombay
  • bombyx

8 letter words

  • bombycid
  • bombyxes

9 letter words

  • bombastry
  • bombycids
  • bombycina
  • bombycine

10 letter words

  • bombycidae
  • bombycilla
  • bombylious

11 letter words

  • bombyciform
  • bombycinous
  • bombyliidae

13 letter words

  • bombastically
  • bombycillidae

Which word in particular from this list has the largest letter count?
The longest word one can assemble from words that start with 'bom' and include 'y' is 'bombastically', which is made up of 13 letters.

Which word that starts with 'bom' and includes 'y' is the most interesting?
You'll note many interesting words in this list, although our favorite word is 'bombycinous'. It means "1. Silken; made of silk. [Obs.] Coles. 2. Being of the color of the silkworm; transparent with a yellow tint. E. Darwin.".

In Scrabble, what is the highest score possible using this list of words starting with 'bom' that contain 'y'?
One can make 'bombyxes' which scores 24 in Scrabble.

In total, how many words are there using the combination of letters requested?
From this page of words that start with 'bom' and contain 'y', you have 16 effective combinations which can be selected.