Words that contain 'y' and end in 'sis'


This is a popular word choice, so much so that there are over 100 words from the dictionary to pick from.

5 letter words

  • lysis
  • mysis

6 letter words

  • cyesis
  • clysis
  • myasis
  • myosis
  • physis
  • pyosis

7 letter words

  • acyesis
  • chrysis
  • ecdysis
  • endysis
  • hybosis
  • kalysis
  • krypsis
  • mycosis
  • myiasis
  • myiosis
  • pyrosis
  • sycosis
  • synesis
  • stypsis
  • tylosis
  • zygosis
  • zymosis

8 letter words

  • amylosis
  • analysis
  • apolysis
  • axolysis
  • biolysis
  • chylosis
  • cyanosis
  • cyclosis
  • cyllosis
  • cyphosis
  • cyrtosis
  • dialysis
  • eccyesis
  • empyesis
  • emptysis
  • gryposis
  • hypnosis
  • isolysis
  • kyphosis
  • lycopsis
  • lyolysis
  • myolysis
  • myotasis
  • oocyesis
  • phylesis
  • phytosis
  • pycnosis
  • pyemesis
  • symbasis
  • synapsis
  • syndesis
  • synopsis
  • syntasis
  • systasis
  • thyrosis
  • typhosis
  • tyriasis

9 letter words

  • anecdysis
  • ankylosis
  • antilysis
  • apophysis
  • argyrosis
  • asynapsis
  • asyndesis
  • athyrosis
  • atmolysis
  • autolysis
  • basilysis
  • caryopsis
  • catalysis
  • cytolysis
  • corelysis
  • diaphysis
  • diapyesis
  • diphyesis
  • emphlysis
  • empyrosis
  • enzymosis
  • epicyesis
  • epiphysis
  • hemolysis
  • hypacusis
  • hypinosis
  • hypobasis
  • homolysis
  • katalysis
  • ketolysis
  • lipolysis
  • mazolysis
  • mydriasis
  • myentasis
  • nymphosis
  • onychosis
  • oryzopsis
  • otopyosis
  • pachynsis
  • paralysis
  • pyoptysis
  • pyrolysis
  • polyposis
  • psychosis
  • rytidosis

10 letter words

  • acetolysis
  • acidolysis
  • adipolysis
  • amblyopsis
  • amylolysis
  • aminolysis
  • anchylosis
  • anhydrosis
  • antholysis
  • apicolysis
  • athyreosis
  • beryllosis
  • byssinosis
  • caseolysis
  • chemolysis
  • chrysopsis
  • cyclolysis
  • cystinosis
  • cytoclasis
  • coloclysis
  • corylopsis
  • dermolysis
  • desynapsis
  • dysacousis
  • dysgenesis
  • dysidrosis
  • ecchymosis
  • erythrosis
  • exocytosis
  • glycolysis
  • glycuresis
  • globulysis
  • glucolysis
  • haemolysis
  • hemoptysis
  • hyalinosis
  • hydrolysis
  • hypocrisis
  • hypomnesis
  • hypophysis
  • hypopiesis
  • hypoptosis
  • hypostasis
  • hypothesis
  • hysteresis

11 letter words

  • adrenolysis
  • alcoholysis
  • amyloidosis
  • amminolysis
  • ammonolysis
  • anacalypsis
  • anapophysis
  • anoxybiosis
  • antipyresis
  • berylliosis
  • cantholysis
  • cardiolysis
  • celiocyesis
  • celiopyosis
  • chylidrosis
  • chromolysis
  • cyanidrosis
  • cystelcosis
  • cystoptosis
  • cytogenesis
  • cytokinesis
  • colpeurysis
  • diapophysis
  • elytroposis
  • emphyteusis
  • endocytosis
  • enterolysis
  • enzymolysis
  • epapophysis
  • epepophysis
  • ethanolysis
  • frontolysis
  • gastrolysis
  • gynogenesis
  • glossolysis
  • gonycampsis
  • haemoptysis
  • hemanalysis
  • hematolysis
  • hepatolysis
  • heterolysis
  • hydrobiosis
  • hylogenesis
  • hyperacusis
  • hyperemesis

12 letter words

  • acantholysis
  • acrocyanosis
  • adenomycosis
  • allosyndesis
  • amylogenesis
  • anisocytosis
  • arthropyosis
  • athrocytosis
  • autoanalysis
  • autohypnosis
  • autosyndesis
  • biosynthesis
  • blennoptysis
  • bradyauxesis
  • bradykinesis
  • bradystalsis
  • chylopoiesis
  • chytridiosis
  • cyanhidrosis
  • cyanogenesis
  • cyclarthrsis
  • cyclogenesis
  • cystogenesis
  • cystoschisis
  • cytodieresis
  • dacryelcosis
  • dacryopyosis
  • dermamycosis
  • dermamyiasis
  • dermatolysis
  • dermenchysis
  • dermomycosis
  • diasynthesis
  • dysarthrosis
  • dyskeratosis
  • electrolysis
  • elytroptosis
  • enhypostasis
  • entapophysis
  • enteroclysis
  • erythrolysis
  • fibrinolysis
  • galactolysis
  • galvanolysis
  • gastroxynsis

13 letter words

  • acroparalysis
  • actinomycosis
  • albuminolysis
  • arthrempyesis
  • autocatalysis
  • autocytolysis
  • autohemolysis
  • autopsychosis
  • bacteriolysis
  • bathycentesis
  • blastomycosis
  • botryomycosis
  • chromatolysis
  • cyclarthrosis
  • cysticercosis
  • cystophthisis
  • cytodiagnosis
  • cytomorphosis
  • cnemapophysis
  • cryptanalysis
  • cryptorrhesis
  • deplasmolysis
  • desmopyknosis
  • dynamogenesis
  • dysodontiasis
  • embryogenesis
  • endosymbiosis
  • enteromycosis
  • enteromyiasis
  • epidermolysis
  • erythroclasis
  • gastromycosis
  • glossopyrosis
  • graphanalysis
  • haemapophysis
  • haemodialysis
  • hematozymosis
  • hemiparalysis
  • hemocytolysis
  • heterozygosis
  • hydatogenesis
  • hydrargyrosis
  • hydrarthrosis
  • hyperadenosis
  • hyperadiposis

14 letter words

  • achromatolysis
  • amylosynthesis
  • angioparalysis
  • angiosymphysis
  • antehypophysis
  • anticyclolysis
  • arthroempyesis
  • arthrogryposis
  • bielectrolysis
  • bronchomycosis
  • chemosynthesis
  • cyanephidrosis
  • cystolithiasis
  • cystonephrosis
  • cystoparalysis
  • coroparelcysis
  • cryptoanalysis
  • cryptococcosis
  • dacryohelcosis
  • dacryostenosis
  • dermatomycosis
  • dysmerogenesis
  • elytrostenosis
  • epiphyseolysis
  • epitheliolysis
  • erythrocytosis
  • erythrogenesis
  • erythropoiesis
  • galactophlysis
  • gastrodialysis
  • gymnadeniopsis
  • glycogenolysis
  • heterocaryosis
  • heterokaryosis
  • heterophylesis
  • heteropycnosis
  • hydrargyriasis
  • hydrocatalysis
  • hydrogenolysis
  • hydronephrosis
  • hyperapophysis
  • hypercatharsis
  • hyperkeratosis
  • hypermorphosis
  • hyperthyreosis

15 letter words

  • adenohypophysis
  • agranulocytosis
  • amylohydrolysis
  • ancylostomiasis
  • angiohyalinosis
  • ankylostomiasis
  • antiproteolysis
  • arteriodialysis
  • autoproteolysis
  • brachiocyllosis
  • cardiosymphysis
  • condylarthrosis
  • dacryolithiasis
  • dermatophytosis
  • electroanalysis
  • electrodialysis
  • encephalopyosis
  • enteroparalysis
  • epidermomycosis
  • esophagomycosis
  • galactophthysis
  • gastroparalysis
  • glyconeogenesis
  • hemocytogenesis
  • hemocytotripsis
  • hyperanakinesis
  • hyperephidrosis
  • hypergalactosis
  • hypochondriasis
  • hypodermoclysis
  • hypoproteinosis
  • hypovitaminosis
  • laryngocentesis
  • laryngophthisis
  • laryngostenosis
  • lymphoblastosis
  • myelosyphilosis
  • myelosyringosis
  • monocytopoiesis
  • nephroparalysis
  • neurohypophysis
  • nucleosynthesis
  • otomucormycosis
  • pachydermatosis
  • pericardiolysis

16 letter words

  • amygdalothripsis
  • anticyclogenesis
  • antifibrinolysis
  • autoelectrolysis
  • cardiomyoliposis
  • cerebropsychosis
  • chondroepiphysis
  • cylindrarthrosis
  • crystallogenesis
  • dactylosymphysis
  • electrocatalysis
  • electrosynthesis
  • epidermophytosis
  • erythroblastosis
  • erythrocatalysis
  • erythrocytolysis
  • hemihyperidrosis
  • hemophagocytosis
  • hydropneumatosis
  • hyperalbuminosis
  • hyperperistalsis
  • hypervitaminosis
  • hypoleucocytosis
  • hysterolithiasis
  • laryngoparalysis
  • leucocytogenesis
  • leucocytopoiesis
  • lymphadenectasis
  • lymphangiectasis
  • ophthalmomycosis
  • panmyelophthisis
  • perineosynthesis
  • postzygapophysis
  • praezygapophysis
  • syphilopsychosis
  • spondylosyndesis
  • staphylodialysis
  • trachelocyllosis
  • trypanosomatosis

17 letter words

  • anisoleucocytosis
  • blepharosymphysis
  • bradyteleokinesis
  • counterhypothesis
  • dacryocystoptosis
  • electrostenolysis
  • encephalodialysis
  • erythroneocytosis
  • hematocytogenesis
  • hematocytotripsis
  • hyperleucocytosis
  • hyperleukocytosis
  • hypodermatoclysis
  • lymphocytomatosis
  • lymphosporidiosis
  • microelectrolysis
  • pharyngoceratosis
  • pharyngokeratosis
  • pharyngoparalysis
  • pharmacopsychosis
  • semimicroanalysis
  • splanchnapophysis
  • spondylodiagnosis
  • spondylolisthesis

18 letter words

  • autopsychoanalysis
  • coccidioidomycosis
  • encephalopsychesis
  • erythrocytoschisis
  • granulocytopoiesis
  • hypermetamorphosis
  • ichthyophthiriasis
  • lymphosarcomatosis
  • spondylexarthrosis

19 letter words

  • bronchomucormycosis
  • cholecystolithiasis
  • pericardiosymphysis

20 letter words

  • lymphogranulomatosis
  • phlebarteriodialysis
  • tychoparthenogenesis

22 letter words

  • ureterocystanastomosis

23 letter words

  • macracanthrorhynchiasis

What's the most popular word that has 'y' in and ends with 'sis'?
'Analysis' is the most well-known word from this that have 'y' in and end with 'sis', ranked 7827th most common word.

What is the highest number of points you're able to get in Scrabble from this list of words that have 'y' in and end with 'sis'?
With a considerable 878 entries, we would advise going for 'zymosis' scoring 21 points overall.

Is there an example of a particular word from this page of word that has 'y' in and ends with 'sis' which could be considered as unusual?
Our favorite unusual word from this list is 'hemapophysis'. 'Hemapophysis''s definition is "The second element in each half of a hemal arch, corresponding to the sternal part of a rib. Owen. -- Hem`a*po*phys"i*al, a.", according to the dictionary.

What's the max number of words one is able to make from this combination of letters?
There are 878 words possible for any word that has 'y' in and ends with 'sis'.

How many characters are in the largest word on this list?
The longest word is 23 characters long, which is 'macracanthrorhynchiasis'.