Words that have 'y' as the third letter and 'r' as fourth letter


This is a popular choice of words, to such an extent that there are over 100 words from the dictionary to consider.

5 letter words

  • skyre
  • tayra

6 letter words

  • agyria
  • amyrin
  • amyris
  • amyrol
  • dryrot
  • heyrat
  • ocyroe
  • skyrin
  • smyrna
  • spyros
  • styrax
  • styryl
  • styrol
  • thyris
  • thyrse
  • thyrsi

7 letter words

  • agyrate
  • amyroot
  • apyrase
  • apyrene
  • apyrexy
  • apyrous
  • dayroom
  • hayrack
  • hayrake
  • hayrick
  • hayride
  • joyride
  • joyrode
  • layrock
  • payroll
  • styrene
  • styrian
  • styrone
  • tayrona
  • thyroid
  • thyrold
  • thyrses
  • thyrsus

8 letter words

  • apyrases
  • apyretic
  • apyrexia
  • dayrooms
  • hayracks
  • hayraker
  • hayricks
  • hayrides
  • joyrider
  • joyrides
  • oxyrhine
  • payrolls
  • smyrnean
  • smyrniot
  • styracin
  • styraxes
  • styrenes
  • styrylic
  • thyraden
  • thyreoid
  • thyridia
  • thyroids
  • thyronin
  • thyroria
  • thyrosis
  • thyroxin
  • thyrsoid
  • thyrsusi

9 letter words

  • acyrology
  • apyrexial
  • apyrotype
  • joyridden
  • joyriders
  • joyriding
  • ocyroidae
  • oxyrhynch
  • skyriding
  • skyrocket
  • smyrnaite
  • smyrniote
  • styrofoam
  • styrolene
  • thyratron
  • thyreosis
  • thyridial
  • thyridium
  • thyristor
  • thyrocele
  • thyrohyal
  • thyroidal
  • thyroidea
  • thyronine
  • thyrorion
  • thyrotome
  • thyrotomy
  • thyroxine
  • thyroxins

10 letter words

  • amyraldism
  • amyraldist
  • beyrichite
  • oxyrhinous
  • skyrockety
  • skyrockets
  • thyreohyal
  • thyreoidal
  • thyreoitis
  • thyreotomy
  • thyrididae
  • thyrogenic
  • thyrohyoid
  • thyroideal
  • thyroidean
  • thyroidism
  • thyroiodin
  • thyrotoxic
  • thyroxinic
  • thyrsiform
  • thyrsoidal

11 letter words

  • agyrophobia
  • amyridaceae
  • oxyrhynchid
  • oxyrhynchus
  • oxyrrhyncha
  • skyrgaliard
  • skyrocketed
  • styracaceae
  • styrogallol
  • thyreogenic
  • thyreohyoid
  • thyreoideal
  • thyreoidean
  • thyrogenous
  • thyroiditis
  • thyroidless
  • thyroprival
  • thyroprivia
  • thyroprivic
  • thyrorroria
  • thyrostraca
  • thyrotropic
  • thyrotropin

12 letter words

  • acyrological
  • oxyrhynchous
  • oxyrrhynchid
  • skyrocketing
  • styracaceous
  • thyreogenous
  • thyreoiditis
  • thyreotropic
  • thyrocardiac
  • thyrocolloid
  • thyrocricoid
  • thyroglossal
  • thyroidotomy
  • thyrolingual
  • thyroprivous
  • thyroprotein
  • thyrostracan
  • thyrotherapy
  • thyrotrophic
  • thyrotrophin

13 letter words

  • thyreocolloid
  • thyreocoridae
  • thyreoglossal
  • thyreolingual
  • thyreoprotein
  • thyrisiferous
  • thyroadenitis
  • thyrocarditis
  • thyrocervical
  • thyroglobulin
  • thyrohyoidean
  • thyroidectomy
  • thyrotoxicity
  • thyrsiflorous

14 letter words

  • thyreoadenitis
  • thyreocervical
  • thyreoglobulin
  • thyreoidectomy
  • thyroantitoxin
  • thyroarytenoid
  • thyroidization
  • thyroidotomies
  • thyrotoxicosis

15 letter words

  • thyreoantitoxin
  • thyreoarytenoid
  • thyreotoxicosis
  • thyrocalcitonin
  • thyroepiglottic
  • thyroidectomies
  • thyroidectomize

16 letter words

  • thyreoepiglottic
  • thyroidectomized

17 letter words

  • thyroarytenoideus

18 letter words

  • thyreoarytenoideus
  • thyroepiglottidean

22 letter words

  • thyroparathyroidectomy

24 letter words

  • thyroparathyroidectomize

In Scrabble, what is the highest number of points possible from this list of words that have 'y' as the 3rd letter and 'r' as 4th letter?
Given there are a considerable 199 entries, your best option is 'apyrexy' scoring 22 points in total.

What's the longest word you can create from words where the third letter is 'y' and fourth letter is 'r'?
'Thyroparathyroidectomize', which has 24 characters.

What is an unusual word on this list?
The most unusual word based on a recently conducted poll is 'styrax'. The definition of 'styrax' is as follows: "1. (Bot.) A genus of shrubs and trees, mostly American or Asiatic, abounding in resinous and aromatic substances. Styrax officinalis yields storax, and S. Benzoin yields benzoin. 2. Same as Storax.".

Is there a word on this page that stands out as the most common?
The most well-known word for the combination you searched is 'thyroid'.

How many actual words are possible to put together with this list?
On this list of words where the 3rd letter is 'y' and 4th letter is 'r', we have discovered 199 entries that can be selected.