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Is MY a valid word?

M3
Y4

Yes. MY is a valid word.

MY is valid in the North American word list used for the Scrabble board game and other crossword tile games.

MY is in the NASPA Word List 2023 (NWL2023), the North American list that Tileside uses for challenges and the one used in club and tournament play.

Meaning

The possessive form of the pronoun I.

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About MY

MY is everyday. The Y is worth 4 and has only a few two-letter words, so it is worth remembering AY, BY, MY, OY, YA, YE and YO.

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MY scores 7 points

Before any bonus squares: M 3 + Y 4 = 7. On a double-word square that's 14, on a triple-word 21, and every letter bonus under one of these tiles is applied first.

M3
Y4

Example: MY as the first play

MY through the ★: M 3 + Y 4 = 7, and the ★ doubles the first word: 14 points. New tiles are outlined.

Later in the game, put the Y on a 3L square and MY is worth 15 before any word bonus.

Hooks: one tile makes a new word

After MY (1):

  • MYCa gene that transforms a normal cell into a cancerous cell

Place that one tile so it also forms a word in the other direction and both words score.

Longer words from MY

Words that start with MY:

  • MYCSform of MYC: a gene that transforms a normal cell into a cancerous cell
  • MYNAtropical Asian starlings
  • MYTHa type of traditional story
  • MYLAR
  • MYNAHtropical Asian starlings
  • MYNASform of MYNA: tropical Asian starlings
  • MYOIDresembling muscle
  • MYOMAa benign tumor composed of muscle tissue
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  • MYOPEa person with myopia
  • MYOPY
  • MYRRHaromatic resin that is burned as incense and used in perfume
  • MYSID

Change one tile

Swap any one letter of MY and these are still words:

  • AYaye, a yes vote
  • BYnear or next to; also, a pass in certain card games
  • OYused to express dismay or pain
  • MAmother
  • MEthe speaker, as in “give it to me”; also, an ego
  • MIthe third tone of the diatonic musical scale
  • MMused to express assent or satisfaction
  • MOa moment
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  • MUa Greek letter

Same letters, other words

No other word in the list uses exactly the letters M and Y.

Add one tile: words from these letters plus one more

MY + A

  • MAYthorny Eurasian shrub of small tree having dense clusters of white to scarlet flowers followed by deep red berries
  • YAMedible tuber of any of several yams

MY + C

  • MYCa gene that transforms a normal cell into a cancerous cell

MY + G

  • GYMa room for athletic activities

MY + O

MY + U

Memory tip

MY is everyday. It is one of the few two-letter words that end in Y: AY, BY, MY and OY.

On these lists

Other two-letter words starting with M

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