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Words starting with DYS
There are 77 words starting with DYS in the standard word-game list. The most common are dysfunctional, dysfunction, dysentery, dyslexic, dyslexia, dysarthria.
Most common, with meanings
| Word | Meaning | Points |
|---|---|---|
| dysfunctional | impaired in function; especially of a bodily system or organ | 22 |
| dysfunction | (medicine) any disturbance in the functioning of an organ or body part or a disturbance in the functioning… | 20 |
| dysentery | an infection of the intestines marked by severe diarrhea | 16 |
| dyslexic | of or relating to or symptomatic of dyslexia | 21 |
| dyslexia | impaired ability to learn to read | 19 |
| dysarthria | impaired articulatory ability resulting from defects in the peripheral motor nerves or in the speech… | 17 |
| dyscrasia | an abnormal or physiologically unbalanced state of the body | 15 |
| dysenteric | Of, relating, or pertaining to dysentery | 16 |
| dysgenesis | infertility between hybrids | 15 |
| dysgenic | pertaining to or causing degeneration in the offspring produced | 15 |
| dyskinesia | abnormality in performing voluntary muscle movements | 18 |
| dyskinetic | Of or pertaining to dyskinesia | 20 |
| dyslogistic | expressing disapproval | 18 |
| dyslogistically | In a dyslogistic manner. | 25 |
| dysmenorrhea | painful menstruation | 21 |
| dysmenorrheic | Of, pertaining to, or experiencing dysmenorrhea. | 24 |
| dyspepsia | a disorder of digestive function characterized by discomfort or heartburn or nausea | 17 |
| dyspepsy | Dyspepsia | 19 |
| dyspeptic | suffering from dyspepsia | 19 |
| dyspeptically | In a dyspeptic manner. | 26 |
| dysphagia | condition in which swallowing is difficult or painful | 19 |
| dysphasia | an impairment of language (especially speech production) that is usually due to brain damage | 18 |
| dysphasic | Having or relating to dysphasia. | 20 |
| dysphemism | an offensive or disparaging expression that is substituted for an inoffensive one | 23 |
| dysphemistic | of or the nature of dysphemism | 25 |
| dysphonia | speech disorder attributable to a disorder of phonation | 18 |
| dysphoria | abnormal depression and discontent | 18 |
| dysphoric | generalized feeling of distress | 20 |
| dysplasia | abnormal development (of organs or cells) or an abnormal structure resulting from such growth | 15 |
| dysplastic | relating to or evidencing dysplasia | 18 |
| dyspnea | difficult or labored respiration | 13 |
| dyspneal | not breathing or able to breathe except with difficulty | 14 |
| dyspneic | not breathing or able to breathe except with difficulty | 16 |
| dyspnoea | difficult or labored respiration | 14 |
| dysprosium | a trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; forms compounds that are highly magnetic | 18 |
| dysrhythmia | A disturbance to an otherwise normal biological rhythm, especially that of the heart. | 26 |
| dystaxia | A milder or weaker form of ataxia | 19 |
| dystocia | A slow or difficult labour or delivery. | 14 |
| dystonia | A disabling neurological disorder in which prolonged and repetitive contractions of muscles cause jerking,… | 12 |
| dystonic | Describing the isothermal isobaric reversible dissolution of a system of three or more components to form a… | 14 |
| dystopia | state in which the conditions of life are extremely bad as from deprivation or oppression or terror | 14 |
| dystopian | of or pertaining to or resembling a dystopia | 15 |
| dystrophic | Affected with dystrophy | 21 |
| dystrophy | any of several hereditary diseases of the muscular system characterized by weakness and wasting of skeletal… | 21 |
| dysuria | painful or difficult urination | 11 |
| dysuric | Pertaining to, or afflicted with, dysuria. | 13 |
All 77 words
- dysfunctional
- dysfunction
- dysentery
- dyslexic
- dyslexia
- dysarthria
- dysarthrias
- dyscrasia
- dyscrasias
- dysenteric
- dysenteries
- dysfunctions
- dysgeneses
- dysgenesis
- dysgenic
- dyskinesia
- dyskinesias
- dyskinetic
- dyslexias
- dyslexics
- dyslogistic
- dyslogistically
- dysmenorrhea
- dysmenorrheas
- dysmenorrheic
- dyspepsia
- dyspepsias
- dyspepsies
- dyspepsy
- dyspeptic
- dyspeptically
- dyspeptics
- dysphagia
- dysphagias
- dysphasia
- dysphasias
- dysphasic
- dysphasics
- dysphemism
- dysphemisms
- dysphemistic
- dysphonia
- dysphonias
- dysphoria
- dysphorias
- dysphoric
- dysplasia
- dysplasias
- dysplastic
- dyspnea
- dyspneal
- dyspneas
- dyspneic
- dyspnoea
- dyspnoeas
- dyspnoic
- dysprosium
- dysprosiums
- dysrhythmia
- dysrhythmias
- dysrhythmic
- dystaxia
- dystaxias
- dystocia
- dystocias
- dystonia
- dystonias
- dystonic
- dystopia
- dystopian
- dystopias
- dystrophic
- dystrophies
- dystrophy
- dysuria
- dysurias
- dysuric