Words Containing LY
Every English word containing "LY". Filter by length, prefix, or suffix for Scrabble, crosswords, and word games.
341 words found
15 Letter Words1
14 Letter Words7
13 Letter Words10
12 Letter Words20
11 Letter Words29
10 Letter Words45
9 Letter Words43
8 Letter Words47
7 Letter Words36
6 Letter Words59
5 Letter Words34
4 Letter Words7
3 Letter Words3
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About These Words
This list holds 341 words, running from 3 to 15 letters and averaging 8.3 letters apiece. The commonest length is 6 letters, covering 59 of them.
The letters that turn up in the most of these words are l (341), y (341), e (179), a (168), i (165). Vowels make up 30% of all the letters here, making this a consonant-heavy set that is awkward to play without a good vowel supply.
For Scrabble, these words average 15.0 points before any board bonuses. The highest scorer is HYPOTHETICALLY at 30, followed by APPROXIMATELY, OBJECTIVELY and EXCLUSIVELY. 341 of them (100%) contain a letter worth four or more. 36 are exactly seven letters, so they clear your rack for the 50-point bonus.
The longest entries are INSTANTANEOUSLY at 15 letters, while the shortest come in at 3: FLY, PLY and SLY.
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Frequently Asked Questions
How many words containing "LY" are there?+
Our dictionary lists 341 words containing "LY". They run from 3 to 11 letters, and 6-letter entries are the most common with 59 of them.
Which of these words containing "LY" scores highest in Scrabble?+
OBJECTIVELY is the highest scorer at 28 points before board bonuses, ahead of EXCLUSIVELY, JUSTIFIABLY and EFFECTIVELY. The list averages 14.3 points per word, and 300 of them use a letter worth four or more.
What are the shortest words containing "LY"?+
The shortest are FLY, PLY and SLY at 3 letters. Short words like these are the ones worth memorising — they are what let you squeeze a play into a tight board.
What are the longest words containing "LY"?+
ACCORDINGLY, ANONYMOUSLY, BEAUTIFULLY and DANGEROUSLY are the longest at 11 letters. 36 of these words are exactly seven letters, which clears your rack in Scrabble for the 50-point bingo bonus.
Are words containing "LY" useful in word games?+
Vowels account for 29% of the letters across this list, so these are consonant-heavy and need a decent vowel supply to play. The letters appearing in the most of these words are L, Y, E. Every word here is valid in standard English dictionaries, though individual games use their own official word lists.