Words Without LY
English words that don't use the letters "LY". Helpful for word games with tile restrictions.
8,199 words found
12 Letter Words2
11 Letter Words2
10 Letter Words9
9 Letter Words29
8 Letter Words48
7 Letter Words125
6 Letter Words137
5 Letter Words150
4 Letter Words150
3 Letter Words131
2 Letter Words42
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About These Words
This list holds 8,199 words, running from 2 to 12 letters and averaging 5.2 letters apiece. The commonest length is 4 letters, covering 150 of them.
The letters that turn up in the most of these words are e (453), n (313), r (298), a (291), o (282). Vowels make up 38% of all the letters here, close to the usual balance for English.
For Scrabble, these words average 9.0 points before any board bonuses. The highest scorer is PIZZA at 25, followed by THANKSGIVING, EXPENSIVE and EXPERIENCE. 405 of them (49%) contain a letter worth four or more. 125 are exactly seven letters, so they clear your rack for the 50-point bonus.
The longest entries are CONVERSATION and THANKSGIVING at 12 letters, while the shortest come in at 2: AD, AH and AM.
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Frequently Asked Questions
How many words without "LY" are there?+
Our dictionary lists 8,199 words without "LY". They run from 2 to 4 letters, and 3-letter entries are the most common with 131 of them.
Which of these words without "LY" scores highest in Scrabble?+
JACK is the highest scorer at 17 points before board bonuses, ahead of JOKE, JUMP and JOHN. The list averages 6.3 points per word, and 140 of them use a letter worth four or more.
What are the shortest words without "LY"?+
The shortest are AD, AH, AM, AN and AS at 2 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 without "LY"?+
AHEM, AREA, AUNT and BACK are the longest at 4 letters.
Are words without "LY" useful in word games?+
Vowels account for 40% of the letters across this list, roughly the usual balance for English. The letters appearing in the most of these words are E, A, O. Every word here is valid in standard English dictionaries, though individual games use their own official word lists.