With LY
69 words · highest scoring is jelly at 15 points
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About 5 Letter Words With LY
There are 69 five letter words containing LY in our dictionary. The highest scoring is jelly at 15 points, counting tile values before any double or triple squares. 69 of them are common words rather than tournament-only fill — AMPLY, GAYLY, NELLY among them.
The list leads with everyday words so the ones you recognise come first; sort by Scrabble points to put the best play on top, or switch to A-Z to scan alphabetically. Select any word to read its definition and see which dictionaries accept it.
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5 Letter Words With LY at a Glance
Highest Scoring 5 Letter Words With LY
- jelly15
- jolly15
- lymph15
- glyph14
- shyly14
- wryly14
- coyly13
- lynch13
Common 5 Letter Words With LY
- amply12
- coyly13
- early8
- glyph14
- jelly15
- manly10
- polyp12
- sully8
5 Letter Words With LY Defined
- amplyAdverb · 12 points
- enough or more than enough; plentifully
- dallyVerb · 9 points
- act or move slowly
- jellyNoun · 15 points
- a fruit-flavoured dessert made by warming and then cooling a liquid containing gelatin or a similar setting agent in a mould or dish so that it sets into a semi-solid, somewhat elastic mass
- nellyNoun · 8 points
- a silly person
- shylyAdverb · 14 points
- in a nervous or timid manner
5 Letter Words With LY: Questions
How many five letter words containing LY are there?
There are 69 five letter words containing LY in our dictionary, and 69 of them are common words most players will already know.
What is the highest scoring word among five letter words containing LY?
JELLY is the highest scoring option at 15 points, counting tile values only and before any double or triple squares.
What are some common five letter words containing LY?
AMPLY, GAYLY, NELLY are among the most familiar five letter words containing LY. Select any word in the list to read its definition.
Are these five letter words containing LY valid in Scrabble and Words With Friends?
Every word is drawn from a tournament word list, so most are playable everywhere. Use the dictionary selector to narrow the list to Scrabble US (NWL2023), Scrabble UK (CSW24) or Words With Friends and see only the words that game accepts.