8 Letter Words Containing LY
There are 907 8-letter English words that contain LY, from ABASEDLY to ZOOPHILY. Top Scrabble® scorers on this list: FRIZZILY (32), FROWZILY (26), WHEEZILY (26). Average word length in this list is 8 letters.
Word list
A
- ABASEDLY14 pts
- ABJECTLY22 pts
- ABORALLY13 pts
- ABRUPTLY15 pts
- ABSENTLY13 pts
- ABSURDLY14 pts
- ACHINGLY17 pts
- ACOLYTES13 pts
- ACTIVELY16 pts
- ACTUALLY13 pts
- ADORABLY14 pts
- ADROITLY12 pts
- AERIALLY11 pts
- AFFINELY17 pts
- AGLYCONE14 pts
- AGLYCONS14 pts
- AGUISHLY15 pts
- AIMFULLY16 pts
- ALDERFLY15 pts
- ALPINELY13 pts
- ALYSSUMS13 pts
- AMAZEDLY23 pts
- AMENABLY15 pts
- AMICABLY17 pts
- AMORALLY13 pts
- AMUSEDLY14 pts
- ANAGLYPH17 pts
- ANALYSED12 pts
- ANALYSER11 pts
- ANALYSES11 pts
- ANALYSIS11 pts
- ANALYSTS11 pts
- ANALYTIC13 pts
- ANALYZED21 pts
- ANALYZER20 pts
- ANALYZES20 pts
- ANIMALLY13 pts
- ANNUALLY11 pts
- ANODALLY12 pts
- ANOLYTES11 pts
- APICALLY15 pts
- APPLYING16 pts
- ARDENTLY12 pts
- ARGUABLY14 pts
- ARRANTLY11 pts
- ARTFULLY14 pts
- ASSEMBLY15 pts
- ASTRALLY11 pts
- ASTUTELY11 pts
- ATONALLY11 pts
- AUGUSTLY12 pts
- AUTOLYSE11 pts
- AUTOLYZE20 pts
- AVERSELY14 pts
- AVOWABLY19 pts
- AVOWEDLY18 pts
B
- BADGERLY15 pts
- BALLYHOO16 pts
- BALLYRAG14 pts
- BANKERLY17 pts
- BARRENLY13 pts
- BASHLYKS20 pts
- BEARABLY15 pts
- BEGGARLY15 pts
- BELLYFUL16 pts
- BELLYING14 pts
- BENIGNLY14 pts
- BIASEDLY14 pts
- BIDDABLY17 pts
- BIHOURLY16 pts
- BILLYCAN15 pts
- BINATELY13 pts
- BIOLYSES13 pts
- BIOLYSIS13 pts
- BIOLYTIC15 pts
- BITCHILY18 pts
- BITINGLY14 pts
- BITTERLY13 pts
- BIWEEKLY20 pts
- BIYEARLY16 pts
- BLACKFLY22 pts
- BLAMABLY17 pts
- BLEARILY13 pts
- BLITHELY16 pts
- BLOODILY14 pts
- BLOUSILY13 pts
- BLOWSILY16 pts
- BLOWZILY25 pts
- BLURRILY13 pts
- BODINGLY15 pts
- BORINGLY14 pts
- BOTCHILY18 pts
- BOUNCILY15 pts
- BOVINELY16 pts
- BOWINGLY17 pts
- BOYISHLY19 pts
- BRAINILY13 pts
- BRASSILY13 pts
- BRAWNILY16 pts
- BRAZENLY22 pts
- BREEZILY22 pts
- BRIDALLY14 pts
- BRIGHTLY17 pts
- BROKENLY17 pts
- BROODILY14 pts
- BRULYIES13 pts
- BRUTALLY13 pts
- BUCCALLY17 pts
- BULLYBOY18 pts
- BULLYING14 pts
- BULLYRAG14 pts
- BUNCHILY18 pts
C
- CAECALLY15 pts
- CALYCATE15 pts
- CALYCEAL15 pts
- CALYCINE15 pts
- CALYCLES15 pts
- CALYCULI15 pts
- CALYPSOS15 pts
- CALYPTER15 pts
- CALYPTRA15 pts
- CANDIDLY15 pts
- CARNALLY13 pts
- CASUALLY13 pts
- CATALYST13 pts
- CATALYZE22 pts
- CATCHFLY21 pts
- CAUDALLY14 pts
- CAUSALLY13 pts
- CHANCILY18 pts
- CHASTELY16 pts
- CHATTILY16 pts
- CHEEKILY20 pts
- CHEERILY16 pts
- CHEESILY16 pts
- CHILLILY16 pts
- CHIRPILY18 pts
- CHOICELY18 pts
- CHOPPILY20 pts
- CHORALLY16 pts
- CHUBBILY20 pts
- CHUMMILY20 pts
- CHUNKILY20 pts
- CHURCHLY21 pts
- CLAMMILY17 pts
- CLASSILY13 pts
- CLEVERLY16 pts
- CLINALLY13 pts
- CLONALLY13 pts
- CLOUDILY14 pts
- CLUMSILY15 pts
- CLYPEATE15 pts
- CLYSTERS13 pts
- COALYARD14 pts
- COARSELY13 pts
- COEVALLY16 pts
- COGENTLY14 pts
- COITALLY13 pts
- COLLYING14 pts
- COLLYRIA13 pts
- COMELILY15 pts
- COMMONLY17 pts
- CONVEXLY23 pts
- COOINGLY14 pts
- COUSINLY13 pts
- COVERTLY16 pts
- COWARDLY17 pts
- CRABBILY17 pts
- CRAFTILY16 pts
- CRAGGILY15 pts
- CRANKILY17 pts
- CRAVENLY16 pts
- CREAKILY17 pts
- CREAMILY15 pts
- CREDIBLY16 pts
- CREEPILY15 pts
- CRISPILY15 pts
- CROAKILY17 pts
- CROUPILY15 pts
- CROUSELY13 pts
- CRUSTILY13 pts
- CRYINGLY17 pts
- CULLYING14 pts
- CULPABLY17 pts
- CURLYCUE15 pts
- CURSEDLY14 pts
- CURVEDLY17 pts
- CUSSEDLY14 pts
- CYCLICLY20 pts
- CYMOSELY18 pts
D
- DAINTILY12 pts
- DALLYING13 pts
- DAMNABLY16 pts
- DAPPERLY16 pts
- DARINGLY13 pts
- DATIVELY15 pts
- DECENTLY14 pts
- DEMURELY14 pts
- DENIABLY14 pts
- DENTALLY12 pts
- DEUCEDLY15 pts
- DEVOUTLY15 pts
- DIALYSED13 pts
- DIALYSER12 pts
- DIALYSES12 pts
- DIALYSIS12 pts
- DIALYTIC14 pts
- DIALYZED22 pts
- DIALYZER21 pts
- DIALYZES21 pts
- DIRECTLY14 pts
- DISMALLY14 pts
- DISTALLY12 pts
- DIVINELY15 pts
- DOCILELY14 pts
- DOGGEDLY15 pts
- DOLLYING13 pts
- DORSALLY12 pts
- DOTARDLY13 pts
- DOTINGLY13 pts
- DRAFTILY15 pts
- DREAMILY14 pts
- DREARILY12 pts
- DRESSILY12 pts
- DROOPILY14 pts
- DROWSILY15 pts
- DUDISHLY16 pts
- DULCETLY14 pts
E
F
- FACETELY16 pts
- FACIALLY16 pts
- FACILELY16 pts
- FALLIBLY16 pts
- FAMOUSLY16 pts
- FATHERLY17 pts
- FAULTILY14 pts
- FAUNALLY14 pts
- FEASIBLY16 pts
- FELINELY14 pts
- FELLOWLY17 pts
- FERVIDLY18 pts
- FESTALLY14 pts
- FEUDALLY15 pts
- FIERCELY16 pts
- FILIALLY14 pts
- FILTHILY17 pts
- FINITELY14 pts
- FISCALLY16 pts
- FITFULLY17 pts
- FLABBILY18 pts
- FLASHILY17 pts
- FLEECILY16 pts
- FLEXIBLY23 pts
- FLIMSILY16 pts
- FLINTILY14 pts
- FLOPPILY18 pts
- FLORALLY14 pts
- FLORIDLY15 pts
- FLOSSILY14 pts
- FLUENTLY14 pts
- FLUFFILY20 pts
- FLYAWAYS20 pts
- FLYBELTS16 pts
- FLYBLOWN19 pts
- FLYBLOWS19 pts
- FLYBOATS16 pts
- FLYOVERS17 pts
- FLYPAPER18 pts
- FLYPASTS16 pts
- FLYSCHES19 pts
- FLYSPECK22 pts
- FLYTIERS14 pts
- FLYTINGS15 pts
- FLYTRAPS16 pts
- FLYWHEEL20 pts
- FOLKSILY18 pts
- FORCEDLY17 pts
- FORCIBLY18 pts
- FORKEDLY19 pts
- FORMALLY16 pts
- FORMERLY16 pts
- FOURTHLY17 pts
- FREAKILY18 pts
- FRENZILY23 pts
- FRIENDLY15 pts
- FRIGIDLY16 pts
- FRISKILY18 pts
- FRIZZILY32 pts
- FROSTILY14 pts
- FROTHILY17 pts
- FROWZILY26 pts
- FROZENLY23 pts
- FRUGALLY15 pts
- FRUITILY14 pts
- FRUMPILY18 pts
- FUMINGLY17 pts
- FUTILELY14 pts
G
- GALLYING13 pts
- GAPINGLY15 pts
- GARISHLY15 pts
- GAUCHELY17 pts
- GENIALLY12 pts
- GIBINGLY15 pts
- GIFTEDLY16 pts
- GILLYING13 pts
- GINGELLY13 pts
- GINGERLY13 pts
- GLASSILY12 pts
- GLOBALLY14 pts
- GLOOMILY14 pts
- GLOSSILY12 pts
- GLUMPILY16 pts
- GLYCERIC16 pts
- GLYCERIN14 pts
- GLYCEROL14 pts
- GLYCERYL17 pts
- GLYCINES14 pts
- GLYCOGEN15 pts
- GLYCOLIC16 pts
- GLYCONIC16 pts
- GLYCOSYL17 pts
- GLYPTICS16 pts
- GOLDENLY13 pts
- GOLLYWOG16 pts
- GORBELLY14 pts
- GORGEDLY14 pts
- GRASSILY12 pts
- GRAVELLY15 pts
- GRAVIDLY16 pts
- GREASILY12 pts
- GREEDILY13 pts
- GREENFLY15 pts
- GRITTILY12 pts
- GROGGILY14 pts
- GRUBBILY16 pts
- GRUFFILY18 pts
- GRUMPILY16 pts
- GUILTILY12 pts
- GULLABLY14 pts
- GULLIBLY14 pts
- GULLYING13 pts
H
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L
- LABIALLY13 pts
- LAICALLY13 pts
- LALLYGAG13 pts
- LATENTLY11 pts
- LATTERLY11 pts
- LAUDABLY14 pts
- LAVISHLY17 pts
- LAWFULLY17 pts
- LAWYERLY17 pts
- LEADENLY12 pts
- LETHALLY14 pts
- LILYLIKE15 pts
- LIMBERLY15 pts
- LIMPIDLY16 pts
- LINEALLY11 pts
- LINEARLY11 pts
- LIQUIDLY21 pts
- LISSOMLY13 pts
- LIVELILY14 pts
- LIVINGLY15 pts
- LOBATELY13 pts
- LOBLOLLY13 pts
- LOLLYGAG13 pts
- LOLLYPOP15 pts
- LONELILY11 pts
- LOSINGLY12 pts
- LOVEABLY16 pts
- LOVELILY14 pts
- LOVINGLY15 pts
- LUBBERLY15 pts
- LUCENTLY13 pts
- LUNATELY11 pts
- LYCOPENE15 pts
- LYCOPODS16 pts
- LYDDITES13 pts
- LYMPHOID19 pts
- LYMPHOMA20 pts
- LYNCHERS16 pts
- LYNCHING17 pts
- LYNCHPIN18 pts
- LYOPHILE16 pts
- LYRATELY14 pts
- LYREBIRD14 pts
- LYRICISE13 pts
- LYRICISM15 pts
- LYRICIST13 pts
- LYRICIZE22 pts
- LYRIFORM16 pts
- LYSOGENS12 pts
- LYSOGENY15 pts
- LYSOSOME13 pts
- LYSOZYME25 pts
M
- MAIDENLY14 pts
- MALIGNLY14 pts
- MANFULLY16 pts
- MANNERLY13 pts
- MANUALLY13 pts
- MARKEDLY18 pts
- MARTYRLY16 pts
- MASSEDLY14 pts
- MASTERLY13 pts
- MATRONLY13 pts
- MATTEDLY14 pts
- MATURELY13 pts
- MEAGERLY14 pts
- MEAGRELY14 pts
- MEALYBUG16 pts
- MEDIALLY14 pts
- MEDIANLY14 pts
- MELLOWLY16 pts
- MENIALLY13 pts
- MENTALLY13 pts
- MESIALLY13 pts
- MIGHTILY17 pts
- MINUTELY13 pts
- MISAPPLY17 pts
- MISLYING14 pts
- MODERNLY14 pts
- MODESTLY14 pts
- MODISHLY17 pts
- MOLTENLY13 pts
- MOLYBDIC18 pts
- MOMENTLY15 pts
- MONOPOLY15 pts
- MOPINGLY16 pts
- MOPISHLY18 pts
- MORBIDLY16 pts
- MOROSELY13 pts
- MORTALLY13 pts
- MOTHERLY16 pts
- MOUTHILY16 pts
- MOVEABLY18 pts
- MOVINGLY17 pts
- MULISHLY16 pts
- MULTIPLY15 pts
- MUSINGLY14 pts
- MUTUALLY13 pts
- MYSTICLY18 pts
N
O
P
- PALLIDLY14 pts
- PALPABLY17 pts
- PALTRILY13 pts
- PARALYSE13 pts
- PARALYZE22 pts
- PASSABLY15 pts
- PATCHILY18 pts
- PATENTLY13 pts
- PATRONLY13 pts
- PEDATELY14 pts
- PETTEDLY14 pts
- PIPINGLY16 pts
- PITCHILY18 pts
- PITIABLY15 pts
- PLACABLY17 pts
- PLACIDLY16 pts
- PLAGUILY14 pts
- PLIANTLY13 pts
- PLUCKILY19 pts
- PLUGUGLY15 pts
- PLURALLY13 pts
- PLUSHILY16 pts
- PLYINGLY17 pts
- PLYWOODS17 pts
- POLITELY13 pts
- POLLYWOG17 pts
- POLYBRID16 pts
- POLYCOTS15 pts
- POLYENES13 pts
- POLYENIC15 pts
- POLYGALA14 pts
- POLYGAMY19 pts
- POLYGENE14 pts
- POLYGLOT14 pts
- POLYGONS14 pts
- POLYGONY17 pts
- POLYGYNY20 pts
- POLYMATH18 pts
- POLYMERS15 pts
- POLYNYAS16 pts
- POLYOMAS15 pts
- POLYPARY18 pts
- POLYPIDE16 pts
- POLYPNEA15 pts
- POLYPODS16 pts
- POLYPODY19 pts
- POLYPOID16 pts
- POLYPORE15 pts
- POLYPOUS15 pts
- POLYSEMY18 pts
- POLYSOME15 pts
- POLYTENE13 pts
- POLYTENY16 pts
- POLYTYPE18 pts
- POLYURIA13 pts
- POLYURIC15 pts
- POLYZOAN22 pts
- POLYZOIC24 pts
- POPISHLY18 pts
- POROUSLY13 pts
- PORTABLY15 pts
- POSINGLY14 pts
- POSSIBLY15 pts
- POSTALLY13 pts
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Top 10 highest-scoring words
Scored on letters only (no board bonuses). WWF uses different tile values from Scrabble — J, Q and Z are worth 10 points in WWF; X is worth 8.
| # | Word | Scrabble | WWF |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | frizzily | 32 | 32 |
| 2 | frowzily | 26 | 26 |
| 3 | wheezily | 26 | 25 |
| 4 | jejunely | 25 | 31 |
| 5 | blowzily | 25 | 27 |
| 6 | hemolyze | 25 | 25 |
| 7 | lysozyme | 25 | 25 |
| 8 | pyrolyze | 25 | 25 |
| 9 | zoophily | 25 | 25 |
| 10 | joyfully | 24 | 27 |
FAQs
How many 8-letter words contain LY?
907 valid 8-letter English words contain the letters LY in the ENABLE English word list.
Are these valid in Wordle and Scrabble?
Words on this page come from the ENABLE English word list. UK Scrabble (Collins Scrabble Words) accepts the overwhelming majority; a handful may not be legal in the North American NASPA Word List (NWL2023).