Words Containing LY

Q: How many words contain "LY"?

7,658 valid English words contain the sequence LY.

Q: Best Scrabble word containing LY?

ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHICALLY at 47 pts before bonuses.

Q: Longest word containing LY?

ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHICALLY — 27 letters.

There are 7,658 English words that contain the sequence LY. Range: ABASEDLY to ZOOPHILY. The Scrabble® high-scorer is ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHICALLY at 47 points; the longest is ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHICALLY (27 letters). Perfect for tricky Q- and Z-heavy racks in Scrabble and Words With Friends. Roughly 2% of these words end in E, so an E-hook on the board is worth watching for.

By length — 7,658 words containing LY

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4-letter(26)
5-letter(135)
6-letter(365)
7-letter(623)
8-letter(907)
9-letter(855)
10-letter(1,001)
11-letter(975)
12-letter(924)
13-letter(710)
14-letter(446)
15-letter(297)

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Showing the first 600 of 7,658 words. Use the pattern search to narrow further, or filter with the unscrambler.

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	electroencephalographically	47	55
2	phosphoglyceraldehydes	46	47
3	psychophysiologically	45	48
4	phosphoglyceraldehyde	45	46
5	quizzically	43	46
6	immunoelectrophoretically	41	49
7	immunocytochemically	41	48
8	plethysmographically	41	45
9	psychopathologically	41	45
10	psychotherapeutically	41	44

What these words mean

electroencephalographically: Valid 27-letter English word — definition not on file.
phosphoglyceraldehydes: Valid 22-letter English word — definition not on file.
psychophysiologically: Valid 21-letter English word — definition not on file.
phosphoglyceraldehyde: Valid 21-letter English word — definition not on file.
quizzically: Valid 11-letter English word — definition not on file.
immunoelectrophoretically: Valid 25-letter English word — definition not on file.
immunocytochemically: Valid 20-letter English word — definition not on file.
plethysmographically: Valid 20-letter English word — definition not on file.
psychopathologically: Valid 20-letter English word — definition not on file.
psychotherapeutically: Valid 21-letter English word — definition not on file.

Definitions from the Free Dictionary API, cached for repeat visits.

FAQs

How many words contain "LY"?

7,658 valid English words contain LY.

Best Scrabble word containing LY?

ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHICALLY at 47 pts.

Longest word containing LY?

ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHICALLY (27 letters).