5-Letter Words Ending In LY
Every five-letter word ending in LY (pattern ___LY), with the 45 common words first. Use it for Wordle-style puzzles, crosswords, or word games — or jump to the interactive 5-Letter Word Finder to add yellow and gray letters.
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At a glance
- 104 words ending in LY: 45 common, 59 less common.
- Most frequent letters in the other positions: L (19), A (16), D (12), O (10), U (8), R (8), I (8), M (6).
- 11% have two or more vowels; 22 contain a repeated letter.
- Best probe guesses: DAILY, MADLY, SADLY, BADLY, DOILY.
Common 5-letter words ending in LY (45)
AMPLYAPPLYAPTLYBADLYBELLYBULLYBURLYCURLYDAILYDALLYDIMLYDOILYDOLLYDRYLYDULLYEARLYFILLYFOLLYFULLYGAILYGODLYGULLYHILLYHOLLYHOTLYIMPLYJELLYJOLLYLOWLYMADLYMANLYMEALYNEWLYNOBLYODDLYRALLYREPLYSADLYSALLYSCALYSILLYSLYLYSURLYTALLYTRULY
Less common & Scrabble words ending in LY (59)
Show all 59
BALLYBIALYBIGLYBILLYCOALYCOLLYCOOLYCOYLYCULLYDELLYDILLYDOOLYDOYLYDRILYFATLYFELLYFERLYFEYLYFITLYGALLYGAYLYGILLYGIRLYGOLLYHAPLYHOOLYHURLYICILYJOWLYKELLYLAXLYLOLLYMARLYMOLLYMUHLYNELLYNOILYPALLYPATLYRAWLYREDLYREFLYROILYSEELYSHALYSHILYSHYLYSLILYSONLYSULLYTELLYVEALYWALLYWANLYWELLYWETLYWILLYWOOLYWRYLY
Other 5-letter word lists
Ending in: A · D · E · H · K · L · N · O · R · S · T · Y · ER · CH · ED
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FAQ
How many 5-letter words ending in LY are there?
Our dictionary has 104 five-letter words ending in LY. 45 of them are everyday words that are likely puzzle answers; the other 59 are valid but rarer (Scrabble-style) words.
What is a good guess if I know the word is ___LY?
Try DAILY, MADLY, SADLY — they use the letters that appear most often in the remaining positions, so one guess rules out the most candidates.
Where do these words come from?
The lists are built from the open SCOWL and ENABLE word lists, with offensive words removed. The common list uses SCOWL frequency levels, so it skips obscure words and most simple plurals.