5 Letter Words With LY

175 words (143 Scrabble US, 174 Scrabble UK, 143 WGPO, 136 Words With Friends, 32 everyday ★)

175 five-letter words contain LY. Common words first, then every word from A to Z.

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Common 5-letter words that contain LY

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A…

5-letter words with A (4)

Top score: APPLY, 12 points (tied with one other). to bring into contact with something

B…

5-letter words with B (9)

Top score: BLYPE, 12 points. a shred

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5-letter words with C (9)

Top score: CALYX, 17 points. the outer protective covering of a flower

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5-letter words with D (15)

Top score: DRYLY, 12 points (tied with two others). in a dry manner

E…

5-letter words with E (1)

Top score: EARLY, 8 points. at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or…

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5-letter words with F (14)

Top score: FLYBY, 16 points. a flight of aircraft close to a specified place

G…

5-letter words with G (12)

Top score: GLYPH, 14 points. an ornamental groove

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5-letter words with H (9)

Top score: HAPLY, 13 points (tied with one other). by chance

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5-letter words with I (2)

Top score: IMPLY, 12 points. to indicate or suggest indirectly

J…

5-letter words with J (4)

Top score: JOWLY, 18 points. having prominent jowls

K…

5-letter words with K (1)

Top score: KELLY, 12 points. a bright green color

L…

5-letter words with L (28)

Top score: LYMPH, 15 points (tied with one other). a body fluid containing white blood cells

M…

5-letter words with M (10)

Top score: MUHLY, 13 points. a perennial grass

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5-letter words with N (5)

Top score: NEWLY, 11 points. in a recent manner

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5-letter words with O (2)

Top score: ODDLY, 10 points. in an odd manner

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5-letter words with P (8)

Top score: POLYP, 12 points. an invertebrate

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5-letter words with R (7)

Top score: RAWLY, 11 points (tied with one other). in a raw manner

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5-letter words with S (17)

Top score: SHYLY, 14 points. in a shy manner

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5-letter words with T (6)

Top score: TRULY, 8 points (tied with five others). in conformity with fact or reality

U…

5-letter words with U (1)

Top score: ULYIE, 8 points

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5-letter words with V (2)

Top score: VEALY, 11 points (tied with one other). not fully grown or developed

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5-letter words with W (8)

Top score: WRYLY, 14 points. in a wry manner

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5-letter words with X (1)

Top score: XYLYL, 18 points. a univalent radical

About these words

  • 175 of the 12,982 5-letter words contain LY (1%).
  • 143 are good in NWL2023, 174 in Collins Scrabble Words, 143 in WOW24 and 136 in the Words With Friends list. 32 are everyday words.
  • In Scrabble points, jowly and xylyl share the top score (18), then calyx (17), then flyby (16), then five words on 15.

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