6,036 words

Words ending in -ly

6,036 words end in -ly, and 681 of them are everyday words. Adverbs. Two letters, and they fill awkward corners of a crossword grid neatly.

6,036
Words ending in -ly
681
Everyday words among them
5 pts
The ending -ly is worth this on its own
43 pts
Best score, from QUIZZICALLY

Using an ending rather than memorising words

This is the habit that separates players who find bonus words from players who do not. Stop looking at your rack as seven separate letters and start looking for a stem plus an ending. If -ly is sitting in your tiles, the real question is what 5 letter word the rest of your rack makes.

The same trick solves crosswords. Search the pattern ??????ly and you will see how few options an ending really leaves.

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The list

15 letter words

263

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14 letter words

395

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13 letter words

608

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12 letter words

782

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11 letter words

815

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10 letter words

815

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9 letter words

653

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8 letter words

724

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7 letter words

541

Showing 80 of 541, most familiar first.