Words Containing LY
- 10,998 words
- All English dictionaries
- Scrabble points
Popular Words Containing LY
The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
All Words Containing LY 10,998 words
4-Letter Words With LY 36
Full 4-letter list5-Letter Words With LY 172
Full 5-letter list6-Letter Words With LY 455
Full 6-letter list7-Letter Words With LY 744
Full 7-letter list8-Letter Words With LY 1,099
Full 8-letter list9-Letter Words With LY 1,361
Full 9-letter list10-Letter Words With LY 1,572
Full 10-letter list11-Letter Words With LY 1,501
Full 11-letter list12-Letter Words With LY 1,398
Full 12-letter list13-Letter Words With LY 1,069
Full 13-letter list14-Letter Words With LY 710
Full 14-letter list15-Letter Words With LY 491
Full 15-letter list16-Letter Words With LY 177
17-Letter Words With LY 98
18-Letter Words With LY 46
19-Letter Words With LY 35
20-Letter Words With LY 18
21-Letter Words With LY 9
How often does LY appear in words?
Our combined English word list has 10,998 words containing LY. Most are 10 letters long, they average 19 points, the best is PHOSPHOGLYCERALDEHYDE (45 points) and 80.9% end in Y.
- Total words
- 10,998
- Most common length
- 10 letters
- 1,572 words
- Average Scrabble score
- 19
- out of 45 max
- Longest word
- ANTIFERROMAGNETICALLY
- 21 letters
- Most common ending
- Y
- 80.9% of words
Words by length
Most common last letters
- y 80.9%
- s 8.3%
- e 2.2%
Top vowel pairs
- ou7.3%
- io5.2%
- ia4.4%
Share of words where these two vowels sit side by side.
Rare words worth knowing
Valid in this dictionary but rarely seen in everyday English.
Highest-scoring word containing LY
p 3h 4o 1s 1p 3h 4o 1g 2l 1y 4c 3e 1r 1a 1l 1d 2e 1h 4y 4d 2e 1
P 3 + H 4 + O 1 + S 1 + P 3 + H 4 + O 1 + G 2 + L 1 + Y 4 + C 3 + E 1 + R 1 + A 1 + L 1 + D 2 + E 1 + H 4 + Y 4 + D 2 + E 1 = 45 points
- Double word
- 90 pts
- Triple word
- 135 pts
Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).
phosphoglyceraldehyde
No dictionary definition on file. This is a valid game word that standard dictionaries rarely cover.
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How many words containing LY are there?
There are 10,998 words containing LY in our combined English word list. The most common length is 10 letters, with 1,572 words. Other dictionaries give different totals, so switch dictionary at the top of the list to compare.
What is the highest-scoring word containing LY?
PHOSPHOGLYCERALDEHYDE is worth 45 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGICALLY (45), QUIZZICALLY (43), SCHIZOPHRENICALLY (41).
What are some common words containing LY?
Everyday examples include INDIVIDUALLY, TOTALLY, STRONGLY, USUALLY, IMMEDIATELY, SEPARATELY, ULTIMATELY, FAIRLY. Sort the list by "Most common" to see the familiar words first.
What is the longest word containing LY?
ANTIFERROMAGNETICALLY has 21 letters. If you prefer a word people actually use, CHARACTERISTICALLY (18 letters) is the longest common one.