Closing a word in LY? 210 options fit, from AMPLY, APPLY, APTLY onward, with 56 possible answers marked in green.
Everyday English accounts for 15 of these 210 words. The rest are worth reading before you need them.
Best First Guesses
Start with one of these. All three are among the 210 words below, and the number beside each is how many would still be left in the worst case.
- RALLY: takes 210 down to 77 at worst. It is on the answer list.
- SALLY: down to 86. It is on the answer list.
- EARLY: down to 95. It is on the answer list.
What These Words Have in Common
Y is the ending to expect here, closing 210 of these words. The company these words keep: L (210), Y (210) and A (60). Everyday English covers 15 of these 210 words. Past that point you are reading a dictionary, not a word list, so guess from the letters above.
Best 5 Letter Words Ending in LY
The strongest picks, with answer-list words first.
- AMPLY
- APPLY
- APTLY
- BADLY
- BELLY
- BILLY
- BULLY
- BURLY
- COYLY
- CURLY
- DAILY
- DALLY
- DILLY
- DIMLY
- DOLLY
- DRYLY
- DULLY
- EARLY
- FILLY
- FOLLY
- FULLY
- GAILY
- GAYLY
- GIRLY
- GODLY
- GOLLY
- GULLY
- HILLY
- HOLLY
- HOTLY
- ICILY
- IMPLY
- JELLY
- JOLLY
- LOWLY
- MADLY
- MANLY
- MEALY
- NEWLY
- NOBLY
- ODDLY
- RALLY
- REPLY
- SADLY
- SALLY
- SCALY
- SHYLY
- SILLY
- SLYLY
- SULLY
- SURLY
- TALLY
- TRULY
- WILLY
- WOOLY
- WRYLY
- KELLY
5 Letter Words Starting With B and Ending In Y
- BADLY
- BELLY
- BILLY
- BULLY
- BURLY
- BALLY
- BARLY
- BAWLY
- BIALY
- BIGLY
- BOILY
- BOLLY
- BOOLY
- BOWLY
- BOYLY
5 Letter Words Starting With C and Ending In Y
- COYLY
- CURLY
- CELLY
- COALY
- COLLY
- COOLY
- CULLY
- CUMLY
5 Letter Words Starting With D and Ending In Y
- DAILY
- DALLY
- DILLY
- DIMLY
- DOLLY
- DRYLY
- DULLY
- DEELY
- DELLY
- DOGLY
- DOILY
- DOOLY
- DOWLY
- DOYLY
- DRILY
- DUPLY
5 Letter Words Starting With F and Ending In Y
- FILLY
- FOLLY
- FULLY
- FALLY
- FATLY
- FEELY
- FELLY
- FERLY
- FEYLY
- FITLY
- FOALY
- FONLY
- FOXLY
- FUGLY
5 Letter Words Starting With G and Ending In Y
- GAILY
- GAYLY
- GIRLY
- GODLY
- GOLLY
- GULLY
- GALLY
- GELLY
- GILLY
- GOOLY
- GUILY
- GUMLY
- GURLY
- GWELY
5 Letter Words Starting With H and Ending In Y
- HILLY
- HOLLY
- HOTLY
- HAILY
- HAPLY
- HEILY
- HELLY
- HIPLY
- HOOLY
- HULLY
- HURLY
5 Letter Words Starting With M and Ending In Y
- MADLY
- MANLY
- MEALY
- MARLY
- MILLY
- MIMLY
- MIRLY
- MISLY
- MOLLY
- MOOLY
- MOULY
- MUHLY
- MURLY
5 Letter Words Starting With N and Ending In Y
- NEWLY
- NOBLY
- NAILY
- NELLY
- NIRLY
- NOILY
- NONLY
- NULLY
- NURLY
5 Letter Words Starting With P and Ending In Y
- PALLY
- PARLY
- PATLY
- PEELY
- PIGLY
- POLLY
- POOLY
- PULLY
5 Letter Words Starting With R and Ending In Y
- RALLY
- REPLY
- RADLY
- RAWLY
- REDLY
- REELY
- REFLY
- RILLY
- ROILY
- ROLLY
- RUELY
- RULLY
- RUMLY
5 Letter Words Starting With S and Ending In Y
- SADLY
- SALLY
- SCALY
- SHYLY
- SILLY
- SLYLY
- SULLY
- SURLY
- SABLY
- SAILY
- SEALY
- SEELY
- SELLY
- SEXLY
- SHALY
- SHILY
- SLILY
- SMILY
- SOILY
- SONLY
- SOULY
- SOZLY
- SRSLY
- SWALY
5 Letter Words Starting With T and Ending In Y
- TALLY
- TRULY
- TAILY
- TELLY
- TEWLY
- TILLY
- TOLLY
- TUTLY
5 Letter Words Starting With W and Ending In Y
- WILLY
- WOOLY
- WRYLY
- WAILY
- WALLY
- WANLY
- WARLY
- WELLY
- WETLY
- WHALY
- WINLY
- WOLLY
- WURLY
5 Letter Words Starting With A, E, I and other letters and Ending In Y
- AMPLY
- APPLY
- APTLY
- AFFLY
- ARTLY
- ATELY
- AWKLY
- EARLY
- EABLY
- EAGLY
- EMILY
- ICILY
- IMPLY
- IGHLY
- ITALY
- JELLY
- JOLLY
- JEELY
- JOWLY
- KELLY
- KILLY
- LOWLY
- LAGLY
- LALLY
- LAXLY
- LILLY
- LOLLY
- LULLY
- ODDLY
- OFTLY
- OLDLY
- ONELY
- OOLLY
- OUTLY
- OXFLY
- QUALY
- UNPLY
- UNSLY
- UPFLY
- VEALY
- VEILY
- YAPLY
- YARLY
- YEPLY
Less Familiar Words Here
This page carries a lot of words most players would not define. Reading them once is quicker than meeting them cold in a puzzle.
- LAXLY: In a permissively lenient manner.
- BIALY: Flat crusty-bottomed onion roll.
- WANLY: In a weak or pale or languid manner.
- FITLY: In an appropriate manner.
- JOWLY: Having sagging folds of flesh beneath the chin or lower jaw.
- FELLY: Rim (or part of the rim) into which spokes are inserted.
- ICILY: In a cold and icy manner. It is on the answer list.
- COLLY: Make soiled, filthy, or dirty.
- HAPLY: By accident.
- DULLY: Without liveliness. It is on the answer list.
- DRILY: In a dry laconic manner; he said dryly.
- COYLY: In a coy manner. It is on the answer list.
- DOILY: A small round piece of linen placed under a dish or bowl.
- GAILY: In a gay manner. It is on the answer list.
FAQs
Can a Wordle answer end in LY?
Yes. EARLY, DAILY and FULLY have all been answers, so the pattern is worth playing for rather than ruling out.
Do any of these use the same letter twice?
Yes. FULLY and APPLY are two of them. Crossing off a letter after one grey square is the quickest way to miss an answer like these.
Is DOYLY really a word?
Yes. A small round piece of linen placed under a dish or bowl. It has never been the puzzle, so keep it for Scrabble.
Which one has the best chance of just being the answer?
EARLY. It is the most ordinary word on this list that has already been the puzzle, so it is the guess to make when you want to win the round rather than learn from it.
Are all of these accepted as guesses?
Yes. Every word on this list is a legal guess, including the ones that look wrong. YEPLY and YARLY are among them. Only a smaller set has ever been the answer, and those are the ones marked in green.
Which of these would most players overlook?
COYLY, DRYLY and DULLY. All three are on the answer list, and none is a word you would reach for early, so they are worth remembering once the obvious guesses run out.