With L and Y confirmed in the closing squares, many 5 letter words ending in LY point back to a short adjective in front.
Adding the LY suffix to that adjective forms an adverb, which is how BADLY and NEWLY grow out of plain describing words.
Then the next guess tests a short adjective in the opening squares, in front of the confirmed pair.
List of 5 Letter Words Ending in LY
- 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
- AFFLY
- ARTLY
- ATELY
- AWKLY
- BALLY
- BARLY
- BAWLY
- BIALY
- BIGLY
- BOILY
- BOLLY
- BOOLY
- BOWLY
- BOYLY
- CELLY
- COALY
- COLLY
- COOLY
- CULLY
- CUMLY
- DEELY
- DELLY
- DOGLY
- DOILY
- DOOLY
- DOWLY
- DOYLY
- DRILY
- DUPLY
- EABLY
- EAGLY
- EMILY
- FALLY
- FATLY
- FEELY
- FELLY
- FERLY
- FEYLY
- FITLY
- FOALY
- FONLY
- FOXLY
- FUGLY
- GALLY
- GELLY
- GILLY
- GOOLY
- GUILY
- GUMLY
- GURLY
- GWELY
- HAILY
- HAPLY
- HEILY
- HELLY
- HIPLY
- HOOLY
- HULLY
- HURLY
- IGHLY
- ITALY
- JEELY
- JOWLY
- KILLY
- LAGLY
- LALLY
- LAXLY
- LILLY
- LOLLY
- LULLY
- MARLY
- MILLY
- MIMLY
- MIRLY
- MISLY
- MOLLY
- MOOLY
- MOULY
- MUHLY
- MURLY
- NAILY
- NELLY
- NIRLY
- NOILY
- NONLY
- NULLY
- NURLY
- OFTLY
- OLDLY
- ONELY
- OOLLY
- OUTLY
- OXFLY
- PALLY
- PARLY
- PATLY
- PEELY
- PIGLY
- POLLY
- POOLY
- PULLY
- QUALY
- RADLY
- RAWLY
- REDLY
- REELY
- REFLY
- RILLY
- ROILY
- ROLLY
- RUELY
- RULLY
- RUMLY
- SABLY
- SAILY
- SEALY
- SEELY
- SELLY
- SEXLY
- SHALY
- SHILY
- SLILY
- SMILY
- SOILY
- SONLY
- SOULY
- SOZLY
- SRSLY
- SWALY
- TAILY
- TELLY
- TEWLY
- TILLY
- TOLLY
- TUTLY
- UNPLY
- UNSLY
- UPFLY
- VEALY
- VEILY
- WAILY
- WALLY
- WANLY
- WARLY
- WELLY
- WETLY
- WHALY
- WINLY
- WOLLY
- WURLY
- YAPLY
- YARLY
- YEPLY
Common 5 Letter Words Ending in LY
- EARLY
- DAILY
- FULLY
- TRULY
- APPLY
- REPLY
- BADLY
- NEWLY
- SILLY
- RALLY
- BILLY
- BELLY
- SALLY
- HOLLY
- KELLY
Best 5 Letter Words Ending in LY for Wordle
- RALLY
- SALLY
- EARLY
- DAILY
- FULLY
- TRULY
- APPLY
- REPLY
- BADLY
- NEWLY
- SILLY
- BILLY
- BELLY
- HOLLY
- SADLY
- BULLY
- IMPLY
- JELLY
- MANLY
- TALLY
- WILLY
- CURLY
- JOLLY
- ODDLY
- DOLLY
- FOLLY
- LOWLY
- GODLY
- GIRLY
- HILLY
- MADLY
- FILLY
- APTLY
- GULLY
- SULLY
- HOTLY
- SURLY
- BURLY
- SCALY
- DIMLY
- DALLY
- GOLLY
- DILLY
- AMPLY
- WOOLY
- SLYLY
- SHYLY
- WRYLY
- MEALY
- NOBLY
- DRYLY
- GAILY
- COYLY
- DULLY
- ICILY
- GAYLY
5 Letter Words Ending in LY by Third Letter
5 Letter Words Ending in ALY
- SCALY
- MEALY
- ITALY
- SEALY
- BIALY
- QUALY
- SHALY
- COALY
- FOALY
- SWALY
- VEALY
- WHALY
5 Letter Words Ending in BLY and DLY
- BADLY
- SADLY
- ODDLY
- GODLY
- MADLY
- NOBLY
- EABLY
- OLDLY
- RADLY
- REDLY
- SABLY
5 Letter Words Ending in ELY
- FEELY
- SEELY
- ONELY
- REELY
- DEELY
- PEELY
- ATELY
- GWELY
- JEELY
- RUELY
5 Letter Words Ending in FLY and GLY
- BIGLY
- FUGLY
- AFFLY
- DOGLY
- EAGLY
- LAGLY
- OXFLY
- PIGLY
- REFLY
- UPFLY
5 Letter Words Ending in ILY
- DAILY
- GAILY
- ICILY
- EMILY
- DOILY
- DRILY
- SMILY
- HAILY
- BOILY
- GUILY
- HEILY
- NAILY
5 Letter Words Ending in LLY
- FULLY
- SILLY
- RALLY
- BILLY
- BELLY
- SALLY
- HOLLY
- BULLY
- JELLY
- TALLY
- WILLY
- JOLLY
5 Letter Words Ending in MLY and NLY
- MANLY
- DIMLY
- WANLY
- CUMLY
- FONLY
- GUMLY
- MIMLY
- NONLY
- RUMLY
- SONLY
- WINLY
5 Letter Words Ending in PLY
- APPLY
- REPLY
- IMPLY
- AMPLY
- HAPLY
- DUPLY
- HIPLY
- UNPLY
- YAPLY
- YEPLY
5 Letter Words Ending in RLY
- EARLY
- CURLY
- GIRLY
- SURLY
- BURLY
- MARLY
- HURLY
- PARLY
- BARLY
- WURLY
- FERLY
- GURLY
5 Letter Words Ending in TLY
- APTLY
- HOTLY
- FITLY
- WETLY
- ARTLY
- FATLY
- OFTLY
- OUTLY
- PATLY
- TUTLY
5 Letter Words Ending in ULY and WLY
- TRULY
- NEWLY
- LOWLY
- JOWLY
- RAWLY
- MOULY
- BAWLY
- BOWLY
- DOWLY
- SOULY
- TEWLY
5 Letter Words Ending in XLY and YLY
- SLYLY
- SHYLY
- WRYLY
- DRYLY
- COYLY
- GAYLY
- LAXLY
- BOYLY
- DOYLY
- FEYLY
- FOXLY
- SEXLY
5 Letter Words Ending in LY by Starting Letter
5 Letter Words Starting With B and Ending in LY
- BADLY
- BILLY
- BELLY
- BULLY
- BURLY
- BALLY
- BIGLY
- BOLLY
- BIALY
- BARLY
- BAWLY
- BOILY
5 Letter Words Starting With D and Ending in LY
- DAILY
- DOLLY
- DIMLY
- DALLY
- DILLY
- DRYLY
- DULLY
- DOILY
- DELLY
- DRILY
- DOOLY
- DEELY
5 Letter Words Starting With F and Ending in LY
- FULLY
- FOLLY
- FILLY
- FEELY
- FUGLY
- FALLY
- FELLY
- FITLY
- FATLY
- FERLY
- FEYLY
- FOALY
5 Letter Words Starting With G and Ending in LY
- GODLY
- GIRLY
- GULLY
- GOLLY
- GAILY
- GAYLY
- GILLY
- GALLY
- GELLY
- GOOLY
- GUILY
- GUMLY
5 Letter Words Starting With H and Ending in LY
- HOLLY
- HILLY
- HOTLY
- HELLY
- HURLY
- HAPLY
- HOOLY
- HULLY
- HAILY
- HEILY
- HIPLY
5 Letter Words Starting With M and Ending in LY
- MANLY
- MADLY
- MEALY
- MOLLY
- MILLY
- MARLY
- MUHLY
- MOULY
- MIMLY
- MIRLY
- MISLY
- MOOLY
5 Letter Words Starting With R and Ending in LY
- REPLY
- RALLY
- ROLLY
- RAWLY
- REELY
- RILLY
- RULLY
- RADLY
- REDLY
- REFLY
- ROILY
- RUELY
5 Letter Words Starting With S and Ending in LY
- SILLY
- SALLY
- SADLY
- SULLY
- SURLY
- SCALY
- SLYLY
- SHYLY
- SRSLY
- SEALY
- SEELY
- SELLY
5 Letter Words Starting With W and Ending in LY
- WILLY
- WOOLY
- WRYLY
- WALLY
- WELLY
- WOLLY
- WANLY
- WETLY
- WURLY
- WAILY
- WARLY
- WHALY
Highest Scoring 5 Letter Words Ending in LY in Scrabble
- JOWLY 18 points
- JELLY 15 points
- JOLLY 15 points
- LAXLY 15 points
- SHYLY 14 points
- WRYLY 14 points
- COYLY 13 points
- HAPLY 13 points
- AMPLY 12 points
- APPLY 12 points
Meanings of 5 Letter Words Ending in LY
- 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
What are 5 letter words ending in LY?
There are 210 of them. The everyday ones include EARLY, DAILY, FULLY, TRULY and APPLY.
How many 5 letter words end in LY?
210 in total, and 56 of them are on the Wordle answer list.
Which 5 letter words ending in LY are Wordle answers?
56 of them have been answers, among them REPLY, BADLY, NEWLY, SILLY and RALLY.
What 5 letter words start with S and end in LY?
24 of them, including SILLY, SALLY, SADLY, SULLY and SURLY.
Can a Wordle answer end in LY?
Yes. EARLY, DAILY and FULLY all sit on the Wordle answer list, 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 is not on the Wordle answer list, so keep it for Scrabble.
Which one has the best chance of just being the answer?
EARLY. It is the most ordinary word here that the answer list carries, 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 sits on the answer list, 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.
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