5-letter words ending with LY
Dive into the specific realm of 5-letter words that conclude with the letter LY. This focused section reveals the fascinating ways in which words of this particular length, ending with LY, contribute to the richness of the English language. Whether it's for expanding your vocabulary, solving puzzles, or simply for the love of words, discover how these terms uniquely blend length and ending sound.
| Word | Points | Definition | Sentence example |
|---|---|---|---|
| early | 8 | in good time | - |
| silly | 8 | inspiring scornful pity | how silly an ardent and unsuccessful wooer can be especially if he is getting on in years |
| truly | 8 | with sincerity; without pretense | we are truly sorry for the inconvenience |
| billy | 10 | a short stout club used primarily by policemen | - |
| badly | 11 | in a disobedient or naughty way | he behaved badly in school |
| fully | 11 | to the greatest degree or extent; completely or entirely; (`full' in this sense is used as a combining form) | fully grown |
| kelly | 12 | United States circus clown (1898-1979) | - |
| daily | 9 | of or belonging to or occurring every day | daily routine |
| belly | 10 | the region of the body of a vertebrate between the thorax and the pelvis | - |
| apply | 12 | be pertinent or relevant or applicable | The same laws apply to you! |
| molly | 10 | popular aquarium fish | - |
| sally | 8 | a venture off the beaten path | a sally into the wide world beyond his home |
| holly | 11 | United States rock star (1936-1959) | - |
| reply | 10 | react verbally | - |
| willy | 11 | - | - |
| dolly | 9 | a small replica of a person; used as a toy | - |
| bully | 10 | discourage or frighten with threats or a domineering manner; intimidate | - |
| rally | 8 | the feat of mustering strength for a renewed effort | he singled to start a rally in the 9th inning |
| jelly | 15 | make into jelly | - |
| polly | 10 | - | - |
| jolly | 15 | a yawl used by a ship's sailors for general work | - |
| sadly | 9 | in an unfortunate or deplorable manner | he was sadly neglected |
| newly | 11 | very recently | they are newly married |
| curly | 10 | (of hair) having curls or waves | they envied her naturally curly hair |
| telly | 8 | an electronic device that receives television signals and displays them on a screen | the British call a tv set a telly |
| wally | 11 | a silly and inept person; someone who is regarded as stupid | - |
| madly | 11 | in an insane manner | the witch cackled madly |
| manly | 10 | possessing qualities befitting a man | - |
| tally | 8 | gain points in a game | - |
| golly | 9 | - | - |
| lowly | 11 | of low birth or station (`base' is archaic in this sense) | of humble (or lowly) birth |
| sully | 8 | United States painter (born in England) of portraits and historical scenes (1783-1872) | - |
| nelly | 8 | - | - |
| imply | 12 | have as a logical consequence | - |
| oddly | 10 | in a manner differing from the usual or expected | - |
| folly | 11 | the trait of acting stupidly or rashly | - |
| girly | 9 | - | - |
| tolly | 8 | - | - |
| gilly | 9 | - | - |
| dilly | 9 | - | - |
| surly | 8 | inclined to anger or bad feelings with overtones of menace | a surly waiter |
| gully | 9 | deep ditch cut by running water (especially after a prolonged downpour) | - |
| filly | 11 | a young female horse under the age of four | - |
| lolly | 8 | ice cream or water ice on a small wooden stick | in England a popsicle is called an ice lolly |
| dally | 9 | talk or behave amorously, without serious intentions | - |
| godly | 10 | emanating from God | everything is black or white...satanic or godly |
| tilly | 8 | - | - |
| scaly | 10 | rough to the touch; covered with scales or scurf | - |
| burly | 10 | muscular and heavily built | had a tall burly frame |
| pally | 10 | (used colloquially) having the relationship of friends or pals | - |
| marly | 10 | of or relating to or resembling or abounding in marl | - |
| wooly | 11 | confused and vague; used especially of thinking | - |
| dimly | 11 | with a dim light | a dimly lit room |
| shyly | 14 | in a shy or timid or bashful manner | he smiled shyly |
| hilly | 11 | having hills and crags | hilly terrain |
| aptly | 10 | with competence; in a competent capable manner | - |
| slyly | 11 | in an artful manner | - |
| nobly | 10 | in a noble manner | she has behaved nobly |
| bally | 10 | informal intensifiers | what a bally (or blinking) nuisance |
| gaily | 9 | in a gay manner | the scandals were gaily diverting |
| fugly | 12 | (slang) extremely ugly | - |
| amply | 12 | to an ample degree or in an ample manner | these voices were amply represented |
| seely | 8 | - | - |
| mealy | 10 | composed of or covered with particles resembling meal in texture or consistency | it left a mealy residue |
| doily | 9 | a small round piece of linen placed under a dish or bowl | - |
| hurly | 11 | - | - |
| haply | 13 | by accident | betrayed by a word haply overheard |
| cooly | 10 | (ethnic slur) an offensive name for an unskilled Asian laborer | - |
| dully | 9 | without liveliness | she nodded her head dully |
| hotly | 11 | in a heated manner | the children were arguing hotly |
| dryly | 12 | in a dry laconic manner | `I know that', he said dryly |
| bialy | 10 | flat crusty-bottomed onion roll | - |
| colly | 10 | make soiled, filthy, or dirty | - |
| jowly | 18 | having sagging folds of flesh beneath the chin or lower jaw | - |
| wolly | 11 | - | - |
| wryly | 14 | in a wry manner | `I see,' he commented wryly |
| dooly | 9 | - | - |
| fitly | 11 | in accordance with what is appropriate or suitable for the circumstances | - |
| fatly | 11 | - | - |
| feyly | 14 | - | - |
| felly | 11 | rim (or part of the rim) into which spokes are inserted | - |
| ferly | 11 | - | - |
| gally | 9 | - | - |
| gayly | 12 | in a joyous manner | - |
| fonly | 11 | - | - |
| gooly | 9 | - | - |
| gelly | 9 | a type of dynamite in which the nitroglycerin is absorbed in a base of wood pulp and sodium or potassium nitrate | - |
| haily | 11 | - | - |
| gurly | 9 | - | - |
| hully | 11 | - | - |
| icily | 10 | in a cold and icy manner | `Mr. Powell finds it easier to take it out of mothers, children and sick people than to take on this vast industry,' Mr Brown commented icily |
| hiply | 13 | - | - |
| hooly | 11 | - | - |
| jeely | 15 | - | - |
| laxly | 15 | in a permissively lenient manner | - |
| mirly | 10 | - | - |
| mooly | 10 | - | - |
| murly | 10 | - | - |
| muhly | 13 | - | - |
| delly | 9 | - | - |
| deely | 9 | - | - |
| drily | 9 | in a dry laconic manner | - |
| duply | 11 | - | - |
| dowly | 12 | - | - |
| doyly | 12 | a small round piece of linen placed under a dish or bowl | - |
| coaly | 10 | - | - |
| cully | 10 | - | - |
| coyly | 13 | in a coy manner | she pouted and looked at him coyly |
| bigly | 11 | - | - |
| refly | 11 | - | - |
| redly | 9 | displaying a red color | the forge belched redly at the sky |
| rawly | 11 | - | - |
| rumly | 10 | - | - |
| roily | 8 | (of a liquid) agitated vigorously; in a state of turbulence | - |
| shily | 11 | - | - |
| shaly | 11 | - | - |
| sonly | 8 | - | - |
| soily | 8 | - | - |
| slily | 8 | - | - |
| swaly | 11 | - | - |
| veily | 11 | - | - |
| vealy | 11 | - | - |
| onely | 8 | - | - |
| nirly | 8 | - | - |
| noily | 8 | - | - |
| parly | 10 | - | - |
| patly | 10 | - | - |
| wetly | 11 | - | - |
| wanly | 11 | in a weak or pale or languid manner | she was smiling wanly |
| welly | 11 | - | - |
| pully | 10 | - | - |
