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5-letter words ending in LY

There are 104 5-letter words ending in LY in the standard word-game list. The most common are early, silly, billy, truly, kelly, badly. Every five-letter word here is a valid Wordle guess, and the commonest ones are the likeliest answers.

Most common, with meanings

WordMeaningPoints
earlyat or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time8
sillyludicrous, foolish8
billya short stout club used primarily by policemen10
trulyin accordance with truth or fact or reality8
kellyA square or hexagonal pipe that is turned in order to rotate the rotary table of a drilling rig.12
badlyto a severe or serious degree11
fullyto the greatest degree or extent; completely or entirely; (‘full’ in this sense is used as a combining form)11
mollypopular aquarium fish10
sallywitty remark8
dailyof or belonging to or occurring every day9
hollyany tree or shrub of the genus Ilex having red berries and shiny evergreen leaves with prickly edges11
bellythe region of the body of a vertebrate between the thorax and the pelvis10
applyput into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose12
jollyfull of or showing high-spirited merriment15
bullyexcellent10
replya statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or…10
willySelf-willed; willful.11
sadlyin an unfortunate way9
rallya large gathering of people intended to arouse enthusiasm8
dollyconveyance consisting of a wheeled support on which a camera can be mounted9
wallya silly and inept person; someone who is regarded as stupid11
jellyan edible jelly (sweet or pungent) made with gelatin and used as a dessert or salad base or a coating for…15
curly(of hair) having curls or waves10
newlyvery recently11
tellyan electronic device that receives television signals and displays them on a screen8
manlypossessing qualities befitting a man10
madlyin an ungovernable manner11
sullyplace under suspicion or cast doubt upon8
gollyGod!9
oddlyin a manner differing from the usual or expected10
lowlylow or inferior in station or quality11
follythe trait of acting stupidly or rashly11
nellyA person's life.8
tallya score in baseball made by a runner touching all four bases safely8
implyexpress or state indirectly12
girlyCharacteristic of a stereotypical girl, very effeminate, gentle; unmasculine.9
lollyinformal terms for money8
fillya young female horse under the age of four11
gillyThe drink torpedo juice.9
gullydeep ditch cut by running water (especially after a prolonged downpour)9
surlyinclined to anger or bad feelings with overtones of menace8
cullyA companion.10
pally(used colloquially) having the relationship of friends or pals10
hillyhaving hills and crags11
godlyshowing great reverence for god10
dillyRedolent of dill (the herb).9
ballyinformal intensifiers10
scalyrough to the touch; covered with scales or scurf10
burlymuscular and heavily built10
woolyhaving a fluffy character or appearance11
noblyin a noble manner10
aptlywith competence; in a competent capable manner10
gailyin a gay manner9
marlyof or relating to or resembling or abounding in marl10
amplyto an ample degree or in an ample manner12
dallybehave carelessly or indifferently9
doilya small round piece of linen placed under a dish or bowl9
bialyflat crusty-bottomed onion roll10
biglyIn a big way, greatly; to a great extent, on a large scale.11
coalyResembling coal.10

All 104 words