6-Letter Words Containing LY
All 6-letter dictionary words that include the letter sequence LY. Combining exact length with an internal substring mirrors advanced Pattern Finder filters without opening the interactive tool.
Quick stats: 618 total words, 6-letter average length, 15.2-point mean score.
- Total words
- 618
- Avg length
- 6 letters
- Avg Scrabble score
- 15.2 pts
- Highest scoring
- mizzly (29 pts)
- Longest word
- mizzly (6 letters)
- High-value letter words
- 67(34%)
- Words containing Q, X, Z, J, K (8–10 pt tiles)
About this word list
At 618 words, this list covers common playable words alongside lesser-known entries accepted in competitive Scrabble. Scrabble players will notice 67 words carrying Q, X, Z, J, or K — letters that separate casual players from competitive ones. Suffix patterns such as -LY, -YS, -ES, -KLY appear frequently here and are high-yield targets in both Scrabble and Words with Friends. Top scorer: mizzly (29 pts). Average Scrabble value across the list is 15.2 points per word. Daily Wordle solvers benefit from lists like this when a letter pattern repeats across puzzles; knowing valid words in advance reduces wasted guesses. Competitive Scrabble strategy relies on pattern recognition. Lists like this train your brain to spot playable words under time pressure. With a vowel ratio of 0.22, this list skews consonant-heavy — keep extra vowels on your rack when targeting these words.
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Strategy & study tips
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Combine this static list with Pattern Finder exclusions when you know a letter cannot appear in the word. Anchor words: highest scorer MIZZLY, longest MIZZLY. Build mnemonics around those two before expanding into the full 618 matches. Review related searches at the bottom of this page to hop between adjacent patterns without competing URLs in search results.
Top words preview
Scrabble-focused summaries for high-value entries (not full dictionary definitions). Tap a word for score breakdowns and anagrams.
- MIZZLY (6 letters, 29 Scrabble pts) — consonant-heavy playable entry. Includes rare letters (Q, X, or Z) prized in competitive Scrabble.
- RAZZLY (6 letters, 27 Scrabble pts) — consonant-heavy playable entry. Includes rare letters (Q, X, or Z) prized in competitive Scrabble.
- SOZZLY (6 letters, 27 Scrabble pts) — consonant-heavy playable entry. Includes rare letters (Q, X, or Z) prized in competitive Scrabble.
- HAZILY (6 letters, 21 Scrabble pts) — consonant-heavy playable entry. Includes rare letters (Q, X, or Z) prized in competitive Scrabble.
- COZILY (6 letters, 20 Scrabble pts) — consonant-heavy playable entry. Includes rare letters (Q, X, or Z) prized in competitive Scrabble.
- JIMPLY (6 letters, 20 Scrabble pts) — consonant-heavy playable entry.
- JUMBLY (6 letters, 20 Scrabble pts) — consonant-heavy playable entry.
- MAZILY (6 letters, 20 Scrabble pts) — consonant-heavy playable entry. Includes rare letters (Q, X, or Z) prized in competitive Scrabble.
Word list
Showing top 200 of 618 matches, sorted by length and Scrabble score.
6-letter words
- mizzly29 pts
- razzly27 pts
- sozzly27 pts
- hazily21 pts
- cozily20 pts
- jimply20 pts
- jumbly20 pts
- mazily20 pts
- dozily19 pts
- foxily19 pts
- jarfly19 pts
- jewely19 pts
- lymphy19 pts
- quedly19 pts
- waxily19 pts
- xylyls19 pts
- feckly18 pts
- fickly18 pts
- flyoff18 pts
- flyway18 pts
- hackly18 pts
- jiggly18 pts
- joggly18 pts
- lazily18 pts
- oozily18 pts
- quaily18 pts
- qually18 pts
- quilly18 pts
- waffly18 pts
- zanily18 pts
- cockly17 pts
- flyboy17 pts
- flybys17 pts
- flysch17 pts
- jangly17 pts
- jingly17 pts
- jungly17 pts
- kinkly17 pts
- mayfly17 pts
- packly17 pts
- peckly17 pts
- bobfly16 pts
- chicly16 pts
- dayfly16 pts
- highly16 pts
- hobbly16 pts
- hubbly16 pts
- humbly16 pts
- justly16 pts
- lyfkie16 pts
- lymphs16 pts
- lynxes16 pts
- lyxose16 pts
- muchly16 pts
- nextly16 pts
- oxalyl16 pts
- sexily16 pts
- skewly16 pts
- wabbly16 pts
- waikly16 pts
- wambly16 pts
- wankly16 pts
- weakly16 pts
- weekly16 pts
- wobbly16 pts
- babbly15 pts
- bubbly15 pts
- cobbly15 pts
- comply15 pts
- cumbly15 pts
- glycyl15 pts
- glyphs15 pts
- halfly15 pts
- lilyfy15 pts
- luckly15 pts
- meekly15 pts
- mirkly15 pts
- monkly15 pts
- murkly15 pts
- pebbly15 pts
- pimply15 pts
- pinkly15 pts
- pokily15 pts
- popply15 pts
- ruffly15 pts
- sawfly15 pts
- sickly15 pts
- tickly15 pts
- viewly15 pts
- vively15 pts
- vowely15 pts
- wavily15 pts
- whally15 pts
- whealy15 pts
- wheely15 pts
- whilly15 pts
- whirly15 pts
- wholly15 pts
- whorly15 pts
- wifely15 pts
- wishly15 pts
- archly14 pts
- barfly14 pts
- botfly14 pts
- brawly14 pts
- chally14 pts
- chelys14 pts
- chilly14 pts
- churly14 pts
- crawly14 pts
- damply14 pts
- dankly14 pts
- darkly14 pts
- dimply14 pts
- dinkly14 pts
- dukely14 pts
- dumbly14 pts
- duskly14 pts
- facily14 pts
- family14 pts
- feebly14 pts
- fiddly14 pts
- firmly14 pts
- flyman14 pts
- flymen14 pts
- formly14 pts
- fumily14 pts
- gadfly14 pts
- galyak14 pts
- glycic14 pts
- haggly14 pts
- helply14 pts
- homely14 pts
- homily14 pts
- kindly14 pts
- kingly14 pts
- lychee14 pts
- mahaly14 pts
- polyve14 pts
- poshly14 pts
- purfly14 pts
- richly14 pts
- spryly14 pts
- viably14 pts
- waddly14 pts
- waggly14 pts
- warbly14 pts
- warmly14 pts
- weeply14 pts
- wiggly14 pts
- yepely14 pts
- alypum13 pts
- avidly13 pts
- awedly13 pts
- blypes13 pts
- brimly13 pts
- burbly13 pts
- calmly13 pts
- cecily13 pts
- cicely13 pts
- clypei13 pts
- clysma13 pts
- coggly13 pts
- colyba13 pts
- colyum13 pts
- comely13 pts
- creply13 pts
- cuddly13 pts
- daftly13 pts
- deafly13 pts
- deftly13 pts
- derfly13 pts
- devily13 pts
- dewily13 pts
- dhooly13 pts
- dihely13 pts
- dowily13 pts
- drawly13 pts
- emboly13 pts
- epicly13 pts
- flying13 pts
- flyted13 pts
- fondly13 pts
- gashly13 pts
- glycid13 pts
- gorfly13 pts
- grayly13 pts
- greyly13 pts
- growly13 pts
- hardly13 pts
- headly13 pts
- hendly13 pts
- hugely13 pts
- keenly13 pts
- kellys13 pts
- kittly13 pts
- knolly13 pts
- knurly13 pts
- ladyly13 pts
- lambly13 pts
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Frequently asked questions
- How is this different from words containing the same letters?
- The unfiltered “words containing” page spans all lengths. This version keeps one length bucket so you can study exact slot patterns like 5-letter words containing QU.
- How many words match this pattern?
- Our dictionary contains 618 words matching this pattern. The average length is 6 letters and the average Scrabble score is 15.2 points. The highest-scoring entry shown is mizzly (29 pts).
- Are there high-scoring words in this list?
- 67 words in this sample include premium letters (Q, X, Z, J, or K). These are strong candidates for double- and triple-letter square plays in Scrabble.
- Is this page useful for Wordle?
- Yes. Wordle uses 5-letter words, so length-filtered lists and pattern pages help you validate guesses and build a mental dictionary of allowed combinations before you play.
- Are these valid Scrabble words?
- Yes. Results are drawn from a standard English word list that aligns closely with the official Scrabble dictionary. All displayed words are accepted in competitive Scrabble play.
- Can I use these words in Words with Friends?
- Most Scrabble-valid words are also legal in Words with Friends. The two games use slightly different word lists, but the overlap is large. Use this list as a solid starting point for either game.
- How are the point scores calculated?
- Scores are the raw sum of standard Scrabble letter values (A=1, B=3, C=3, D=2 … Z=10) without board multipliers. Higher-scoring words contain rarer letters like Q, X, or Z.
- Can I combine multiple pattern filters?
- Yes. Use the Pattern Finder to combine starts-with, ends-with, contains, exact length, include letters, and exclude letters in a single search — the same engine that powers these curated lists.
- How many words are in the dictionary?
- The dictionary contains over 350 000 English words, covering everything from common 2-letter words to rare 15-letter entries, with proper nouns and abbreviations excluded.
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