5-Letter Words With L and Y
There are 324 five-letter words containing both L and Y in our dictionary; 170 of them are common words.
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All 324 words
- lucky14 points
- apply12 points
- cycle12 points
- imply12 points
- badly11 points
- fully11 points
- plays10 points
- reply10 points
- daily9 points
- delay9 points
- lying9 points
- sadly9 points
- early8 points
- lorry8 points
- silly8 points
- style8 points
- truly8 points
- jelly15 points
- jolly15 points
- lobby12 points
- newly11 points
- vinyl11 points
- curly10 points
- lyric10 points
- oddly10 points
- glory9 points
- yield9 points
- layer8 points
- lousy8 points
- loyal8 points
- relay8 points
- royal8 points
- flaky15 points
- lymph15 points
- bulky14 points
- milky14 points
- filmy13 points
- lynch13 points
- amply12 points
- balmy12 points
- dryly12 points
- lanky12 points
- leaky12 points
- lumpy12 points
- polyp12 points
- sulky12 points
- yokel12 points
- yolks12 points
- dimly11 points
- filly11 points
- flyer11 points
- folly11 points
- hilly11 points
- holly11 points
- hotly11 points
- leafy11 points
- lofty11 points
- lowly11 points
- madly11 points
- moldy11 points
- slyly11 points
- yowls11 points
- aptly10 points
- belly10 points
- bully10 points
- burly10 points
- godly10 points
- manly10 points
- mealy10 points
- nobly10 points
- ploys10 points
- scaly10 points
- slimy10 points
- yelps10 points
- dally9 points
- doily9 points
- dolly9 points
- dully9 points
- elegy9 points
- gaily9 points
- gully9 points
- yodel9 points
- allay8 points
- alley8 points
- alloy8 points
- inlay8 points
- leery8 points
- loony8 points
- lusty8 points
- lyres8 points
- nylon8 points
- rally8 points
- sally8 points
- salty8 points
- slays8 points
- slyer8 points
- surly8 points
- tally8 points
- yells8 points
- shyly14 points
- wryly14 points
- bylaw13 points
- silky12 points
- leggy10 points
- pylon10 points
- splay10 points
- golly9 points
- calyx17 points
- xylem17 points
- flyby16 points
- fluky15 points
- laxly15 points
- balky14 points
- glyph14 points
- coyly13 points
- phyla13 points
- sylph13 points
- palmy12 points
- pulpy12 points
- bulgy11 points
- fitly11 points
- flays11 points
- lefty11 points
- wanly11 points
- wetly11 points
- yawls11 points
- belay10 points
- beryl10 points
- billy10 points
- cloys10 points
- icily10 points
- loamy10 points
- loopy10 points
- palsy10 points
- sibyl10 points
- dilly9 points
- gluey9 points
- idyll9 points
- laity8 points
- styli8 points
- sully8 points
- jowly18 points
- blowy13 points
- lippy12 points
- baldy11 points
- wally11 points
- welly11 points
- willy11 points
- bally10 points
- limey10 points
- pally10 points
- polys10 points
- girly9 points
- lolly8 points
- telly8 points
- zloty17 points
- alkyd13 points
- haply13 points
- plumy12 points
- talky12 points
- ethyl11 points
- holey11 points
- layup10 points
- malty10 points
- molly10 points
- platy10 points
- lardy9 points
- linty8 points
- riyal8 points
- silty8 points
- kylix19 points
- hexyl18 points
- cylix17 points
- hulky15 points
- jolty15 points
- xylol15 points
- feyly14 points
- flawy14 points
- chyle13 points
- phyle13 points
- alkyl12 points
- ghyll12 points
- kelly12 points
- loppy12 points
- fatly11 points
- felly11 points
- fluty11 points
- flyte11 points
- lathy11 points
- bialy10 points
- bluey10 points
- boyla10 points
- butyl10 points
- clary10 points
- clays10 points
- coaly10 points
- colly10 points
- cully10 points
- loggy10 points
- looby10 points
- lytic10 points
- marly10 points
- muley10 points
- patly10 points
- playa10 points
- slype10 points
- typal10 points
- agley9 points
- glary9 points
- gyral9 points
- lindy9 points
- ology9 points
- redly9 points
- yodle9 points
- alary8 points
- allyl8 points
- loury8 points
- lyses8 points
- lysin8 points
- lysis8 points
- lyssa8 points
- lytta8 points
- nelly8 points
- nyala8 points
- roily8 points
- slaty8 points
- sonly8 points
- tolyl8 points
- unlay8 points
- yulan8 points
- lezzy26 points
- flaxy18 points
- glazy18 points
- xylyl18 points
- folky15 points
- xylan15 points
- yolky15 points
- kelpy14 points
- flamy13 points
- muhly13 points
- blimy12 points
- blype12 points
- cyclo12 points
- cymol12 points
- doyly12 points
- gayly12 points
- gulfy12 points
- kilty12 points
- lamby12 points
- larky12 points
- limby12 points
- linky12 points
- malmy12 points
- wyled12 points
- yelks12 points
- alway11 points
- bigly11 points
- bilgy11 points
- ferly11 points
- fleys11 points
- fluyt11 points
- gulpy11 points
- hooly11 points
- hoyle11 points
- hurly11 points
- hylas11 points
- lawny11 points
- leavy11 points
- rawly11 points
- refly11 points
- shaly11 points
- shily11 points
- sylva11 points
- vealy11 points
- wooly11 points
- wyles11 points
- acyls10 points
- amyls10 points
- byrls10 points
- cooly10 points
- glady10 points
- lacey10 points
- ledgy10 points
- lycea10 points
- lycee10 points
- milty10 points
- octyl10 points
- plyer10 points
- ylems10 points
- delly9 points
- dooly9 points
- drily9 points
- dynel9 points
- gally9 points
- gayal9 points
- gilly9 points
- gleys9 points
- idyls9 points
- layed9 points
- leady9 points
- lingy9 points
- lyard9 points
- lysed9 points
- odyle9 points
- odyls9 points
- sloyd9 points
- yauld9 points
- aliya8 points
- aryls8 points
- asyla8 points
- leary8 points
- liney8 points
- looey8 points
- lossy8 points
- lyart8 points
- lyase8 points
- noily8 points
- nonyl8 points
- riley8 points
- seely8 points
- slily8 points
- sylis8 points
- yills8 points
- yules8 points
Quick facts
- Total words: 324
- By usage: 99 very common, 71 common, 154 rare
Highest scoring (classic tiles)
- lezzy 26
- kylix 19
- flaxy 18
- glazy 18
- hexyl 18
- jowly 18
- xylyl 18
- calyx 17
- cylix 17
- xylem 17
Most common
- lucky
- apply
- cycle
- imply
- badly
- fully
- plays
- reply
- daily
- delay
Definitions
- lucky (adjective)
- Occurring by chance.
- apply (verb)
- Put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose.
- cycle (noun)
- An interval during which a recurring sequence of events occurs.
- imply (verb)
- Express or state indirectly.
There are 324 five-letter words containing both L and Y, and 170 of them are words you would expect to see in everyday writing. The rest are technical terms, plurals, variant spellings and the odd loanword, all of which are legal in most tile games. The highest-scoring entry is LEZZY at 26 points. Scan the common words first, then dip into the rare ones when the board leaves you no other option.
How to use this page
Read the list from the top if you want the everyday words, or jump to the quick facts for the highest scorers. Click any word with a link to see every shorter word hidden inside it. When you have a specific rack, the search box at the top filters the list down to the words you can play right now.
Tips
A balanced rack has roughly three vowels and four consonants, and a lopsided rack is the most common reason players get stuck. If you are drowning in vowels, look for the words on this page with the most vowels and use them to reset. If you have too many consonants, a word with a single vowel will do the same job. When you cannot find a decent play, it is often better to swap tiles or play a short word that dumps the surplus than to force a poor score and keep the bad rack.
Questions
Which five-letter words containing both L and Y are the most common?
LUCKY, APPLY and CYCLE are among the most familiar. The list is sorted with everyday words first, and the very common ones carry a small dot, so you can read the top of the page and skip the obscure entries at the bottom.
Can I search this list with my own letters?
Yes. Type your letters into the search box at the top of the page, using a question mark for a blank, and the tool will show only the five-letter words containing both L and Y you can actually spell from that rack, with scores.