There are 8,537 words ending in -ly in our dictionary; the longest 500 are listed below, grouped by length. Endings like -ly are common hooks for extending words already on the board. Each word shows its Scrabble tile value.
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15-letter words (428) abiogenetically23 accommodatingly28 acidimetrically25 acknowledgeably31 aerodynamically26 algorithmically26 anacoluthically25 anacreontically22 anaesthetically23 anarchistically25 animatronically22 anisotropically22 anomalistically22 antichristianly23 apocalyptically29 archeologically26 architecturally25 argumentatively24 astronautically20 astrophysically28 atmospherically27 audiometrically23 authoritatively24 autochthonously26 autographically26 automorphically27 autotrophically25 bathometrically27 bathymetrically30 bidirectionally23 bioecologically25 biomechanically29 biorhythmically33 bisymmetrically29 bloodcurdlingly25 brokenheartedly28 cataclysmically29 catallactically24 catechistically27 cenogenetically23 chemotactically29 chemotropically29 cholinergically26 chronologically26 circumambiently28 cleistogamously23 climacterically26 coeducationally23 coenzymatically36 collaboratively25 colposcopically28 combinatorially24 commemoratively29 commiseratingly25 commiseratively27 communicatively29 communistically26 compartmentally26 compassionately24 complementarily26 complimentarily26 compositionally24 comprehensively30 computationally24 concentratively25 condescendingly25 congressionally21 conjugationally28 conjunctionally29 conscientiously22 consentaneously20 consequentially29 consideratively24 contemplatively27 contradictively26 contradictorily23 controversially23 correspondently23 correspondingly24 corroboratively25 coulometrically24 counteractively25 craniologically23 cytogenetically26 cytoplasmically29 demeritoriously21 demographically29 demonstratively24 determinatively24 developmentally26 diamagnetically24 diastrophically26 disappointingly24 discommodiously26 disconcertingly24 discontinuously21 discretionarily21 disenchantingly25 disharmoniously24 dishearteningly23 disinterestedly20 dispassionately21 disrespectfully26 distinguishably25 dithyrambically31 dramaturgically24 dyslogistically25 econometrically24 electrovalently23 embryologically28 encomiastically24 endothermically26 entomologically23 environmentally23 epeirogenically23 epiphenomenally27 esemplastically24 eudiometrically23 euphemistically27 expostulatingly28 exterritorially25 extracellularly27 extrajudicially35 extraordinarily26 fetishistically26 formalistically25 fungistatically24 gamogenetically24 gastronomically23 geomagnetically24 geostrophically26 geotectonically23 gnotobiotically23 goniometrically23 gramophonically28 grandiloquently29 gravimetrically26 gravitationally22 harmonistically25 heartbreakingly28 heliometrically25 heliotropically25 hemodynamically31 hermeneutically25 heterogeneously22 histochemically30 holoblastically25 holographically29 homeopathically30 homocentrically27 homoplastically27 horticulturally23 hydrometrically29 hydropathically32 hydrostatically27 hydrotropically29 hygrometrically29 hygroscopically31 hylozoistically35 hypercritically30 hyperphysically36 hypsometrically30 ideographically27 idiomorphically28 immunogenically25 immunologically25 imprescriptibly28 inappropriately24 incommensurably26 inconsecutively25 inconsiderately21 inconspicuously24 indeterminately21 indistinctively24 inefficaciously28 infinitesimally23 informationally23 inquisitorially27 insignificantly24 inspirationally20 instantaneously18 institutionally18 insubordinately21 insubstantially20 interchangeably26 intercolonially20 interculturally20 interlocutorily20 internationally18 interpersonally20 interrogatingly20 interrogatively22 interrogatorily19 intertwistingly22 intracellularly20 intracerebrally22 intradermically23 intramuscularly22 intransigeantly19 intravascularly23 introspectively25 ionospherically25 irreprehensibly25 kenogenetically25 kinesthetically27 labyrinthically28 lackadaisically27 lexicologically30 logarithmically26 logographically27 macrocosmically28 macroscopically28 magistratically23 manneristically22 martensitically22 mechanistically27 melancholically27 mentalistically22 meroblastically24 metagenetically23 metallurgically23 metamorphically29 microcosmically28 microphysically32 microscopically28 mineralogically23 miscellaneously22 modernistically23 monographically28 monomolecularly24 morphologically28 mouthwateringly27 multiculturally22 multitudinously21 musicologically25 necromantically24 neologistically21 neuropathically25 neurosurgically21 nomographically28 nonbiologically23 nonspecifically27 northeastwardly25 northwestwardly28 observationally23 obstructionally22 ochlocratically27 oestrogenically21 ontogenetically21 oreographically26 orientationally18 orthodontically24 orthopaedically26 osteopathically25 overconfidently27 ovoviviparously29 palynologically26 pantheistically25 paragenetically23 paragraphically28 parallactically24 parenthetically25 parliamentarily22 periodontically23 peripatetically24 peristaltically22 perpendicularly25 perspicaciously26 pessimistically24 petrochemically29 philosophically30 phonogramically28 photochemically32 photometrically27 phototactically27 phototropically27 phrenologically26 physiologically29 phytochemically35 piezometrically33 pinocytotically27 pisciculturally24 planimetrically24 planometrically24 plasmolytically27 platitudinously21 pluralistically22 plutocratically24 polygenetically26 polygraphically31 polymorphically32 postoperatively25 postulationally20 prefiguratively27 prehistorically25 premillennially22 prepositionally22 prepossessingly23 presynaptically27 preternaturally20 problematically26 progressionally21 proportionately22 propositionally22 proprietorially22 proteolytically25 psephologically28 psychedelically31 psychiatrically30 psychodelically31 psychogenically31 psychologically31 pusillanimously22 pyrotechnically30 quodlibetically32 radiochemically28 radiometrically23 radiophonically26 radioscopically25 reduplicatively26 remonstratingly21 remonstratively23 retrogressively22 retrospectively25 revolutionarily21 ritualistically20 sanctimoniously22 saprophytically30 scintillatingly21 sculpturesquely31 seismologically23 semiconsciously24 septentrionally20 serendipitously21 sidesplittingly22 significatively27 silviculturally23 socialistically22 socioculturally22 solipsistically22 somatologically23 sophisticatedly26 southwestwardly28 splendiferously24 stalactitically22 stalagmitically23 stereologically21 stereotaxically27 stereotypically25 subreptitiously22 subspecifically29 subterraneously20 superabundantly23 supernationally20 superstitiously20 supplementarily24 suppositionally22 supranationally20 surreptitiously20 sycophantically30 syllogistically24 symbolistically27 sympathetically30 symptomatically29 synarthrodially25 synecdochically31 synecologically26 synergistically24 tachometrically27 tachymetrically30 technologically26 telegraphically26 telekinetically24 temperamentally24 tenderheartedly23 tetartohedrally22 theorematically25 therapeutically25 thoroughgoingly27 topographically28 toxicologically30 tranquilisingly28 tranquilizingly37 transactionally20 transcriptively25 transgressively22 translationally18 trisyllabically25 typographically31 unadulteratedly20 unanticipatedly23 unapostolically22 unceremoniously22 unchallengeably26 uncomplainingly25 uncomplaisantly24 unconditionally21 unconstrainedly21 uncooperatively25 understandingly21 unexceptionably31 unexceptionally29 ungrammatically25 unidiomatically23 unimaginatively24 uninformatively26 unintelligently19 unintentionally18 uninterestingly19 unintermittedly21 uninterruptedly21 unobjectionably31 unpatriotically22 unprecedentedly24 unpretentiously20 unprogressively24 unquestioningly28 unrealistically20 unsubstantially20 unsymmetrically27 untraditionally19 untrustworthily24 ventriloquially30 violinistically23 vivisectionally26 voyeuristically26 xenomorphically34 xerographically33
14-letter words (72) absentmindedly23 acceleratingly22 accumulatively26 achromatically26 acknowledgedly29 adaptationally20 adrenergically21 adscititiously20 advantageously22 adventitiously21 aerobiotically21 aeronautically19 aetiologically20 affectionately25 agriculturally20 alliteratively20 allopathically24 allopatrically21 allosterically19 allotropically21 alphabetically26 alphamerically26 altimetrically21 altruistically19 ambidextrously29 anachronically24 anamnestically21 anchoritically24 anesthetically22 antediluvially21 antibiotically21 anticipatively24 anticipatorily21 antidromically22 antiphonically24 antiseptically21 antithetically22 aphoristically24 apodeictically24 apologetically22 apoplectically25 aposematically23 apotropaically23 appreciatively26 appreciatorily23 apprehensively27 archetypically29 arithmetically24 asseveratingly21 assimilatively22 astigmatically22 astrologically20 astronomically21 asymmetrically26 asymptotically26 asynchronously25 audiologically21 augmentatively23 autocratically21 autophytically27 bactericidally24 barometrically23 biogenetically22 biographically27 bloodthirstily23 bolometrically23 breathtakingly27 cacophonically28 cantankerously23 cataleptically23 cataphorically26 catechetically26
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