Words that contain 'a' and end in 'nly'


Your request is very popular, so much in fact there are exactly 152 entries to consider.

5 letter words

  • manly
  • wanly

6 letter words

  • fainly
  • gainly
  • leanly
  • mainly
  • meanly
  • stanly
  • vainly
  • weanly

7 letter words

  • alienly
  • bairnly
  • cleanly
  • drawnly
  • humanly
  • paganly
  • plainly
  • romanly
  • saxonly
  • unmanly
  • womanly

8 letter words

  • barrenly
  • brazenly
  • cravenly
  • gardenly
  • germanly
  • heavenly
  • yeomanly
  • jovianly
  • leadenly
  • maidenly
  • malignly
  • matronly
  • medianly
  • normanly
  • parsonly
  • patronly
  • seamanly
  • shakenly
  • sylvanly
  • sovranly
  • tavernly
  • thrawnly
  • ungainly
  • unvainly
  • wantonly

9 letter words

  • captainly
  • certainly
  • disdainly
  • easternly
  • heathenly
  • inhumanly
  • italianly
  • kinsmanly
  • maudlinly
  • proteanly
  • puritanly
  • ruffianly
  • showmanly
  • spartanly
  • uncleanly
  • unhumanly
  • unplainly
  • unwomanly
  • workmanly

10 letter words

  • agrarianly
  • aldermanly
  • americanly
  • anglicanly
  • arcadianly
  • athenianly
  • europeanly
  • forsakenly
  • guardianly
  • marksmanly
  • mistakenly
  • musicianly
  • noblemanly
  • olympianly
  • overmeanly
  • parisianly
  • plebeianly
  • slatternly
  • subhumanly
  • suburbanly
  • supermanly
  • taciturnly
  • unbarrenly
  • unbrazenly
  • unheavenly
  • unmaidenly
  • unshakenly
  • unshapenly
  • unshavenly
  • watchmanly

11 letter words

  • christianly
  • churchmanly
  • craftsmanly
  • gentlemanly
  • misshapenly
  • overcleanly
  • overplainly
  • overwomanly
  • patricianly
  • physicianly
  • quotidianly
  • sectarianly
  • sportsmanly
  • statesmanly
  • uncertainly
  • unmaudlinly
  • unworkmanly
  • vestrymanly
  • victorianly
  • workwomanly

12 letter words

  • antimodernly
  • chapfallenly
  • demiheavenly
  • handmaidenly
  • johnsonianly
  • ragamuffinly
  • stentorianly
  • superhumanly
  • unaldermanly
  • unmusicianly
  • untaciturnly

13 letter words

  • antiquarianly
  • crestfallenly
  • gentlewomanly
  • heartbrokenly
  • housemaidenly
  • pickwickianly
  • pythagoreanly
  • proletarianly
  • rapscallionly
  • saturnalianly
  • sportswomanly
  • unchristianly
  • ungentlemanly
  • unsportsmanly
  • utilitarianly

14 letter words

  • bacchanalianly
  • cosmopolitanly
  • patripassianly
  • presbyterianly
  • subterraneanly

15 letter words

  • antichristianly
  • machiavellianly
  • shakespeareanly

17 letter words

  • mephistopheleanly
  • phantasmagorianly
  • pseudogentlemanly

What is the most interesting word from this list?
'Christianly' certainly stands as the most unusual word from our list of words that have 'a' in and end with 'nly'. 'Christianly' is defined as "In a manner becoming the principles of the Christian religion. Sufferings . . . Patiently and Christianly borne. Sharp. Christianlike. Longfellow.", according to the dictionary.

How many letters are in the longest word on this page?
The biggest word is 17 letters, which is 'mephistopheleanly'.

Is there a word on this page that sticks out as the most common?
A popular word for the combination you requested is 'certainly'.

In total, how many possible words can you make using the combination of letters specified?
You could derive 152 words from the combination you searched for.

In Scrabble, what's the highest possible score possible using words that contain 'a' and end in 'nly'?
With the huge number of words to select from, we'd suggest selecting 'brazenly' scoring 22 points.