Words that contain 'ef' and end in 'ly'


This is a popular choice of words, so much in fact there are exactly 289 entries to select. Have fun for the next 10 minutes!

5 letter words

  • refly

6 letter words

  • deftly
  • liefly

7 letter words

  • beefily
  • briefly
  • chiefly
  • firefly
  • heftily
  • thiefly

8 letter words

  • drakefly
  • effetely
  • effusely
  • horsefly
  • housefly
  • irefully
  • leefully
  • reflexly
  • ruefully
  • snakefly
  • stonefly
  • undeftly
  • usefully
  • whitefly
  • woefully

9 letter words

  • balefully
  • banefully
  • bodefully
  • carefully
  • defiantly
  • defyingly
  • definably
  • definedly
  • direfully
  • dolefully
  • easefully
  • fatefully
  • gleefully
  • hatefully
  • hopefully
  • ineffably
  • lifefully
  • musefully
  • prefectly
  • ragefully
  • refinedly
  • refutably
  • spongefly
  • timefully
  • tunefully
  • unbriefly
  • wakefully

10 letter words

  • abusefully
  • blamefully
  • caddicefly
  • defacingly
  • defamingly
  • defensibly
  • defilingly
  • definitely
  • deformedly
  • efferently
  • effusively
  • forcefully
  • gracefully
  • gratefully
  • grieffully
  • guilefully
  • hastefully
  • leftwardly
  • liegefully
  • noisefully
  • pausefully
  • peacefully
  • preferably
  • prefixally
  • prefixedly
  • pridefully
  • quemefully
  • referently
  • refiningly
  • reformedly
  • refusingly
  • shamefully
  • spitefully
  • statefully
  • tastefully
  • undefiably
  • unruefully
  • unusefully
  • unwoefully
  • vengefully
  • wastefully

11 letter words

  • barefacedly
  • befittingly
  • blithefully
  • brieflessly
  • chancefully
  • changefully
  • debatefully
  • defectively
  • defensively
  • deficiently
  • devicefully
  • effectively
  • effectually
  • efficiently
  • effortfully
  • effulgently
  • excusefully
  • grudgefully
  • indefinably
  • irrefutably
  • malefically
  • nefariously
  • noneffetely
  • praisefully
  • prefamously
  • prefatorily
  • preferredly
  • prefriendly
  • rebukefully
  • reflectedly
  • reflexively
  • reformingly
  • refractedly
  • refulgently
  • reposefully
  • shamefastly
  • theftuously
  • threefoldly
  • uncarefully
  • undefiantly
  • undefiledly
  • undefinably
  • undefinedly
  • ungleefully
  • unhopefully

12 letter words

  • behoovefully
  • beneficently
  • beneficially
  • definitively
  • despitefully
  • effeminately
  • effortlessly
  • expensefully
  • forefatherly
  • indefeasibly
  • indefectibly
  • indefensibly
  • indefinitely
  • ineffaceably
  • ineffectibly
  • ingratefully
  • irrefragably
  • maleficently
  • nondefiantly
  • nondefinably
  • prefavorably
  • prefearfully
  • presagefully
  • purposefully
  • reflectingly
  • reflectively
  • refractively
  • refractorily
  • refreshfully
  • refreshingly
  • remorsefully
  • revengefully
  • shamefacedly
  • surefootedly
  • undefeatably
  • undefeatedly
  • undefendably
  • undefensibly
  • undeferrably
  • undefinitely
  • uneffaceably
  • uneffusively
  • unforcefully
  • ungracefully
  • ungratefully

13 letter words

  • closefistedly
  • coefficiently
  • defencelessly
  • defenselessly
  • deferentially
  • disgracefully
  • distastefully
  • efficaciously
  • forefeelingly
  • indefatigably
  • indeficiently
  • ineffectively
  • ineffectually
  • inefficiently
  • irrefrangibly
  • nonblamefully
  • nondefensibly
  • nondefinitely
  • noneffusively
  • nongracefully
  • nonpreferably
  • overcarefully
  • overdefiantly
  • prefamiliarly
  • prefatorially
  • referentially
  • reformatively
  • resourcefully
  • unbefittingly
  • unchangefully
  • undefectively
  • undefensively
  • undeficiently
  • uneffectively
  • uneffectually
  • uneffulgently
  • unnefariously
  • unrefulgently
  • unreposefully

14 letter words

  • effervescently
  • effervescingly
  • indefinitively
  • irreflectively
  • nondefectively
  • nondefensively
  • nondeficiently
  • nonefficiently
  • overeffusively
  • overgratefully
  • predeficiently
  • preeffectively
  • preeffectually
  • prefectorially
  • preferentially
  • prefortunately
  • prefraternally
  • semidefinitely
  • semipeacefully
  • subeffectively
  • unbeneficently
  • unbeneficially
  • undefinitively
  • uneffeminately
  • unreflectingly
  • unreflectively
  • unrefractively
  • unrefreshingly
  • unremorsefully
  • unrevengefully

15 letter words

  • inefficaciously
  • nonbeneficently
  • nonbeneficially
  • nondefinitively
  • nonreflectively
  • nonrefractively
  • overdefensively
  • prefiguratively
  • semidefensively
  • semireflexively
  • supereffluently
  • undeferentially
  • unefficaciously
  • unresourcefully

16 letter words

  • nondeferentially
  • nonefficaciously
  • overreflectively
  • reflexologically
  • supereffectively
  • uneffervescently

17 letter words

  • noneffervescently
  • nonpreferentially
  • overdeferentially

How many letters are in the longest word on this page?
There are 17 letters in the word 'noneffervescently', making it the longest word we have.

How many words are available using these particular combinations of letters?
You could assemble 289 words using the combination you specified.

Is there any word on this page that jumps out as the most popular?
A popular word for your request is 'carefully'.

What is the highest number of points you can get in Scrabble from this list of words containing 'ef' and ending with 'ly'?
With a considerable 289 entries, your best bet is 'reflexly' scoring 21 points.

What's an unusual word from this page?
The most interesting word from this list is 'ineffably'. The dictionary defines it as "In a manner not to be expressed in words; unspeakably. Milton.".