Words Ending in LY and Containing VE

Discover 1,045 playable English words ending in LY and containing VE, from Lovely, Lively, Heavenly, Gravelly, Slovenly, Oversupply and Hoverfly to rarer plays. Each entry is verified for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, and daily writing, complete with letter counts and meanings below.

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Starts with A
24 words
actively
alternatively
aggressively
adversely
attractively
attentively
administratively
assertively
appreciatively
apprehensively
adaptively
authoritatively
affirmatively
abusively
adventurously
affectively
addictively
averagely
adversarially
attributively
additively
abrasively
associatively
abortively
Starts with B
2 words
bravely
behovely
Starts with C
24 words
conveniently
comparatively
collectively
creatively
competitively
conversely
conservatively
comprehensively
conventionally
cleverly
cognitively
constructively
controversially
consecutively
collaboratively
conclusively
cumulatively
cooperatively
compulsively
covertly
counterintuitively
constitutively
cohesively
contemplatively
Starts with D
24 words
definitively
developmentally
decisively
defensively
distinctively
deceptively
deservedly
dismissively
destructively
derisively
deductively
diversely
decoratively
demonstratively
descriptively
disruptively
divisively
divergently
derivatively
declaratively
discursively
deliberatively
distributively
defectively
Starts with E
24 words
eventually
effectively
exclusively
extensively
evenly
excessively
expensively
expressively
exhaustively
explosively
evasively
expansively
everlastingly
everly
elusively
evocatively
electively
effusively
executively
evenhandedly
emotively
eventfully
exploitatively
effervescently
Starts with F
13 words
figuratively
fervently
feverishly
furtively
festively
formatively
facultatively
fugitively
fictively
fermentatively
federatively
feverously
factitively
Starts with G
6 words
gravely
gravelly
governmentally
grovelingly
genitively
gerundively
Starts with H
10 words
heavenly
hoverfly
hyperactively
hoveringly
harvestfly
hyperconservatively
hortatively
hyperspeculatively
hyperobtrusively
hyperexcursively
Starts with I
24 words
inadvertently
instinctively
intuitively
impressively
intensively
iteratively
inversely
ineffectively
inconveniently
intravenously
impulsively
interactively
irreversibly
inexpensively
inquisitively
imaginatively
impassively
inventively
inclusively
innovatively
insensitively
inductively
immersively
irreverently
Starts with J
1 words
juvenilely
Starts with K
1 words
kvetchily
Starts with L
11 words
lovely
lively
legislatively
levelly
lucratively
lovelessly
livelily
lovelily
liverishly
locomotively
lenitively
Starts with M
12 words
massively
marvelously
manipulatively
meditatively
multiplicatively
motivelessly
microaggressively
maladaptively
movelessly
misapprehensively
misadventurously
magnetostrictively
Starts with N
24 words
negatively
natively
naively
nonverbally
narratively
normatively
noninvasively
nondestructively
novelly
nutritively
noncompetitively
nonselectively
nonconventionally
novelistically
nervelessly
nominatively
noncoercively
nonrestrictively
noncontroversially
nonretroactively
nonconsecutively
nonconstructively
nonobstructively
nonassertively
Starts with O
24 words
overly
overwhelmingly
objectively
overtly
obsessively
offensively
oppressively
oversupply
operatively
overpoweringly
overzealously
overfly
oxidatively
obtrusively
overbearingly
overdramatically
ostensively
overoptimistically
obstructively
overconfidently
overcautiously
overeagerly
overabundantly
overaggressively
Starts with P
24 words
positively
passively
progressively
productively
proactively
prohibitively
protectively
pensively
provocatively
prospectively
persuasively
preemptively
perversely
plaintively
pervasively
perceptively
possessively
pejoratively
proverbially
putatively
predictively
presumptively
performatively
postoperatively
Starts with Q
5 words
qualitatively
quantitatively
quaveringly
quiveringly
quaquaversally
Starts with R
24 words
relatively
respectively
retroactively
retrospectively
reverently
reflexively
recursively
reflectively
repetitively
ravenously
revealingly
reactively
responsively
restrictively
reversibly
reproductively
receptively
reservedly
repulsively
relievedly
reclusively
reductively
radioactively
reversely
Starts with S
24 words
severely
selectively
subjectively
successively
substantively
sensitively
suggestively
speculatively
seductively
slovenly
suavely
submissively
subversively
severally
superlatively
secretively
supportively
shiveringly
seventhly
snively
sportively
subjunctively
sovereignly
snivelly
Starts with T
12 words
tentatively
transversely
transitively
transgressively
talkatively
transversally
transfusively
terminatively
transmissively
transubstantiatively
transcriptively
transmigratively
Starts with U
24 words
universally
unevenly
unreservedly
undeservedly
unwaveringly
unconventionally
unobtrusively
uneventfully
unproductively
unreflectively
unattractively
uncontroversially
unlovely
unimaginatively
unimpressively
unassertively
unresponsively
uncooperatively
uncontrovertibly
unconstructively
uncompetitively
ungovernably
unverifiably
unrecoverably
Starts with V
24 words
verbally
vertically
vehemently
verily
verifiably
vengefully
venomously
veritably
vindictively
vegetatively
verbosely
vexatiously
ventrally
vexingly
vernacularly
vertiginously
venereally
venially
vestigially
venerably
venturously
ventromedially
versatilely
vectorially
Starts with W
3 words
waverly
waveringly
wavelessly

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