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Words containing DL

Words that have the letters DL in a row, in that order: handy when a board square or a clue gives you a chunk to build around. All playable on Wordtide's board. There are 1,376 playable words containing DL in Wordtide's English dictionary. The most common length is 8 letters, and the longest word is BLOODLESSNESSES. The highest-scoring is BLIZZARDLY, worth 31 points.

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Popular words containing DL

UNEXPECTEDLY26
WHOLEHEARTEDLY24
UNDOUBTEDLY19
SUPPOSEDLY18
UNFRIENDLY17
ADMITTEDLY16
REPEATEDLY15
FIDDLING14
FRIENDLY14
MUDDLING14
ALLEGEDLY13
CUDDLY13
FIDDLED13
MUDDLED13
NEEDLESSLY13
SECONDLY13
BLINDLY12
BROADLY12

Highest-scoring words containing DL

Points are Wordtide tile values before bonus squares. Rare letters pay most: J, Q and Z are worth 9, X is 7.

BLIZZARDLY31
UNBOWDLERIZED29
UNQUALIFIEDLY29
BOWDLERIZATIONS29
HAPHAZARDLY28
BOWDLERIZATION28
BOWDLERIZING27
ACKNOWLEDGEDLY27
HEAVYHEARTEDLY27
UNEXPECTEDLY26
BOWDLERIZED26
QUALIFIEDLY26

4-letter words containing DL (2)

IDLE5
IDLY7

5-letter words containing DL (14)

ADDLE7
BADLY10
GODLY9
IDLED7
IDLER6
IDLES6
LADLE6
MADLY10
ODDLY9
PADLE8
REDLY8
SADLY8
SIDLE6
YODLE8

6-letter words containing DL (104)

ACIDLY11
ADDLED9
AVIDLY13
BALDLY11
BEDLAM11
BOLDLY11
BOODLE9
BRIDLE9
BUNDLE10
CANDLE9
CODDLE10
COLDLY11
CRADLE9
CUDDLE11
CUDDLY13
CURDLE10
DAWDLE11
DEADLY10
DOODLE8
FIDDLE11
FIDDLY13
FONDLE10
FONDLY12
FUDDLE12
GIRDLE8
GLADLY10
GOODLY10
HANDLE9
HARDLY11
HUDDLE11
HURDLE10
IDLEST7
IDLING8
KINDLE10
KINDLY12
LADLED8
LADLES7
LEWDLY12
LOUDLY10
MEDDLE10
MEDLEY11
MIDDLE10
MILDLY11
MUDDLE11
NEEDLE7
NOODLE7
OODLES7
PADDLE10
PEDDLE10
PEDLAR9
PIDDLE10
POODLE9
PUDDLE11
RIDDLE8
SADDLE8
SIDLED8
SIDLES7
TODDLE8
WADDLE11
WILDLY12

The 60 most common shown, 44 rarer words not listed. All 6-letter words

7-letter words containing DL (245)

BEDLAMS12
BLINDLY12
BRIDLED11
BROADLY12
BUNDLED12
BUNDLES11
CANDLED11
CRADLED11
CUDDLED13
CUDDLES12
CURDLED12
CURDLES11
DAWDLED13
DAWDLES12
DWINDLE12
ENDLESS8
FIDDLED13
FIDDLER12
FIDDLES12
FONDLED12
FONDLES11
GODLIKE12
GRANDLY11
HANDLED11
HANDLER10
HANDLES10
HOODLUM13
HUDDLED13
HUDDLES12
HURDLED12
HURDLES11
KINDLED12
KINDLES11
MAUDLIN11
MEDDLED12
MEDDLER11
MEDDLES11
MEDLEYS12
MUDDLED13
MUDDLES12
NEEDLES8
PADDLED12
PADLOCK15
PEDDLED12
PIDDLED12
PROUDLY13
PUDDLED13
PUDDLES12
RAPIDLY12
SPINDLY12
TIMIDLY12
TWIDDLE12
UNGODLY12
VALIDLY14
VIVIDLY18
WADDLED13
WADDLES12
WEDLOCK16
WHEEDLE13
WORLDLY13

The 60 most common shown, 185 rarer words not listed. All 7-letter words

8-letter words containing DL (304)

ABSURDLY14
BRIDLING12
BUNDLING13
CANDIDLY14
CANDLING12
COWARDLY16
CRADLING12
CUDDLING14
CURDLING13
DAWDLING14
DEADLINE10
DEADLOCK15
DOGGEDLY14
DWINDLED14
DWINDLES13
FIDDLERS13
FIDDLING14
FONDLING13
FRIENDLY14
HANDLING12
HEADLAND12
HEADLINE11
HEADLONG12
HEATEDLY13
HOODLUMS14
HUDDLING14
HURDLING13
INWARDLY14
KINDLIER12
KINDLING13
LANDLADY12
LANDLORD10
MARKEDLY16
MEDDLERS12
MEDDLING13
MINDLESS11
MUDDLING14
NEEDLESS9
PADDLING13
PADLOCKS16
PEDDLERS12
PEDDLING13
PIDDLING13
PLACIDLY15
PUDDLING14
SECONDLY13
STUPIDLY14
SWINDLED13
SWINDLER12
SWINDLES12
TWIDDLED14
TWIDDLES13
UNKINDLY15
UPWARDLY17
WADDLING14
WHEEDLED15
WHEEDLES14
WICKEDLY19
WILDLIFE15
WOODLAND13

The 60 most common shown, 244 rarer words not listed. All 8-letter words

9-letter words containing DL (199)

ADVISEDLY17
ALLEGEDLY13
ASHAMEDLY16
AWKWARDLY21
BEFUDDLED18
BEFUDDLES17
BELATEDLY14
BLESSEDLY14
BOUNDLESS13
BROADLOOM14
CHANDLERS14
CHILDLESS14
CHILDLIKE17
CROOKEDLY17
CUDDLIEST14
DASTARDLY13
DEADLIEST11
DEADLINES11
DEADLOCKS16
DECIDEDLY16
DEVOTEDLY17
DWINDLING15
ENDLESSLY12
EXCITEDLY20
FOUNDLING15
GRIDLOCKS16
GUARDEDLY15
HANDLEBAR14
HEADLANDS13
HEADLIGHT15
HEADLINED13
HEADLINES12
HEADLOCKS17
HURRIEDLY15
KINDLIEST13
LANDLORDS11
MANHANDLE14
MIDDLEMAN15
MIDDLEMEN15
OUTWARDLY16
PADLOCKED18
PANHANDLE14
POINTEDLY14
REPUTEDLY15
SEEDLINGS11
SKEDADDLE15
SPINDLIER12
STRADDLED12
STRADDLES11
SWADDLING15
SWINDLERS13
SWINDLING14
TWADDLING15
TWIDDLING15
UNGODLIER12
UNWORLDLY16
WAYWARDLY20
WHEEDLING16
WOODLANDS14
WORLDLIER13

The 60 most common shown, 139 rarer words not listed.

10-letter words containing DL (177)

ADMITTEDLY16
ANIMATEDLY15
BEFUDDLING19
BOWDLERISE16
BOWDLERIZE24
CONFUSEDLY19
DEADLOCKED18
DEJECTEDLY24
DEMENTEDLY16
DESERVEDLY18
DREADLOCKS17
FLOODLIGHT17
FOUNDLINGS16
FRENZIEDLY24
FRIENDLESS14
FRIENDLIER14
FRIENDLIES14
GROUNDLESS13
HANDLEBARS15
HEADLIGHTS16
HEADLINING14
HEEDLESSLY15
INTREPIDLY15
KINDLINESS14
LANDLADIES12
LANDLOCKED17
LANDLUBBER16
LOPSIDEDLY16
MANHANDLED16
MANHANDLES15
MEDDLESOME16
MIDDLEBROW19
MINDLESSLY15
MISHANDLED16
MISHANDLES15
NEEDLESSLY13
NEEDLEWORK17
PADLOCKING19
PANHANDLED16
PANHANDLER15
PANHANDLES15
PROFOUNDLY19
REGARDLESS12
REKINDLING15
REPEATEDLY15
REPORTEDLY15
RESERVEDLY17
RESIGNEDLY14
SADDLEBAGS15
SKEDADDLED17
SKEDADDLES16
SPINDLIEST13
SPLENDIDLY16
STRADDLING13
SUPPOSEDLY18
UNFRIENDLY17
UNGODLIEST13
UNKINDLIER15
WORLDLIEST14
WRETCHEDLY20

The 60 most common shown, 117 rarer words not listed.

11-letter words containing DL (119)

AGGRIEVEDLY20
BAREFACEDLY21
BENIGHTEDLY19
BLOODLESSLY16
BOWDLERISED18
BOWDLERISES17
BOWDLERIZED26
BOWDLERIZER25
BOWDLERIZES25
CANDLELIGHT17
CANDLEPOWER19
CANDLESTICK19
CANDLEWICKS22
CONFESSEDLY19
CONFIRMEDLY21
CONTENTEDLY16
DEADLOCKING19
DIDDLYSQUAT25
DISGUSTEDLY17
ENDLESSNESS12
FATHEADEDLY20
FIDDLEBACKS23
FIDDLEHEADS19
FIDDLESTICK21
FLOODLIGHTS18
FRIENDLIEST15
GRIDDLECAKE19
GRIDLOCKING19
HAPHAZARDLY28
HOODLUMISMS19
HOTHEADEDLY19
LANDLUBBERS17
MANHANDLING17
MIDDLEBROWS20
MISGUIDEDLY19
MISHANDLING17
MOLLYCODDLE19
NEEDLEPOINT14
OFFHANDEDLY23
OVERHANDLED19
PACKSADDLES20
PANHANDLERS16
PANHANDLING17
PERPLEXEDLY24
PERVERTEDLY20
PIGHEADEDLY20
PROFESSEDLY19
PURPORTEDLY19
QUALIFIEDLY26
SIDESADDLES14
SKEDADDLING18
SOUNDLESSLY15
STICKHANDLE19
TIDDLYWINKS21
UNADVISEDLY20
UNASHAMEDLY19
UNCHILDLIKE20
UNDOUBTEDLY19
UNKINDLIEST16
WORLDLINESS15

The 60 most common shown, 59 rarer words not listed.

12-letter words containing DL (96)

ABSTRACTEDLY19
BACKHANDEDLY25
BALLHANDLING18
BEFUDDLEMENT22
BEWILDEREDLY21
BIGHEARTEDLY20
BLACKGUARDLY24
BOWDLERISING19
BOWDLERIZERS26
BOWDLERIZING27
BULLHEADEDLY21
CALCULATEDLY20
CANDLEFISHES20
CANDLEHOLDER18
CANDLEPOWERS20
CANDLESTICKS20
COMPRESSEDLY21
CONFOUNDEDLY22
COWARDLINESS18
DISJOINTEDLY24
DIVIDENDLESS19
EVENHANDEDLY22
FARSIGHTEDLY21
FIDDLESTICKS22
FLOODLIGHTED20
FOREHANDEDLY21
FREEHANDEDLY21
FRIENDLINESS16
GRIDDLECAKES20
GROUNDLESSLY17
HARDHEADEDLY21
HEEDLESSNESS15
HIGHHANDEDLY23
LANDLUBBERLY20
MIDDLEWEIGHT22
MINDLESSNESS15
MOLLYCODDLED21
MOLLYCODDLER20
MOLLYCODDLES20
MUDDLEHEADED21
NEEDLEWORKER19
OPENHANDEDLY20
OTHERWORLDLY20
OVERHANDLING20
PADDLEBOARDS19
PADDLEFISHES21
POSTCARDLIKE20
PRONOUNCEDLY20
SHAMEFACEDLY24
SOFTHEADEDLY21
STICKHANDLED21
STICKHANDLER20
STICKHANDLES20
SUREFOOTEDLY19
UNAFFECTEDLY24
UNEXPECTEDLY26
UNFRIENDLIER17
UNRELIEVEDLY20
UNRESERVEDLY20
WINDLESTRAWS19

The 60 most common shown, 36 rarer words not listed.

How common are they?

1,376 of the 167,814 words on Wordtide's English board (0.82%) are containing DL. Most of them, 304, have 8 letters. 0 start with DL, 2 end with it and 1,374 have it only in the middle.

Words containing similar letters

Every word comes from the ENABLE public-domain word list that Wordtide's English board uses, with offensive words removed. Numbers next to a word are its points from our own letter values.

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Questions

How many words are there containing DL?

Wordtide's English dictionary (the public-domain ENABLE list without offensive words) has 1,376 words containing DL, from 4 to 15 letters long.

What is the highest-scoring word containing DL?

BLIZZARDLY, worth 31 points with Wordtide letter values before bonus squares. Close behind: UNBOWDLERIZED (29), UNQUALIFIEDLY (29) and BOWDLERIZATIONS (29).

What are the most common words containing DL?

UNEXPECTEDLY, WHOLEHEARTEDLY, UNDOUBTEDLY, SUPPOSEDLY, UNFRIENDLY and ADMITTEDLY. These are the everyday ones, ranked by how familiar they are in ordinary English.

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