12-Letter Words Containing LY

There are 997 12-letter words that contain LY. 479 are common words, such as ABSTEMIOUSLY and ABSTRACTEDLY. A rarer one is WHISPERINGLY. In this set, I is the most frequent open letter (768 words). 449 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 997

Common words

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Words
997 (479 common words)
Common example
abstemiously
Rare example
whisperingly
Doubled letters
449
Ending in S
66
Most frequent letter
I (768)

Questions

How many 12-letter words containing ly are there?

997. 479 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

ABSTEMIOUSLY is among the common words in this set.