Ably

4 lettersadverbmoderate

Updated June 2026

Definition

In a competent or skilful manner.

“She ably managed the team through the crisis.”

Pronunciation

IPA

/ˈeɪ.bli/

Syllables

a·bly

Related Words

Synonyms

skilfullycompetentlycapably

Antonyms

incompetently

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Wordle

Common letters A, B, L, Y — solid guess.

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Worth 9 points. The Y on a premium square helps.

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Anagrams of Ably

Words that use exactly the same letters as “ably”.

blay

Words one letter different

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abay abby abey able agly ally

Add a letter to make a longer word

5-letter words you can spell by adding one letter to “ably”.

albyn badly baldy balky bally balmy barly basyl bawly bayal belay bialy blady blayk blazy boyla bylaw eably hybla labby lamby libya sably

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