Darkly

6 lettersadverbmoderate

Updated June 2026

Definition

In a manner lacking light or brightness, or with a sinister and threatening quality.

“He stared darkly at the horizon, lost in gloomy thoughts.”

Pronunciation

Syllables

dark·ly

Related Words

Synonyms

gloomilyominouslysinisterly

Antonyms

brightlycheerfully

Word Game Tips

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Wordle

Ends in LY, a very common adverb pattern, K is the highest-scoring and most distinctive letter

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Scrabble

Worth 14 points, K scores 5 and Y scores 4, making this unusually high value for its length

Words Related to Darkly

Words one letter different

Change a single letter of “darkly” to make these 6-letter words — useful for Wordle and crossword clues.

dankly

Words you can make from Darkly

Shorter words formed from the letters in “darkly”.

alkyd daryl lardy larky lyard radly adry alky aryl dalk dark dray dyak karl lady lard lark lyra yard

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