Sourly

6 lettersadverbmoderate

Updated June 2026

Definition

In a bitter, acidic, or discontented manner.

“She smiled sourly at the news and turned away without a word.”

Pronunciation

Syllables

sour·ly

Related Words

Synonyms

bitterlyacidly curtlyharshlysulkily

Antonyms

sweetlypleasantlywarmly

Word Game Tips

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Wordle

Ends in -LY as most adverbs do, the base SOUR is easy to spot, six letters with a consonant cluster at the end

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Scrabble

Worth 9 points, the Y alone scores 4 in Scrabble, a reliable adverb with good tile value

Words Related to Sourly

Words one letter different

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

hourly

Words you can make from Sourly

Shorter words formed from the letters in “sourly”.

lours loury lousy slour souly soury surly lory lour orly ours rosy rous ruly slur soul sour your

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