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gley
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4 LETTERS1 POINT[ɡleɪ]
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When gley helps
Base Score
1
Before any board-specific bonus
Unique Letters
4
E G L Y
Two-Letter Start
GL
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
EY
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- 4 letters
- 4 unique letters
- GL start
- EY ending
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- gley is a four-letter word, so it is worth 1 point when accepted.
- It uses 4 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include e, g, l, y plus any remaining hive letters.
- The EY ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the GL start.
- BuzzyWords has saved this word in 1 published Daily page.
Pronunciation
[ɡleɪ]
noun
A type of hydric soil, sticky, greenish-blue-grey in colour and low in oxygen.
verb
To be converted into this kind of soil.
verb
To squint; to look obliquely; to overlook things.
Related Words
Same Letters
- elegy
- leggy
Synonyms
- gleisol
- gleysol