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Is agley a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word agley is a Scrabble US word. The word agley is worth 9 points in Scrabble:

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Is agley a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word agley is a Scrabble UK word and has 9 points:

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Is agley a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word agley is a Words With Friends word. The word agley is worth 10 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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5-letter words (1 found)

AGLEY,

4-letter words (8 found)

AGLY,EGAL,GALE,GEAL,GLEY,GYAL,YAGE,YALE,

3-letter words (17 found)

AGE,ALE,AYE,GAE,GAL,GAY,GEL,GEY,LAG,LAY,LEA,LEG,LEY,LYE,YAE,YAG,YEA,

2-letter words (9 found)

AE,AG,AL,AY,EA,EL,LA,YA,YE,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 36 words from agley according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 5 letters words made out of agley

agley galey algey lagey glaey lgaey agely gaely aegly eagly gealy egaly alegy laegy aelgy ealgy leagy elagy gleay lgeay gelay eglay legay elgay aglye galye algye lagye glaye lgaye agyle gayle aygle yagle gyale ygale alyge layge aylge yalge lyage ylage glyae lgyae gylae yglae lygae ylgae ageyl gaeyl aegyl eagyl geayl egayl agyel gayel aygel yagel gyael ygael aeygl eaygl ayegl yaegl eyagl yeagl geyal egyal gyeal ygeal eygal yegal aleyg laeyg aelyg ealyg leayg elayg alyeg layeg ayleg yaleg lyaeg ylaeg aeylg eaylg ayelg yaelg eyalg yealg leyag elyag lyeag yleag eylag yelag gleya lgeya gelya eglya legya elgya glyea lgyea gylea yglea lygea ylgea geyla egyla gyela ygela eygla yegla leyga elyga lyega ylega eylga yelga

Note: these 'words' (valid or invalid) are all the permutations of the word agley. These words are obtained by scrambling the letters in agley.

Definitions and meaning of agley

agley

Alternative forms

  • aglee, agly, gley

Etymology

From Scots agley.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /əˈɡleɪ/, /əˈɡliː/
  • Rhymes: -eɪ, -iː

Adverb

agley (comparative more agley, superlative most agley)

  1. (chiefly Scotland) Wrong, awry, askew, amiss, or distortedly.
    • 1932, Rosewell Page, The Iliads of the South: an epic of the War Between the States, Garrett and Massie, p. 165:
      X tells of cavalry; of Sheridan, Hampton and Fitz Lee;
      Of Early’s Valley march, that Sheridan long held agley!
    • 2002, Diana Gabaldon, The Fiery Cross, p. 29:
      We meant to sail from Charleston, but things went agley there, and so we’re bound for Portsmouth now, as fast as we can make speed.

Usage notes

The word was popularised by Robert Burns in his 1785 Scots poems “To a Mouse”, in the much-quoted line “The best-laid schemes o’ mice an’ men / Gang aft agley”. This line is often quoted, and agley is occasionally used in modern English, primarily in variants of this line, such as “our plans have gone agley” or “things went agley”.

See also

  • the best laid plans of mice and men often go awry

Adjective

agley (comparative more agley, superlative most agley)

  1. (Scotland) Wrong; askew.

Anagrams

  • Galey, Gayle, gayle

Scots

Adverb

agley (not comparable)

  1. Alternative form of aglee

References

  • “agley, adv., adj.” in the Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries.

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