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Is galah a Scrabble word?

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

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Is galah a Scrabble UK word?

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

G2A1L1A1H4

Is galah a Words With Friends word?

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

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5-letter words (1 found)

GALAH,

4-letter words (3 found)

AGHA,ALGA,GALA,

3-letter words (9 found)

AAH,AAL,AGA,AHA,ALA,GAL,HAG,LAG,LAH,

2-letter words (6 found)

AA,AG,AH,AL,HA,LA,

You can make 19 words from galah according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 5 letters words made out of galah

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Definitions and meaning of galah

galah

English

Etymology

From Gamilaraay gilaa.

  • (fool): A connection with Malay gila (“mad”) has been suggested, but this explanation has not gained acceptance.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡəˈlɑː/

Noun

galah (plural galahs)

  1. A pink and grey species of cockatoo, Eolophus roseicapilla, native to Australia.
  2. (Australia, slang) A fool, an idiot.
    That galah nearly drove me off the road.
    • 2020, "Moments of Silence", in Taskmaster, series 10, episode 8, Channel 4, character scripts in The Smart Steak:
      Nicky: 'Of course I came. You called me. I am here to help you.' (NICKY sneezes) / Sam: 'You called this galah?'

Synonyms

  • (fool): drongo

Derived terms

  • galah session

Descendants

  • → Dutch: galah

Translations

See also

  • cockatiel
  • cockatoo
  • corella

References

Dutch

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English galah.

Noun

galah m (plural galahs, diminutive galahtje n)

  1. Synonym of roze kaketoe

Malay

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡalah/
  • Rhymes: -alah, -lah, -ah

Noun

galah (Jawi spelling ݢاله, plural galah-galah, informal 1st possessive galahku, 2nd possessive galahmu, 3rd possessive galahnya)

  1. pole, stake

Further reading

  • “galah” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

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