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Is galley a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word galley is a Scrabble US word. The word galley is worth 10 points in Scrabble:

G2A1L1L1E1Y4

Is galley a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word galley is a Scrabble UK word and has 10 points:

G2A1L1L1E1Y4

Is galley a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word galley is a Words With Friends word. The word galley is worth 12 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

G3A1L2L2E1Y3

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6-letter words (2 found)

EGALLY,GALLEY,

5-letter words (5 found)

AGLEY,ALLEY,GALLY,GELLY,LEGAL,

4-letter words (12 found)

AGLY,ALLY,EGAL,GALE,GALL,GEAL,GLEY,GYAL,LEAL,YAGE,YALE,YELL,

3-letter words (19 found)

AGE,ALE,ALL,AYE,ELL,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 48 words from galley according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of galley

galley

Etymology

From Middle English galeie, from Old French galee, from Latin galea, from Byzantine Greek γάλεα (gálea) of unknown origin, probably from Ancient Greek γαλέη (galéē), a kind of a small fish, from γαλεός (galeós, “dog-fish or small shark”). Doublet of galea.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡæli/
  • Rhymes: -æli

Noun

galley (plural galleys or (obsolete) gallies)

  2. (nautical, historical) A long, slender ship propelled primarily by oars, whether having masts and sails or not; usually a rowed warship used in the Mediterranean from the 16th century until the modern era.
  3. (British) A light, open boat used on the Thames by customhouse officers, press gangs, and also for pleasure.
  5. (nautical) One of the small boats carried by a man-of-war.
  6. (nautical) The cookroom or kitchen and cooking apparatus of a vessel or aircraft; sometimes on merchant vessels called the caboose.
  7. An oblong oven or muffle with a battery of retorts; a gallery furnace.
  8. (printing) An oblong tray of wood or brass, with upright sides, for holding type which has been set, or is to be made up, etc.
  9. (printing) A proof sheet taken from type while on a galley; a galley proof.
  10. (heraldry) A representation of a single masted ship propelled by oars, with three flags and a basket.

Synonyms

  • (heraldry) lymphad

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See also

  • bireme
  • trireme
  • quadrireme
  • unireme/monoreme/penteconter
  • quinquereme/pentere
  • polyreme
  • Galley Common

Further reading

  • galley on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

  • egally

Source: wiktionary.org