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Is gelee a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word gelee is a Scrabble US word. The word gelee is worth 6 points in Scrabble:

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Is gelee a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word gelee is a Scrabble UK word and has 6 points:

G2E1L1E1E1

Is gelee a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word gelee is a Words With Friends word. The word gelee is worth 8 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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5-letter words (1 found)

GELEE,

4-letter words (1 found)

GLEE,

3-letter words (5 found)

EEL,GEE,GEL,LEE,LEG,

2-letter words (2 found)

EE,EL,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 10 words from gelee according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 5 letters words made out of gelee

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

Definitions and meaning of gelee

gelee

Etymology 1

From the French gelée. Doublet of jelly.

Alternative forms

  • gelée

Noun

gelee (plural gelees)

  1. Any gelled suspension made for culinary purposes.
Translations

Etymology 2

From the Yoruba word gele for a woman's headwrap.

Alternative forms

  • gele

Noun

gelee (plural gelees)

  1. A traditional form of West African headwrap worn by women.

Middle English

Noun

gelee

  1. Alternative form of gele

Old French

Alternative forms

  • gelede
  • jallee, jaleie, jalee
  • gelé, geley, geleye, giellee

Etymology

From Early Medieval Latin gelāta, derived from Latin gelāre. By surface analysis, geler +‎ -ee. Cognate with Old Galician-Portuguese geada.

Pronunciation

  • (archaic) IPA(key): /d͡ʒəˈleːðə/
  • (classical) IPA(key): /d͡ʒəˈleːə/, /d͡ʒa-/

Noun

gelee oblique singular, f (oblique plural gelees, nominative singular gelee, nominative plural gelees)

  1. cold spell; period of coldness

Descendants

References

  • gelee on the Anglo-Norman On-Line Hub
  • Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “gĕlāre”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volume 4: G H I, page 86

Source: wiktionary.org