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What does gleg mean? Is gleg a Scrabble word?

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Is gleg a Scrabble word?

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

G2L1E1G2

Is gleg a Scrabble UK word?

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

G2L1E1G2

Is gleg a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word gleg is a Words With Friends word. The word gleg is worth 9 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

G3L2E1G3

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4-letter words (1 found)

GLEG,

3-letter words (3 found)

EGG,GEL,LEG,

2-letter words (1 found)

EL,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 6 words from gleg according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 4 letters words made out of gleg

gleg lgeg gelg eglg legg elgg glge lgge ggle ggle lgge glge gegl eggl ggel ggel eggl gegl legg elgg lgeg gleg eglg gelg

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

Definitions and meaning of gleg

gleg

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡlɛɡ/
  • Rhymes: -ɛɡ

Etymology 1

Verb

gleg (third-person singular simple present glegs, present participle glegging, simple past and past participle glegged)

  1. (Northern England) To glance.
Synonyms
  • See Thesaurus:glance

Noun

gleg (plural glegs)

  1. (now rare, Northern England) A look or glance.

Etymology 2

Variant forms.

Noun

gleg (plural glegs)

  1. Alternative form of cleg

Etymology 3

Adjective

gleg (comparative glegger, superlative gleggest)

  1. (Scotland) smart; quick; brisk

Anagrams

  • Legg

Scots

Etymology

Possibly ultimately related to Irish glicc (“shrewd, acute”), Ancient Greek καλχαίνω (kalkhaínō, “to ponder”), Proto-Germanic *klōkaz (“quick, smart”), Middle English begalewen (“to frighten, stupefy”).

Adjective

gleg (comparative mair gleg, superlative maist gleg)

  1. smart, quick, brisk
  2. alert, quick-witted, keen in sight, hearing, etc.
    • 1836 Joanna Baillie, Witchcraft. Act 1. p13.
  3. intelligent, adroit, skilful
  4. (of blades, points, etc) sharp

Derived terms

  • gleg-lugged
  • gleg-gabbit

References

http://www.dsl.ac.uk/


Source: wiktionary.org