Definitions For Agley
Adjective
(Scotland) wrong, wrong; askew.Adverb
{{en-adv}} (chiefly, Scotland) wrong, wrong, awry, askew, amiss, or distortedly.Usage notes
The word was popularised by {{w, Robert Burns}} in his 1785 scots poems “{{w, 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 the word agley is occasionally used in modern English, primarily in variants of this line, such as “our plans have gone agley” or “things went agley”.Alternative forms
aglee gleyEtymology
From {{etyl, sco, en}} agley.Anagrams
Galey, Gayle, gayleIs Agley a Scrabble Word?
Words With Friends
YES
Scrabble US
YES
Scrabble UK
YES
English International (SOWPODS)
YES
Scrabble Global
YES
Enable1 Dictionary
YES
Points in Different Games
Scrabble
9
Words with Friends
10
The word Agley is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends