Definitions For Gley

Etymology 1

1920s, from ґлей, , clayey soil, from *glьjь, from *gli-jo-. Cognate of clay.

Alternative forms

glei

Noun

GLEY (plural GLEYs) (soil science) A type of hydric soil, sticky, greenish-blue-grey in colour and low in oxygen.

Synonyms

gleysol, gleisol

Derived terms

gleization gleyed, gleied gleying, gleiing gleysolic

Verb

(soil science) To be converted into this kind of soil.

References

Etymology 2

Verb

(Scotland) To squint; to look obliquely; to overlook things. : (Jamieson)

Related terms

agley

Anagrams

gyle

Is Gley 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
8
Words with Friends
9

The word Gley is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends

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