gallowglass
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 16
- Words With Friends
- 21
- Letters
- 11
Definition of gallowglass
1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
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(historical)A mercenary warrior élite among Gaelic-Norse clans residing in the Western Isles of Scotland and Scottish Highlands from the mid 13th century to the end of the 16th century.
“The multiplying villanies of nature / Do swarm upon him--from the western isles/ Of kerns and gallowglasses is supplied.”
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Etymology
From Irish gallóglach (“foreign soldier”), from Gall (“foreigner, non-Gaelic person”) + óglách (“soldier”).
Words you can make from gallowglass
131 playable · top: GALLOWS (11 pts)
Best play gallows 11 points7-letter words
4 words6-letter words
8 words5-letter words
29 words- AGLOW 9 pts
- GLOWS 9 pts
- SWAGS 9 pts
- ALLOW 8 pts
- AWOLS 8 pts
- SLAWS 8 pts
- SLOWS 8 pts
- WALLA 8 pts
- WALLS 8 pts
- ALGAL 6 pts
- ALGAS 6 pts
- GALAS 6 pts
- GALLS 6 pts
- GAOLS 6 pts
- GLASS 6 pts
- GLOSS 6 pts
- GOALS 6 pts
- SAGAS 6 pts
- SAGOS 6 pts
- SLAGS 6 pts
- SLOGS 6 pts
- LALLS 5 pts
- LASSO 5 pts
- LOLLS 5 pts
- OLLAS 5 pts
- SALAL 5 pts
- SALOL 5 pts
- SALSA 5 pts
- SOLAS 5 pts
4-letter words
46 words- GLOW 8 pts
- SWAG 8 pts
- WAGS 8 pts
- ALOW 7 pts
- AWLS 7 pts
- AWOL 7 pts
- LAWS 7 pts
- LOWS 7 pts
- OWLS 7 pts
- SAWS 7 pts
- SLAW 7 pts
- SLOW 7 pts
- SOWS 7 pts
- WALL 7 pts
- AGOG 6 pts
- GAGA 6 pts
- GAGS 6 pts
- AGAS 5 pts
- ALGA 5 pts
- GALA 5 pts
- GALL 5 pts
- GALS 5 pts
- GAOL 5 pts
- GOAL 5 pts
- GOAS 5 pts
- LAGS 5 pts
- LOGS 5 pts
- SAGA 5 pts
- SAGO 5 pts
- SAGS 5 pts
- SLAG 5 pts
- SLOG 5 pts
- AALS 4 pts
- ALAS 4 pts
- ALLS 4 pts
- ALSO 4 pts
- LALL 4 pts
- LASS 4 pts
- LOLL 4 pts
- LOSS 4 pts
- OLLA 4 pts
- OSSA 4 pts
- SALL 4 pts
- SALS 4 pts
- SOLA 4 pts
- SOLS 4 pts
3-letter words
31 words- WAG 7 pts
- AWA 6 pts
- AWL 6 pts
- LAW 6 pts
- LOW 6 pts
- OWL 6 pts
- SAW 6 pts
- SOW 6 pts
- WAS 6 pts
- WOS 6 pts
- GAG 5 pts
- AGA 4 pts
- AGO 4 pts
- AGS 4 pts
- GAL 4 pts
- GAS 4 pts
- GOA 4 pts
- GOS 4 pts
- LAG 4 pts
- LOG 4 pts
- SAG 4 pts
- AAL 3 pts
- AAS 3 pts
- ALA 3 pts
- ALL 3 pts
- ALS 3 pts
- ASS 3 pts
- LAS 3 pts
- SAL 3 pts
- SOL 3 pts
- SOS 3 pts
2-letter words
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