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GALES

5 letters

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Classic 2 pts
Big 2 pts
Super Big 2 pts

GALES is a valid 5-letter Boggle word. It's listed in all three major word lists — TWL06, SOWPODS, and ENABLE1. It scores 2 in Classic, 2 in Big, and 2 in Super Big Boggle.

GALES root GALE-s

Word family

verb
  1. dialectalintransitiveTo cry; groan; croak.
  2. dialectalintransitiveTo talk.
  3. dialectaltransitiveTo sing; utter with musical modulations.
  4. To sail, or sail fast.
noun
  1. A very strong wind, more than a breeze, less than a storm; number 7 through to 9 winds on the 12-step Beaufort scale.
    • It's blowing a gale outside.
    • Many parts of the boat were damaged in the gale.
  2. An outburst, especially of laughter.
    • a gale of laughter
  3. archaicliteraryA light breeze.
  4. A shrub, also called sweet gale or bog myrtle (Myrica gale), that grows on moors and fens.
  5. archaicA periodic payment, such as is made of a rent or annuity.
    • Gale day - the day on which rent or interest is due.
  6. The personal mining plot of a freeminer.