glad: meaning and words from its letters
4 letters · 6 letter points · starts with G · ends with D
Meaning of glad
adj
- predicative, usually
Pleased; happy; gratified.
Example: I'm glad the rain has finally stopped.
- obsolete, predicative, usually
Having a bright or cheerful appearance; expressing or exciting joy; producing gladness.
Listed forms: gladder, gladdest.
Source: Wiktionary — glad.
verb
- archaic, predicative, transitive, usually
To make glad.
Listed forms: glads, gladding, gladded.
Source: Wiktionary — glad.
noun
- informal, predicative, usually
A gladiolus (plant).
Listed forms: glads.
Source: Wiktionary — glad.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for glad.
adjective
eagerly disposed to act or to be of service
adjective
cheerful and bright
noun
any of numerous plants of the genus Gladiolus native chiefly to tropical and South Africa having sword-shaped leaves and one-sided spikes of brightly colored funnel-shaped flowers; widely cultivated
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is glad in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of glad
G(2) + L(1) + A(1) + D(2) = 6 points.
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Anagrams of glad
0 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
No other single-word anagram was found in our standard list.
Shorter words from glad
11 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in glad. Showing up to 24, longest first.