glory: meaning and words from its letters
5 letters · 9 letter points · starts with G · ends with Y
Meaning of glory
noun
- countable, uncountable
Great beauty and splendor.
- countable, uncountable
Honour, admiration, or distinction, accorded by common consent to a person or thing; high reputation; renown.
- countable, uncountable
That quality in a person or thing which secures general praise or honour.
- countable, uncountable
Worship or praise.
Listed forms: glories.
Source: Wiktionary — glory.
verb
To exult with joy; to rejoice.
To boast; to be proud.
- archaic, poetic
To shine radiantly.
Listed forms: glories, glorying, gloried.
Source: Wiktionary — glory.
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 glory.
noun
a state of high honor
noun
brilliant radiant beauty
noun
an indication of radiant light drawn around the head of a saint
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is glory in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of glory
G(2) + L(1) + O(1) + R(1) + Y(4) = 9 points.
This is a sum of letter values without board bonuses or word multipliers. A blank tile is worth zero: subtract the value of each letter supplied by a blank. The score does not establish game validity. Full letter-value table.
Anagrams of glory
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 glory
15 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in glory. Showing up to 24, longest first.