valley: meaning and words from its letters
6 letters · 12 letter points · starts with V · ends with Y
Meaning of valley
noun
An elongated depression cast between hills or mountains, often with a river flowing through it.
Example: The Indus River valley was the site of an ancient civilization.
An area which drains itself into a river.
Any structure resembling one, e.g. the interior angle formed by the intersection of two sloping roof planes.
Listed forms: valleys, vallies.
Source: Wiktionary — valley.
verb
- intransitive, poetic, rare
To form the shape of a valley.
Listed forms: valleys, valleying, valleyed.
Source: Wiktionary — valley.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
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noun
a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is valley in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of valley
V(4) + A(1) + L(1) + L(1) + E(1) + Y(4) = 12 points.
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Anagrams of valley
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 valley
28 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in valley. Showing up to 24, longest first.