galley
Galley can refer to the kitchen area for food preparation on an airliner, the area for food preparation on a ship, or (classical antiquity) a crescent-shaped seagoing vessel propelled by oars.
Length
6
Scrabble
10
WWF
12
Starts
GA
Ends
LEY
Difficulty
Medium
Dictionary
What Does “GALLEY” Mean?
/ˈɡæli/
galley has 4 documented senses across noun.
Noun
4 sensesa large medieval vessel with a single deck propelled by sails and oars with guns at stern and prow; a complement of 1,000 men; used mainly in the Mediterranean for war and trading
(classical antiquity) a crescent-shaped seagoing vessel propelled by oars
the kitchen area for food preparation on an airliner
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
6
Vowels
2
Consonants
4
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Definition
a large medieval vessel with a single deck propelled by sails and oars with guns at stern and prow; a complement of 1,000 men; used mainly in the Mediterranean for war and trading
Length
6 letters
Starts With
G
Ends With
Y
Vowels
2
Consonants
4
Letters
G, A, L, L, E, Y
Use Case
Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.
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Word Strategy
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★★☆GALLEY has a Scrabble score of 10. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆GALLEY is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★★☆GALLEY can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 6-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★☆☆GALLEY contains repeated letters, which can make anagram solving more constrained but also easier to pattern-match.
Letter Intelligence
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Unique Letters
5
Repeated Letters
1
Highest Value Letter
Y
Letter Pattern
ABCCDE
CV Pattern
CVCCVC
Vowel Share
33%
Consonant Share
67%
Bigrams
GA, AL, LL, LE, EY
Trigrams
GAL, ALL, LLE, LEY
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