Words That Start with GL

3-letter words that start with GL

• glp6interj. Indicates gulping.

4-letter words that start with GL

• glad6adj. Pleased; happy; gratified.
• glam7n. Glamour; glamorousness.
• glee5n. Joy; happiness; great delight, especially from one's own good fortune...
• glen5n. A secluded and narrow valley, especially one with a river running...
• gley8n. A type of hydric soil, sticky, greenish-blue-grey in colour and low in...
• glia5n. The network of glial cells that supports nervous system tissue.
• glib7adj. Having a ready flow of words but lacking thought or understanding...
• glim7v. To illuminate.
• glip7v. To bomb a bridge, particularly with a technique developed by the 490th...
• glob7n. A round, shapeless or amorphous lump, as of a semisolid substance.
• glom7v. To take.
• glop7n. Any gooey substance.
• glor5n. Fat, especially as a soft mass.
• glow8v. To emit heat and light without a flame.
• glub7n. The sound of underwater bubbles, or of water bubbling (often used...
• glue5n. A hard gelatin made by boiling bones and hides, used in solution as an...
• glug6n. The sound made when a significant amount of liquid is poured suddenly...
• glum7adj. Despondent; moody; sullen.
• glut5n. An excess, too much.
• glyn8n. A valley in a mountain area, especially one with a stream in the bottom.

5-letter words that start with GL

• glade7n. An open passage through a wood; a grassy open or cleared space in a...
• glady10adj. Having glades.
• glamp10v. To practice glamping.
• gland7n. A specialized cell, group of cells, or organ of endothelial origin in...
• glans6n. The acorn or mast of the oak and similar fruits.
• glare6n. An intense, blinding light.
• glary9adj. Of a dazzling lustre; glaring; bright; shining.
• glass6n. An amorphous solid, often transparent substance, usually made by...
• glatt6adj. Having none of a particular kind of adhesion on the outside of its...
• glaze15n. The vitreous coating of pottery or porcelain; anything used as a...
• gleam8n. An appearance of light, especially one which is indistinct or small, or...
• glean6v. To collect (fruit, grain, or other produce) from a field, an orchard...
• gleba8n. The fleshy, spore-bearing inner mass of certain fungi.
• glebe8n. Turf; soil; ground; sod.
• gleek10n. A once-popular game of cards played by three people.
• gleen6v. To glisten; to gleam.
• glial6adj. Of or pertaining to glia.
• glide7v. To move softly, smoothly, or effortlessly.
• glint6n. A short flash of light, usually when reflected off a shiny surface.
• glitz15n. Garish, brilliant showiness.
• gloat6v. To exhibit a conspicuous (sometimes malevolent) pleasure or sense of...
• globe8n. The eyeball.
• glock12n. A glockenspiel.
• gloom8n. Darkness, dimness, or obscurity.
• gloop8n. Any gooey, viscous substance.
• glore6v. To glow, shine.
• glory9n. Great beauty and splendor.
• gloss6n. A surface shine or luster.
• glove9n. An item of clothing, covering all or part of the hand and fingers, but...
• glowy12adj. Glowing.
• gluck12v. To flow or cause to flow in a noisy series of spurts, as when liquid is...
• glued7adj. Entirely focused, unable to be distracted.
• gluer6n. One who glues.
• gluey9adj. Viscous and adhesive, as glue.
• glume8n. A basal, membranous, outer sterile husk or bract in the flowers of...
• gluon6n. A massless gauge boson that binds quarks together to form baryons...
• glute6n. A gluteal muscle.
• glyph14n. A figure carved in relief or incised, especially representing a sound...

6-letter words that start with GL

• glacis9n. A gentle incline.
• gladly11adv. In a glad manner; happily.
• glaive10n. A weapon consisting of a pole with a large blade fixed on the end, the...
• glammy14adj. Having a glam style; glamorous.
• glance9v. To turn (one's eyes or look) at something, often briefly.
• glassy10adj. Of or like glass, especially in being smooth and somewhat reflective.
• glazed17adj. Of eyes: glistening but not focusing on anything in particular; showing...
• glazer16n. One who applies glaze, as in pottery, etc.; one who gives a glasslike...
• glibly12adv. In a glib manner.
• glider8n. One who glides.
• glioma9n. A tumour that arises from glial cells in the brain or spinal cord.
• glitch12n. A problem affecting function.
• glitzy19adj. Brilliantly showy.
• glizzy28n. A Glock, a handgun.
• global9adj. Concerning all parts of the world.
• globin9n. Any globular protein that incorporates a globin fold.
• globus9n. A lump in the throat; the sensation of having such a lump present.
• glocal9adj. Both global and local.
• glomus9n. A fold of the mesothelium arising near the base of the mesentery in the...
• gloomy12adj. Not very illuminated; dim because of darkness, especially when...
• gloopy12adj. Having a glutinous, sloppy consistency.
• gloppy14adj. Gooey and viscous.
• gloria7n. A lightweight fabric used for umbrellas and dresses.
• glossa7n. The tongue, or lingua, especially of an insect.
• glossy10adj. Having a smooth, silklike, reflective (shiny) surface.
• gloved11adj. Wearing a glove or gloves.
• glover10n. A person who makes or sells gloves.
• glower10v. To look or stare with anger.
• glucan9n. Any polysaccharide that is a polymer of glucose.
• gluing8n. The act of attaching something with glue.
• glulam9n. Glued laminated timber: a structural timber product composed of several...
• glumly12adv. In a glum manner.
• gluten7n. The major protein in cereal grains, especially wheat; responsible for...
• glycan12n. Any polysaccharide or oligosaccharide, especially one that is part of a...
• glycol12n. Any aliphatic diol.

7-letter words that start with GL

• glacial10adj. Of, or relating to glaciers.
• glacier10n. A large body of ice which flows under its own mass, usually downhill.
• gladden10v. To cause (something) to become more glad.
• gladius9n. A Roman sword roughly two feet long.
• glammed13adj. That has had a glamour applied.
• glamour10n. Originally, enchantment; magic charm; especially, the effect of a spell...
• glaring9adj. Reflecting with glare.
• glassed9adj. Shielded or walled in by glass.
• glasser8n. A person who applies fibreglass and resin to a surfboard during its...
• glasses8n. Spectacles, frames bearing two lenses worn in front of the eyes.
• glaucus10n. Any member of the genus Glaucus of nudibranchiate mollusks, found in...
• glazier17n. One who glazes: a craftsman who works with glass, fitting windows, etc.
• glazing18n. The act or process of glazing or an instance thereof.
• gleaner8n. One who gleans.
• gleeful11adj. Exuberantly or triumphantly joyful.
• glenoid9n. A shallow depression in a bone, especially in the scapula.
• gliadin9n. A minor protein (along with gluten and glutelin) in wheat; it may cause...
• gliding10n. The action or motion of something that glides.
• glimmer12n. A faint light; a dim glow.
• glimpse12v. To see or view (someone, or something tangible) briefly and...
• gliosis8n. A proliferation of astrocytes in damaged areas of the central nervous...
• glisten8v. To reflect light with a glittering luster; to sparkle, coruscate, glint...
• glister8n. A brilliant flash; a glint.
• glitchy16adj. Prone to glitches.
• glitter8n. A bright, sparkling light; shininess or brilliance.
• globose10adj. Having a globular form.
• globule10n. A small round particle of substance; a drop.
• gloried9adj. Illustrious, honourable.
• glorify14v. To exalt, or give glory or praise to (something or someone).
• glossed9adj. Having a gloss.
• glottal8adj. Of or relating to the glottis.
• glottic10adj. Of or pertaining to the glottis or the tongue.
• glottis8n. The opening between the true vocal cords which is located in the larynx...
• gloving12n. A modern flow art and dance performed by moving fingers equipped with...
• glowing12n. The action of glowing.
• glucose10n. A simple monosaccharide (sugar) with a molecular formula of C₆H₁₂O₆; a...
• gluteal8adj. Relating to the buttocks.
• gluteus8n. Any of the several muscles of the nates, each of which arises from the...
• glutton8adj. Gluttonous; greedy; gormandizing.
• glycine13n. A nonessential amino acid, amino-acetic acid, C₂H₅NO₂ found in most...
• glyoxal18n. The dialdehyde ethanedial derived from ethylene glycol; it is used in...
• glyphic18adj. Carved, sculpted.

8-letter words that start with GL

• glabella11n. The space between the eyebrows and above the nose.
• glabrous11adj. Bald, hairless; smooth.
• gladness10n. The state of being glad; joy.
• gladsome12adj. Marked by joy or gladness; happy, joyous, or light-hearted.
• glamazon20n. A tall glamorous woman.
• glamping14n. Any of various luxury forms of camping.
• glancing12adj. Making superficial, obtuse contact with something.
• glanders10n. An infectious disease of horses, mules, and donkeys caused by the...
• glasnost9n. 1980s and early 1990s policy of the Soviet Union under Gorbachev to...
• glassful12n. The amount that a glass will hold.
• glassine9n. A light paper used as interleaving between artworks or stamp album...
• glassing10n. An act of glassing (stabbing with broken glass).
• glassman11n. A person who manufactures glass.
• glaucoma13n. An eye disease or disorder that is defined as a characteristic optic...
• glaucous11adj. Of a pale grey or bluish-green, especially when covered with a powdery...
• gleaming12adj. Having a bright sheen.
• gleaning10n. Something learned by gleaning.
• glibness11n. The condition of being glib; having fluent words but shallowness in...
• glinting10n. A glint.
• glissade10n. A sliding, as down a snow slope in the Alps.
• glissant9adj. Gliding horizontally in an undulant posture.
• glitched15adj. Affected by a glitch.
• glittery12adj. That glitters.
• gloaming12n. Twilight, as at early morning (dawn) or (especially) early evening...
• gloating10n. The act of one who gloats.
• globally14adv. In all places or situations.
• globular11adj. Roughly spherical in shape; globe-shaped.
• globulin11n. Any of a group of simple proteins, soluble in water only in the...
• globulus11n. The nucleus globosus.
• gloomily14adv. In a gloomy manner.
• gloriosa9n. Any of the lilies of the genus Gloriosa.
• glorioso9n. A boaster.
• glorious9adj. Exhibiting attributes, qualities, or acts that are worthy of or receive...
• glossary12n. A list of difficult words or specialized terms used in a particular...
• glossing10n. The addition of a gloss, or explanatory note.
• glowworm17n. The larva or wingless grub-like female of a beetle from the families...
• gloxinia16n. Any of the three species of South American plants of the genera...
• glucagon12n. A peptide hormone, produced by the pancreas, that opposes the action of...
• glutamic13adj. Of, pertaining to, or derived from glutamic acid.
• glutamyl14n. The univalent radical derived from glutamic acid.
• gluttony12n. The vice of eating to excess.
• glycated15adj. Glycosylated.
• glycemic18adj. Of, pertaining to or suffering from glycemia.
• glycerol14n. 1,2,3-trihydroxy-propane or propan-1,2,3-triol; a trihydric alcohol.
• glyceryl17n. Either of the univalent, divalent or trivalent radicals derived from...
• glycogen15n. A polysaccharide that is the main form of carbohydrate storage in...
• glycolic16adj. Of or pertaining to glycolic acid or its derivatives.
• glycosyl17n. Any functional group derived from a sugar (especially from a...

The 48 most common of 60 are shown.

9-letter words that start with GL

• glabellar12adj. Of, or pertaining to, the glabella.
• glacially15adv. Through glacial action.
• gladiator11n. A person (professional or slave) who entertained the public by engaging...
• gladiolus11n. The center part of the sternum.
• glamorize21v. To make or give the appearance of being glamorous.
• glamorous12adj. Having glamour; stylish, attractive.
• glandular11adj. Pertaining to a gland or glands.
• glaringly14adv. With intense light.
• glassfish16n. Any of several (not closely related) small fish that have almost...
• glassware13n. Articles made from glass, especially drinking glasses, jugs and other...
• glasswork17n. The manufacturing of glass or glassware.
• gleanings11n. The crops leftover from farmers' fields after they have been...
• gleefully16adv. With glee; joyfully.
• glipizide22n. A sulfonylurea antidiabetic drug C₂₁H₂₇N₅O₄S (trademark Glucotrol) that...
• glissando11n. Either a continuous sliding from one pitch to another ("true"...
• globalism14n. An ideology based on the belief that people, goods and information...
• globalist12adj. Of or pertaining to globalism.
• globalize21v. To internationalize to a worldwide or near-worldwide degree.
• glorified14adj. Transformed into something more glorious.
• gloryhole16v. To mine using a glory hole.
• glossitis10n. An inflammatory condition of the tongue.
• glowering14n. The act of giving a glower.
• glowingly17adv. While giving off a glow.
• glowlight17n. A fish, the glowlight danio (Danio choprae).
• glucanase12n. Any enzyme that breaks down a glucan.
• gluconate12n. Any salt or ester of gluconic acid.
• glucoside13n. A glycoside that yields glucose after hydrolysis.
• glutamate12n. Any salt or ester of glutamic acid.
• glutamine12n. A nonessential amino acid C₅H₁₀N₂O₃ found in most animal and plant...
• glutinous10adj. Glue-like, sticky, viscid.
• glycation15n. Non-enzymatic reaction of a sugar and an amine group of a protein to...
• glycerate15n. Any salt or ester of glyceric acid.
• glycerine15n. Synonym of glycerol.
• glycinate15n. Any salt or ester of glycine.
• glycolate15n. Any salt or ester of a glycolic acid.
• glycomics19n. The study of the biological role of carbohydrates (especially...
• glycoside16n. A molecule in which a sugar group (the glycone) is bound to a non-sugar...

10-letter words that start with GL

• glaciation13n. The process of covering with a glacier, or the state of being...
• glaciology17n. The study of ice and its effect on the landscape, especially the study...
• gladdening14n. A becoming glad.
• glasshouse14n. A greenhouse, especially one for commercial use.
• glassmaker17n. A person or company that makes glass or glass items.
• glassworks18n. A factory that produces glass or glassware.
• glauconite13n. A greenish form of mica found in greensand.
• glideslope14n. The portion of an instrument landing system which provides vertical...
• glimmering16n. A glimmer.
• glistening12n. The appearance of something that glistens.
• glistering12adj. Glistening, glittering, gleaming, shining.
• glitterati11n. Celebrities or people with a lot of money; the smart set.
• glittering12adj. Brightly sparkling.
• globalised14adj. Influenced by globalisation.
• glomerular13adj. Of, pertaining to or affecting a glomerulus.
• glomerulus13n. A small intertwined group of capillaries within nephrons of the kidney...
• gloominess13n. The state or condition of being gloomy.
• gloriously14adv. In a glorious manner.
• glossiness11n. The state of being glossy.
• glucometer15n. A glucose meter, a device for measuring the concentration of glucose in...
• glucuronic15adj. Of or pertaining to glucuronic acid or its derivatives.
• gluttonous11adj. Given to excessive eating; prone to overeating.
• glycocalyx28n. A filamentous coating of glycoprotein and polysaccharide on the surface...
• glycolipid19n. An association of a carbohydrate and a phospholipid, such as...
• glycolysis19n. The cellular degradation of the simple sugar glucose to yield pyruvic...
• glycolytic21adj. Of, pertaining to or producing glycolysis.
• glycosidic19adj. Of or pertaining to a glycoside.
• glycosuria16n. The presence of sugars (especially glucose) in the urine, often as a...
• glyoxylate24n. Any salt or ester of glyoxylic acid.
• glyphosate19n. N-phosphonomethyl glycine, the active ingredient of several herbicides...

11-letter words that start with GL

• glamorously17adv. In a glamorous manner.
• glassblower17n. A person skilled in the art of glassblowing.
• glassmaking19n. The craft or industry of producing glass.
• glauconitic16adj. Relating to, or containing, glauconite.
• glimepiride17n. A sulfonylurea antidiabetic drug.
• glitterball14n. Synonym of mirror ball.
• glossolalia12n. Speaking a language one does not know, or speaking elaborate but...
• glucokinase18n. A hexokinase isozyme that facilitates phosphorylation of glucose to...
• glucomannan16n. A water-soluble polysaccharide used as an emulsifier and thickener...
• glucosamine16n. An amino derivative of glucose that is a component of polysaccharides...
• glucosidase15n. Any enzyme that hydrolyses glucosides.
• glucuronide15n. Any of various derivatives of glucuronic acid formed during the...
• glufosinate15n. The herbicide 2-amino-4-(hydroxy-methyl-phosphoryl)butanoic acid.
• glutathione15n. A tripeptide formed from glutamic acid, cysteine and glycine, that is...
• glycophorin22n. A sialoglycoprotein of the membrane of red blood cells.
• glycosidase18n. Any enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of a glycoside.
• glycosylase20n. Any enzyme that splits a glycoside into a glycone and aglycone.
• glycyrrhiza32n. Any legume (such as liquorice) of the genus Glycyrrhiza.

12-letter words that start with GL

• glaciologist16n. A scientist who studies glaciers.
• gladiatorial14adj. Of or pertaining to a gladiator.
• glassblowing19n. The art of making objects from molten glass, especially by manipulating...
• glaucomatous17adj. Affected by glaucoma.
• glenohumeral18adj. Of or pertaining to the glenoid fossa and the humerus.
• glenurquhart25n. Synonym of glen plaid.
• glioblastoma17n. A fast-growing, malignant tumor of the brain.
• globetrotter15n. A person who travels often to faraway places.
• glockenspiel21n. A musical instrument of the percussion idiophone family of instruments....
• gloriousness13n. Glory, the state or quality of being glorious.
• glucoamylase20n. Any enzyme that hydrolyzes the glucoside bond in starches and dextrins.
• glycobiology24n. The study of the biological role of carbohydrates (especially...
• glycopeptide23n. Any compound of a carbohydrate and a peptide.
• glycoprotein20n. A protein with covalently bonded carbohydrates.
• glycosylated22adj. Describing a glycoside (but especially a glycoprotein) that has the...
• glycyrrhizin33n. A crystalline glycosidic acid, the main sweet-tasting compound from...

13-letter words that start with GL

• glaciological19adj. Of or pertaining to glaciology.
• glamorization25n. The act of glamorizing, or something glamorized.
• glibenclamide21n. An oral sulfonylurea antidiabetic C₂₃H₂₈ClN₃O₅S (trademarks Diaβeta...
• globalisation16n. The process of becoming a more interconnected world.
• globalization25n. American and Oxford British English standard spelling of globalisation.
• globetrotting17n. Worldwide travel.
• glorification19n. The act of glorifying or the state of being glorified.
• gluconeogenic19adj. Of or pertaining to gluconeogenesis.
• glucosinolate16n. Any glycosinolate in which the sugar component is glucose.
• glucuronidase17n. Any enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of a glucuronide; a...
• glutamatergic19adj. Of or pertaining to the neurotransmission of glutamate.
• glycosylation22n. The reaction of a saccharide with a hydroxy or amino functional group...

14-letter words that start with GL

• glucocorticoid22n. Any of a group of steroid hormones, produced by the adrenal cortex...
• glucopyranosyl25n. The univalent radical derived from glucopyranose.
• glutaraldehyde23n. The aliphatic dialdehyde pentane-1,5-dial, a toxic liquid with a...
• glyceraldehyde28n. The aldotriose 2,3-dihydroxypropanal formed by oxidation of glycerol.
• glycogenolysis24n. The production of glucose-1-phosphate by splitting a glucose monomer...

15-letter words that start with GL

• gluconeogenesis19n. The metabolic process in which glucose is formed, mostly in the liver...
• glucopyranoside24n. Any glycoside of glucopyranose.
• glucuronidation19n. The reaction of a biological substance with glucuronic acid.

Questions about these words

How many words that start with GL are there?

Word.ws lists 317 words that start with GL, plus 1,400 rare ones.

What are common words that start with GL?

global, glad, glass, glory, glasses, globe, glorious and glance.

Which of the words that start with GL has the highest letter score?

glycyrrhizin scores 33 points with the standard letter tile values.

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