Words That Start With GLY
Here are 26 words that start with gly, from everyday words to rare ones that are still valid in word games. Common words come first with a short meaning, then the words are grouped by length, which helps with Wordle and crossword clues.
- Words starting with gly
- 26
- Most used
- glycol
- Shortest
- glyph
- 5 letter words
- 1
Common words that start with gly
| # | Word | Meaning | Letters |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | glycol | a sweet but poisonous syrupy liquid used as an antifreeze and solvent | 6 |
| 2 | glycogen | one form in which body fuel is stored | 8 |
| 3 | glyph | glyptic art in the form of a symbolic figure carved or incised in relief | 5 |
| 4 | glyphs | glyptic art in the form of a symbolic figure carved or incised in relief | 6 |
| 5 | glycerin | a sweet syrupy trihydroxy alcohol obtained by saponification of fats and oils | 8 |
| 6 | glycine | the simplest amino acid found in proteins and the principal amino acid in sugar cane | 7 |
| 7 | glycerol | a sweet syrupy trihydroxy alcohol obtained by saponification of fats and oils | 8 |
| 8 | glycoprotein | a conjugated protein having a carbohydrate component | 12 |
| 9 | glycolysis | a metabolic process that breaks down carbohydrates and sugars through a series of reactions to either pyruvic... | 10 |
| 10 | glycoproteins | a conjugated protein having a carbohydrate component | 13 |
| 11 | glycerine | a sweet syrupy trihydroxy alcohol obtained by saponification of fats and oils | 9 |
| 12 | glycosides | a group of compounds derived from monosaccharides | 10 |
| 13 | glycoside | a group of compounds derived from monosaccharides | 9 |
| 14 | glyceraldehyde | a sweet crystalline aldehyde formed by the breakdown of sugars | 14 |
| 15 | glyceryl | a trivalent radical derived from glycerol by removing the three hydroxyl radicals | 8 |
| 16 | glycols | a sweet but poisonous syrupy liquid used as an antifreeze and solvent | 7 |
5 letter words that start with gly
- glyph
6 letter words that start with gly
- glycol
- glyphs
- glycan
7 letter words that start with gly
- glycine
- glycans
- glycols
8 letter words that start with gly
- glycogen
- glycerin
- glycerol
- glycolic
- glyceryl
- glycosyl
9 letter words that start with gly
- glycerine
- glycoside
10 letter words that start with gly
- glycolysis
- glycosides
- glycolytic
- glycosidic
11 letter words that start with gly
- glycolipids
12 letter words that start with gly
- glycoprotein
- glycosylated
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How many words start with gly?
This list has 26 words starting with gly, all from a standard word-game dictionary and all seen in real English text.
What are common words that start with gly?
glycol, glycogen, glyph, glyphs, glycerin, glycine, glycerol, glycoprotein.
What 5 letter words start with gly?
glyph.
Source: the ENABLE word list (a public-domain dictionary used for word games), ranked by how often each word appears in English text (the open wordfreq project), with short meanings from Princeton WordNet. Offensive words are left out.