Gall
/ɡɑl/
Scrabble:5 ptsWWF:8 pts4 letters
Definition of Gall
noun
- Bile, especially that of an animal; the greenish, profoundly bitter-tasting fluid found in bile ducts and gall bladders, structures associated with the liver.
- The gall bladder.
- Great misery or physical suffering, likened to the bitterest-tasting of substances.
- A feeling of exasperation.
- Impudence or brazenness; temerity, chutzpah.
verb
- To bother or trouble.
- To harass, to harry, often with the intent to cause injury.
- To chafe, to rub or subject to friction; to create a sore on the skin.
- To exasperate.
- To cause pitting on a surface being cut from the friction between the two surfaces exceeding the bond of the material at a point.
"Improper cooling and a dull milling blade on titanium can gall the surface."
Anagrams of Gall
Word Validity & Sources
SOWPODS (International Scrabble): Valid
TWL (US/Canada Scrabble): Valid
Words With Friends: Valid
Last verified: December 2024
Dictionary data sourced from SOWPODS (178,691 words), combining TWL (Tournament Word List) and the Collins Scrabble Words dictionary. Definitions from Free Dictionary API and Wordnik.
About the Word "Gall"
Gall is a 4-letter word that scores 5 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words With Friends.
Using "Gall" in Word Games
When playing Scrabble or Words With Friends, "gall" is a low-scoring word.