Glaze

5 lettersnoun

Updated June 2026

Definition

a smooth shiny coating; a transparent layer

“The potter applied a blue glaze to the ceramic bowl.”

Pronunciation

IPA

/ɡleɪz/

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Synonyms

glasssugarcoatcandy

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Words Related to Glaze

Anagrams of Glaze

Words that use exactly the same letters as “glaze”.

gazel

Words one letter different

Change a single letter of “glaze” to make these 5-letter words — useful for Wordle and crossword clues.

blaze glace glade glare glave glazy gloze graze

Words you can make from Glaze

Shorter words formed from the letters in “glaze”.

egal gael gale gaze geal

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