Glider

6 lettersnounmoderate

Updated June 2026

Definition

A fixed-wing aircraft that flies without an engine, sustained aloft by the dynamic action of air currents against its wings.

“He steered the glider in a wide, lazy arc above the patchwork of fields below.”

Pronunciation

Syllables

glid·er

Related Words

Synonyms

sailplane

Word Game Tips

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Wordle

Contains LIDER in positions 2 to 6, the I vowel in position 3 is a key guess to make

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Scrabble

Scores 8 points, all common tiles, GLIDE plus R is an easy extension from an existing GLIDE

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Anagrams of Glider

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

gilder girdle ridgel

Words you can make from Glider

Shorter words formed from the letters in “glider”.

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