Googly
6 lettersnounmoderateUpdated June 2026
Definition
A deceptive delivery in cricket that appears to spin one way but breaks in the opposite direction on pitching.
“The batsman was completely deceived by the bowler's googly and was bowled out.”
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goog·ly
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Wordle
Contains double O and ends in -LY, a cricket term that is one of few words with the GOOG- pattern
Scrabble
Worth 11 points, double O and Y add value, and this cricket term is valid in standard Scrabble dictionaries
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