Greylag

7 lettersnounrare

Updated June 2026

Definition

A large wild goose native to Europe, grey-brown in plumage and the ancestor of many domestic breeds.

“A skein of greylag geese flew in formation over the estuary at dusk.”

Pronunciation

Syllables

grey·lag

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Synonyms

graylag

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Wordle

GREY- prefix with -LAG ending, Y sits in the middle between E and L, worth confirming

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Scrabble

Y scores 4 in a word with two Gs, this uncommon ornithological term is worth memorising for Scrabble

Words Related to Greylag

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Words you can make from Greylag

Shorter words formed from the letters in “greylag”.

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