Glacial

7 lettersadjectivemoderate

Updated June 2026

Definition

Of, relating to, or derived from a glacier, or extremely cold and slow in character.

“The geological survey revealed glacial deposits stretching across the entire valley floor.”

Pronunciation

IPA

/ˈɡleɪ.ʃ(ɪ)əl/

Syllables

gla·cial

Related Words

Synonyms

frigid frosty frozenicywintry arctic gelid polar

Antonyms

tropical warm

Word Game Tips

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Wordle

Ends in -IAL. Four vowels: A, I, A. Contains GLACI. A common scientific and figurative adjective.

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Scrabble

Worth 10 points. Three vowels make it a good vowel dump. The -IAL ending hooks on several common bases.

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Shorter words formed from the letters in “glacial”.

gallic algal algic calla calli galla galli glali glial lilac agal agla alai alca alga alia call cill clag gaia gail gala gali gall

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