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Glebes

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Updated June 2026

Definition

Plural of glebe, referring to plots of land historically assigned to an English parish church or a clergyman as part of an ecclesiastical position.

The old glebes beside the village church had been farmed by local families for centuries.

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church landsparish plotsecclesiastical estates

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Contains two E's, a B in position 4, and the familiar GL opening cluster

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Scores 11 points, B contributes 3, an obscure but valid word well worth learning for competition

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