Gully

5 lettersnoun

Updated June 2026

Definition

a narrow channel worn by water; a fielding position

“Heavy rain carved a deep gully down the hillside.”

Pronunciation

Syllables

gul·ly

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Wordle

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Words Related to Gully

Words one letter different

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bully cully dully fully gally gelly gilly golly guily gulfy gulls gulpy gumly gurly lully sully

Words you can make from Gully

Shorter words formed from the letters in “gully”.

gull guly ugly

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