GLYPH
What does "GLYPH" mean?
A symbol, character, or carved figure used to convey information.
Meanings
- A single symbol or character, especially a specific visual form of a letter or sign in typography. The font included a special glyph for each fraction. technical
- A carved or inscribed pictorial symbol, as in ancient writing systems. The temple walls were covered in Maya glyphs.
Did you know?
- 'Glyph' comes from the Greek verb 'gluphein', 'to carve' - the same root behind 'hieroglyph' ('sacred carving') and the architectural 'triglyph' on a Greek temple frieze.
Word origin
From Greek 'gluphē' meaning 'carving', from 'gluphein' 'to carve'; entered English via French 'glyphe' in the early 18th century, originally an architectural term.
Remember it
GLYPH is the rare word with no true vowel except Y - a carved symbol that's almost all consonant edges.
A little poem
Chisel bites the stone-
a small shape outlasts the hand
and the spoken name.
haiku
What it teaches
A glyph survives the carver: marks made to last can outlive everyone who could read them.
Quick facts
What does GLYPH mean?
A symbol, character, or carved figure used to convey information.
Is GLYPH a valid word?
Yes — GLYPH is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is GLYPH?
GLYPH has 5 letters and 1 syllable.
Where does GLYPH come from?
From Greek 'gluphē' meaning 'carving', from 'gluphein' 'to carve'; entered English via French 'glyphe' in the early 18th century, originally an architectural term.
What can GLYPH teach us?
A glyph survives the carver: marks made to last can outlive everyone who could read them.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.