Definitions for guile

guile guile

Spelling: [gahyl]
IPA: /gaɪl/

Guile is a 5 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 6 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 9 points.

You can make 41 anagrams from letters in guile (egilu).

Definitions for guile

noun

  1. insidious cunning in attaining a goal; crafty or artful deception; duplicity.

Origin of guile

1175-1225; Middle English Old French Germanic; akin to wile

Examples for guile

There must be guile behind it, or he knew naught of the ways of men.

The cardinal's smile had changed from one of benignity to one of guile.

Thus he says, truly, therefore we must meet guile with guile.

"If that is the case, hats off to him for guile and deviousness," says Yossi Verter in Haaretz.

But he looked into the horn, and lo: "guile is in the drink," said he.

But to say nothing of the innovative frame structure, what stands out here is the guile and agency of the female characters.

She had not guessed that he was more in dread of her tears than of her guile.

He was being forced to play a deep game with her and was meeting guile with guile.

There was no guile or evil in them, and because of it she wondered all the more that she could not face them.

Thus: in that by guile they allure the people to the lust of the flesh.

Word Value for guile
Scrable

6

Words with friends

9

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