AGLIMMER is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. AGLIMMER is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept AGLIMMER?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 39 / 100
Our own measure of how useful AGLIMMER is to know. It scores 13 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for AGLIMMER
No single letter turns AGLIMMER into another word.
How AGLIMMER scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in AGLIMMER, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| m | 2 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so AGLIMMER has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about AGLIMMER
- The same 8 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does AGLIMMER mean in Scrabble?
adjective
literarypoetic
Shining with a faint, wavering light.
Aglimmer is a literary word that normally follows the noun or a verb such as be or seem rather than sitting before a noun. Writers reach for aglimmer to paint a soft, unsteady glow like candlelight or distant stars. In plain speech people simply say glimmering or shimmering.
How AGLIMMER is used
Found in descriptive or poetic writing, almost always after a linking verb rather than before a noun.
- The harbour lay aglimmer with the lamps of a hundred small boats.
- Her eyes were aglimmer with unshed tears.
- Far below, the valley was aglimmer in the last light of evening.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of AGLIMMER and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of AGLIMMER
The 8 tiles of AGLIMMER in a different order — 2 found.
Shorter words from the letters in AGLIMMER
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Common questions about AGLIMMER
- Is AGLIMMER valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts AGLIMMER, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is AGLIMMER worth?
- AGLIMMER is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does AGLIMMER mean?
- Shining with a faint, wavering light.
- What letters can be added to AGLIMMER?
- No single letter can be added to AGLIMMER to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of AGLIMMER:
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