GLADSOME is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. GLADSOME is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GLADSOME?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GLADSOME is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GLADSOME
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
gladsomerChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How GLADSOME scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in GLADSOME, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so GLADSOME has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about GLADSOME
- All 8 letters of GLADSOME are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does GLADSOME mean in Scrabble?
adjective
literaryarchaic
Filled with or bringing joy and cheer.
Poets and hymn writers keep gladsome alive, using it for songs, tidings and faces that lift the spirits. In ordinary speech cheerful has taken its place, which makes gladsome sound warm but old-fashioned.
How GLADSOME is used
Gladsome belongs to poetic or religious writing rather than everyday talk.
- The choir sang a gladsome hymn.
- She brought gladsome news from the village.
- A gladsome crowd filled the square at dawn.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GLADSOME and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with GLADSOME
5 longer words begin with GLADSOME.
Shorter words from the letters in GLADSOME
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Common questions about GLADSOME
- Is GLADSOME valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GLADSOME, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GLADSOME worth?
- GLADSOME is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GLADSOME mean?
- Filled with or bringing joy and cheer.
- What letters can be added to GLADSOME?
- GLADSOME takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of GLADSOME:
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