GLAIK is valid in Collins, not in North America — 10 points
It depends on the list you play by. GLAIK is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 10 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept GLAIK?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GLAIK is to know. It scores 10 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GLAIK
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
glaiksChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GLAIK scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in GLAIK, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 77,456.
What does GLAIK mean in Scrabble?
noun
Scotsdialect
A trick or prank played to deceive or confuse someone, sometimes especially one involving a flash or dazzle of light.
Glaik belongs to Scots dialect and is closely related to glaikit, the more familiar word for someone who looks foolish or easily fooled. The oldest sense of glaik points to a dazzling flash of light that momentarily confuses the eye, and from there the word widened to cover any trick played to fool or bewilder a person. Writers use glaik mainly in dialect literature and glossaries of Scots vocabulary rather than in standard English prose. A person taken in by a glaik is left looking dazed or foolish, much as glaikit describes.
How GLAIK is used
Scots dialect word, used chiefly in Scottish speech and writing rather than standard English.
- The children played a glaik on their teacher with a mirror in the sunlight.
- He fell for the glaik and looked around in confusion for a moment.
- Old Scots tales are full of small glaik tricks played between neighbours.
- She warned him not to try a glaik on someone so easily upset.
- The glossary explained glaik as an old word for a dazzling trick.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GLAIK and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with GLAIK
7 longer words begin with GLAIK.
Shorter words from the letters in GLAIK
Common questions about GLAIK
- Is GLAIK valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and GLAIK is not in it.
- How many points is GLAIK worth?
- GLAIK is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GLAIK mean?
- A trick or prank played to deceive or confuse someone, sometimes especially one involving a flash or dazzle of light.
- What letters can be added to GLAIK?
- GLAIK takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of GLAIK:
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