GLAIREOUS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 10 points
It depends on the list you play by. GLAIREOUS 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 GLAIREOUS?
| 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: 26 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GLAIREOUS is to know. It scores 10 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GLAIREOUS
No single letter turns GLAIREOUS into another word.
How GLAIREOUS scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in GLAIREOUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so GLAIREOUS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about GLAIREOUS
- All 9 letters of GLAIREOUS are different — nothing repeats.
- GLAIREOUS runs three vowels in a row, which almost no English word does.
- GLAIREOUS contains every vowel — A, E, I, O and U.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in GLAIREOUS
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Common questions about GLAIREOUS
- Is GLAIREOUS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and GLAIREOUS is not in it.
- How many points is GLAIREOUS worth?
- GLAIREOUS is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to GLAIREOUS?
- No single letter can be added to GLAIREOUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of GLAIREOUS:
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