GLAIVE is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. GLAIVE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GLAIVE?
| 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: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GLAIVE is to know. It scores 10 from 6 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GLAIVE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GLAIVE scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in GLAIVE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 51,100.
What does GLAIVE mean in Scrabble?
noun
archaic
An old word for a sword, especially a broad one, or for a weapon with a long pole and a single-edged blade.
Medieval armies carried the glaive as an infantry weapon, where a heavy cutting blade sat at the end of a staff. Poets later used the word more loosely for any sword, and modern fantasy stories and games have revived it for special blades. The term comes through French from the Latin word for a sword.
How GLAIVE is used
Archaic or poetic; today it mostly appears in fantasy writing and in descriptions of old arms.
- The soldier lowered his glaive and braced for the charge.
- A glaive hung over the fireplace in the castle hall.
- The poem tells of a hero who raised his glaive against the dragon.
- In the game, the glaive does more damage than a dagger.
- A museum guide explained that a glaive was longer than a spear.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GLAIVE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of GLAIVE
The 6 tiles of GLAIVE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with GLAIVE
2 longer words begin with GLAIVE.
Shorter words from the letters in GLAIVE
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Common questions about GLAIVE
- Is GLAIVE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GLAIVE, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GLAIVE worth?
- GLAIVE is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GLAIVE mean?
- An old word for a sword, especially a broad one, or for a weapon with a long pole and a single-edged blade.
- What letters can be added to GLAIVE?
- GLAIVE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of GLAIVE:
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