GLED is a valid Scrabble word, but not in Words with Friends — 6 points
Yes for Scrabble. GLED is in Collins and in the North American lists, so it stands in any Scrabble game. Words with Friends keeps a separate list and does not accept it.
Which word lists accept GLED?
| 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 | Not listed |
Word power: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GLED is to know. It scores 6 from 4 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GLED
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GLED scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in GLED, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 6,808.
What does GLED mean in Scrabble?
noun
Scotsarchaic
A kite, the bird of prey, especially as named in older Scots and northern English usage.
Gled is an old word, mainly Scots, for the kite, a slender hawk-like bird of prey known for its forked tail and gliding flight. The word survives chiefly in older texts, place names and dialect glossaries rather than in everyday speech.
How GLED is used
Dialect and archaic; a modern speaker would normally say kite instead.
- A gled circled slowly above the moor looking for prey.
- The old ballad speaks of a gled swooping down on a lamb.
- Farmers once shot the gled to protect their chickens.
- The word gled appears in several Scottish place names.
- He recognised the gled by its forked tail and easy glide.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GLED and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of GLED
The 4 tiles of GLED in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with GLED
7 longer words begin with GLED.
Words ending in GLED
Showing 24 of 106 words that end in GLED. Useful as a back hook: play GLED onto a word already on the board.
Words with GLED inside
9 words contain GLED in the middle. Words that start with GLED are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in GLED
Common questions about GLED
- Is GLED valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and GLED is not in it.
- How many points is GLED worth?
- GLED is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GLED mean?
- A kite, the bird of prey, especially as named in older Scots and northern English usage.
- What letters can be added to GLED?
- GLED takes 3 hooks: 1 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of GLED:
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