GLEE is a valid Scrabble word — 5 points
Yes. GLEE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 5 points in Scrabble and 7 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GLEE?
| 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: 46 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GLEE is to know. It scores 5 from 4 tiles, takes 5 hooks, and its letters make up 7.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GLEE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GLEE scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in GLEE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 4,951.
What does GLEE mean in Scrabble?
noun
Great delight or joyful satisfaction, especially at another's misfortune or at a small triumph.
Glee is a lively, often mischievous kind of happiness, the feeling behind a gleeful laugh or a gleeful grin. In music, a glee is also an old English term for a short unaccompanied song for several voices, a sense that survives in the name of the American television show Glee.
How GLEE is used
Common in everyday writing and speech; the musical sense is more specialised.
- The children shouted with glee when the snow began to fall.
- He rubbed his hands together in glee at the news.
- Her glee at winning the argument was obvious.
- The choir once performed a glee written for four voices.
- They watched the rival team lose with barely hidden glee.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GLEE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with GLEE
Showing 24 of 26 words that begin with GLEE.
Words ending in GLEE
1 words end in GLEE. Useful as a back hook: play GLEE onto a word already on the board.
Shorter words from the letters in GLEE
Common questions about GLEE
- Is GLEE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GLEE, where it scores 7 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GLEE worth?
- GLEE is worth 5 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GLEE mean?
- Great delight or joyful satisfaction, especially at another's misfortune or at a small triumph.
- What letters can be added to GLEE?
- GLEE takes 5 hooks: 1 in front and 4 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of GLEE:
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