GLEEMAN is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. GLEEMAN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GLEEMAN?
| 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: 50 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GLEEMAN is to know. It scores 10 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GLEEMAN
No single letter turns GLEEMAN into another word.
How GLEEMAN scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in GLEEMAN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 187,144.
What does GLEEMAN mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
A travelling minstrel or professional entertainer, especially a singer, of earlier times.
A gleeman wandered between halls in medieval England, trading songs and stories for food and a bed. The word is now mostly met in historical fiction.
How GLEEMAN is used
Gleeman is an old term for a minstrel and is used in historical or fantasy writing.
- The gleeman strummed his harp by the fire.
- A passing gleeman brought news from the next town.
- Every lord welcomed a gleeman at the feast.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GLEEMAN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of GLEEMAN
The 7 tiles of GLEEMAN in a different order — 1 found.
Shorter words from the letters in GLEEMAN
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Common questions about GLEEMAN
- Is GLEEMAN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GLEEMAN, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GLEEMAN worth?
- GLEEMAN is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GLEEMAN mean?
- A travelling minstrel or professional entertainer, especially a singer, of earlier times.
- What letters can be added to GLEEMAN?
- No single letter can be added to GLEEMAN to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of GLEEMAN:
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