GLIM is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. GLIM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GLIM?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GLIM is to know. It scores 7 from 4 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 4.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GLIM
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GLIM scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in GLIM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 18,154.
What does GLIM mean in Scrabble?
noun
archaic
A small light or lamp, especially one used at night.
A glim was traditionally a dim lantern or candle carried for light in dark places. Sailors and other people in earlier centuries used the term as slang for any small lamp.
How GLIM is used
Now rare, this term appears mostly in older or dialect writing.
- He lit a glim to find his way through the cellar.
- The old sailor kept a glim burning on deck at night.
- By the light of a single glim, she read the letter.
- A small glim helped them search the dark room.
- The watchman carried a glim along the foggy pier.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GLIM and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with GLIM
20 longer words begin with GLIM.
Words with GLIM inside
2 words contain GLIM in the middle. Words that start with GLIM are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in GLIM
Common questions about GLIM
- Is GLIM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GLIM, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GLIM worth?
- GLIM is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GLIM mean?
- A small light or lamp, especially one used at night.
- What letters can be added to GLIM?
- GLIM takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of GLIM:
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