GLIMMER is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. GLIMMER is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GLIMMER?
| 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: 58 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GLIMMER is to know. It scores 12 from 7 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GLIMMER
Front hooks — 1
aglimmerChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GLIMMER scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in GLIMMER, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| m | 2 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 2,059 thousand.
What does GLIMMER mean in Scrabble?
verb
To shine with a faint, unsteady light.
Distant lamps and dusk water are the usual things to glimmer, and the picture is of softness and wavering. The noun glimmer also stretches to a small sign, as in a glimmer of hope. Compared with glitter or blaze, it is the quietest of the three.
How GLIMMER is used
Glimmer works in both plain description and figurative writing.
- Lights glimmer across the bay at night.
- The lake began to glimmer as the sun set.
- A glimmer of hope kept the team going.
- Stars glimmer through the thin clouds.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GLIMMER and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with GLIMMER
8 longer words begin with GLIMMER.
Shorter words from the letters in GLIMMER
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Common questions about GLIMMER
- Is GLIMMER valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GLIMMER, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GLIMMER worth?
- GLIMMER is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GLIMMER mean?
- To shine with a faint, unsteady light.
- What letters can be added to GLIMMER?
- GLIMMER takes 3 hooks: 1 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of GLIMMER:
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