GLISSADE is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. GLISSADE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GLISSADE?
| 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 GLISSADE is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GLISSADE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GLISSADE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in GLISSADE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so GLISSADE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does GLISSADE mean in Scrabble?
noun
A gliding step in ballet, or a controlled slide down a steep slope of snow or ice.
Dancers use a glissade as a linking step between larger movements, sliding the foot smoothly outward. Mountaineers apply the same word to a quick descent on the feet with an ice axe for braking, borrowing the French sense of sliding.
How GLISSADE is used
Glissade is used in ballet teaching and in mountaineering, and works as a verb too.
- The dancer ended the phrase with a graceful glissade.
- We made a glissade down the snow field to save an hour.
- A glissade can be dangerous if the snow is icy.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GLISSADE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with GLISSADE
4 longer words begin with GLISSADE.
Shorter words from the letters in GLISSADE
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Common questions about GLISSADE
- Is GLISSADE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GLISSADE, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GLISSADE worth?
- GLISSADE is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GLISSADE mean?
- A gliding step in ballet, or a controlled slide down a steep slope of snow or ice.
- What letters can be added to GLISSADE?
- GLISSADE takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of GLISSADE:
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