GLISSE is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. GLISSE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GLISSE?
| 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: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GLISSE is to know. It scores 7 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GLISSE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
glissesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GLISSE scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in GLISSE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 153,299.
What does GLISSE mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A smooth, gliding step in skiing, skating, or dance, in which the foot or ski slides across the surface rather than being lifted.
Glisse comes directly from the French verb glisser, to slide, and skiers still use the same root in the everyday phrase ski de glisse, describing a style built around carving smooth turns rather than skidding sideways. In classical ballet the term names a small connecting step, brushing one foot lightly along the floor to meet or pass the other, usually just before a jump or turn. Ice skating coaches borrow the same French word for a controlled pass of the blade, distinguishing it from a sharper push or stroke. Because French vocabulary dominates ballet and alpine sport terminology, glisse turns up in English coaching manuals and lessons without ever being translated.
How GLISSE is used
A specialist term used mainly by dance teachers, skiers and skating coaches to describe a sliding step or motion.
- The instructor asked the class to practice a slow glisse before adding the turn.
- Good glisse technique lets a skier carve smoothly without losing speed.
- The choreography opens with a simple glisse across the stage.
- Her coach corrected the glisse so the skate stayed flat on the ice.
- A clean glisse should look effortless, even though it takes real control.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GLISSE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with GLISSE
1 longer words begin with GLISSE.
Shorter words from the letters in GLISSE
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Common questions about GLISSE
- Is GLISSE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GLISSE, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GLISSE worth?
- GLISSE is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GLISSE mean?
- A smooth, gliding step in skiing, skating, or dance, in which the foot or ski slides across the surface rather than being lifted.
- What letters can be added to GLISSE?
- GLISSE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of GLISSE:
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