GLISTER is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. GLISTER is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GLISTER?
| 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: 49 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GLISTER is to know. It scores 8 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GLISTER
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
glistersChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GLISTER scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in GLISTER, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 85,774.
What does GLISTER mean in Scrabble?
verb
archaicpoetic
To sparkle or shine brightly.
Poets of earlier centuries liked glister for gems, dew and water under a low sun. It lives on mostly in set phrases, such as the old proverb about all that glisters not being gold.
How GLISTER is used
Glister is old-fashioned and poetic, and modern speakers usually choose glisten or glitter.
- The dewdrops glister on every blade of grass.
- All that glister is not gold, says the proverb.
- Her jewels glister in the candlelight.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GLISTER and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of GLISTER
The 7 tiles of GLISTER in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with GLISTER
4 longer words begin with GLISTER.
Shorter words from the letters in GLISTER
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Common questions about GLISTER
- Is GLISTER valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GLISTER, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GLISTER worth?
- GLISTER is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GLISTER mean?
- To sparkle or shine brightly.
- What letters can be added to GLISTER?
- GLISTER takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of GLISTER:
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