GLOAM is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. GLOAM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GLOAM?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GLOAM is to know. It scores 8 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GLOAM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
gloamsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GLOAM scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in GLOAM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 43,569.
What does GLOAM mean in Scrabble?
noun
archaicpoetic
Twilight; the soft, dim light that lingers after sunset, close in meaning to the gloaming.
Gloam describes the quiet transition between daylight and full darkness, when the sky is dim but not yet black. The word is closely related to gloaming, a slightly longer poetic form more familiar today, and both survive mainly in literary or dialect use rather than everyday speech. As a verb, gloam can also mean to grow dusky or to look sullen, senses that are now largely obsolete.
How GLOAM is used
Archaic and poetic; modern writers favor gloaming or twilight in ordinary prose.
- The hills faded into the gloam as the sun sank lower.
- Poets often set their saddest verses in the gloam.
- Lamps were lit as the village settled into the evening gloam.
- A cool mist rose over the fields in the gloam.
- She watched the birds return to their nests in the gloam.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GLOAM and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with GLOAM
3 longer words begin with GLOAM.
Shorter words from the letters in GLOAM
Common questions about GLOAM
- Is GLOAM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GLOAM, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GLOAM worth?
- GLOAM is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GLOAM mean?
- Twilight; the soft, dim light that lingers after sunset, close in meaning to the gloaming.
- What letters can be added to GLOAM?
- GLOAM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of GLOAM:
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