GLORIOUS is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. GLORIOUS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GLORIOUS?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GLORIOUS is to know. It scores 9 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GLORIOUS
No single letter turns GLORIOUS into another word.
How GLORIOUS scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in GLORIOUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so GLORIOUS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about GLORIOUS
- GLORIOUS runs three vowels in a row, which almost no English word does.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does GLORIOUS mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Deserving great praise and honour, or strikingly beautiful and delightful.
Glorious can describe a famous victory, but in everyday talk it simply means wonderful, as in a glorious summer day. Older writers also used it of a person who was boastful of his own glory.
How GLORIOUS is used
Used for fame and honour, and informally for anything very enjoyable.
- It was a glorious morning with not a cloud in the sky.
- The team celebrated a glorious victory in the final.
- We had a glorious week by the sea.
- The hall had a glorious ceiling painted in gold.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GLORIOUS and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with GLORIOUS
3 longer words begin with GLORIOUS.
Shorter words from the letters in GLORIOUS
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Common questions about GLORIOUS
- Is GLORIOUS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GLORIOUS, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GLORIOUS worth?
- GLORIOUS is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GLORIOUS mean?
- Deserving great praise and honour, or strikingly beautiful and delightful.
- What letters can be added to GLORIOUS?
- No single letter can be added to GLORIOUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of GLORIOUS:
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