GLOSSY is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. GLOSSY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GLOSSY?
| 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: 25 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GLOSSY is to know. It scores 10 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GLOSSY
No single letter turns GLOSSY into another word.
How GLOSSY scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in GLOSSY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,035 thousand.
What stands out about GLOSSY
- GLOSSY gets by on a single vowel across 6 letters.
- The letters of GLOSSY run in alphabetical order from first to last.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does GLOSSY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Polished to a bright finish, like a magazine cover or a well-groomed coat, and often suggesting style more than substance.
Photographs, paint, hair, magazine paper and polished leaves can all be glossy, the opposite of matt. Used figuratively, the word describes something that looks polished and expensive on the surface, such as a glossy advertisement or a glossy lifestyle. As a noun in British English it is also a short name for a magazine printed on shiny paper.
How GLOSSY is used
Common everywhere; the magazine noun is chiefly British and informal.
- The cat had a thick, glossy coat.
- She chose glossy paint for the front door.
- A glossy brochure arrived in the post.
- The leaves of the holly are dark and glossy.
- Behind the glossy surface of the film was a thin plot.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GLOSSY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in GLOSSY
Common questions about GLOSSY
- Is GLOSSY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GLOSSY, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GLOSSY worth?
- GLOSSY is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GLOSSY mean?
- Polished to a bright finish, like a magazine cover or a well-groomed coat, and often suggesting style more than substance.
- What letters can be added to GLOSSY?
- No single letter can be added to GLOSSY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of GLOSSY:
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