GLOZE is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. GLOZE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GLOZE?
| 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: 47 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GLOZE is to know. It scores 15 from 5 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GLOZE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GLOZE scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in GLOZE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| z | 1 | 1 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 65,354.
What does GLOZE mean in Scrabble?
verb
archaicliterary
To explain away or smooth over a fault, mistake, or unpleasant fact by favorable interpretation, especially in the phrase gloze over.
To gloze something is to talk around it in a way that makes it sound better than it really is, softening or hiding an awkward truth with pleasant words. The verb often appears with over, as in gloze over a mistake, meaning to pass by it quickly and favourably. Older writers also used gloze for outright flattery or smooth, ingratiating talk.
How GLOZE is used
The word is archaic and literary; modern writers usually say gloss over instead.
- The minister tried to gloze over the scandal in his speech.
- He glozed his failure as a valuable lesson learned.
- The report glozes over the project's real costs.
- She refused to gloze the general's mistakes any longer.
- Courtiers learned to gloze even the king's worst decisions.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GLOZE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with GLOZE
2 longer words begin with GLOZE.
Shorter words from the letters in GLOZE
Common questions about GLOZE
- Is GLOZE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GLOZE, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GLOZE worth?
- GLOZE is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GLOZE mean?
- To explain away or smooth over a fault, mistake, or unpleasant fact by favorable interpretation, especially in the phrase gloze over.
- What letters can be added to GLOZE?
- GLOZE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of GLOZE:
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