GLUMNESS is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. GLUMNESS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GLUMNESS?
| 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 GLUMNESS is to know. It scores 11 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GLUMNESS
No single letter turns GLUMNESS into another word.
How GLUMNESS scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in GLUMNESS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so GLUMNESS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does GLUMNESS mean in Scrabble?
noun
A low, sullen mood in which a person is silent and unhappy.
Glumness hangs over a room after bad news, a lost match or a rainy holiday. It is milder than despair, more like a grey cloud that lifts with a little cheer.
How GLUMNESS is used
Glumness describes a mood, often shared by a group.
- A mood of glumness settled over the team after the defeat.
- Nothing could shake his glumness that morning.
- The glumness in the office lifted at lunchtime.
- She tried to joke away the glumness around the table.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GLUMNESS and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with GLUMNESS
1 longer words begin with GLUMNESS.
Shorter words from the letters in GLUMNESS
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Common questions about GLUMNESS
- Is GLUMNESS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GLUMNESS, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GLUMNESS worth?
- GLUMNESS is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GLUMNESS mean?
- A low, sullen mood in which a person is silent and unhappy.
- What letters can be added to GLUMNESS?
- No single letter can be added to GLUMNESS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of GLUMNESS:
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