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Glides

g 2l 1i 1d 2e 1s 1

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noun · verb · 6 letters · Common · plural and third-person singular form of glide

  • Scrabble US & Canada : valid
  • Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
  • Words With Friends : valid
  • Wordle : not valid

What does glides mean?

noun

  1. a vowellike sound that serves as a consonant

    Synonymssemivowel

  2. the act of moving smoothly along a surface while remaining in contact with it

    “his slide didn't stop until the bottom of the hill”

    Synonymsslidecoast

  3. the activity of flying a glider

    Synonymsglidingsailplaningsoaringsailing

verb

  1. move smoothly and effortlessly

  2. fly in or as if in a glider plane

  3. cause to move or pass silently, smoothly, or imperceptibly

Definitions shown for glide, the base form of glides.

Is GLIDES a valid word?

Game / word listValid?
Scrabble US & Canada (NWL / TWL) Yes
Scrabble UK & worldwide (Collins / SOWPODS) Yes
Words With Friends (ENABLE) Yes
Wordle (guess list) No

How many points is GLIDES worth?

Scrabble

8 pts
g 2l 1i 1d 2e 1s 1

Words With Friends

10 pts
g 3l 2i 1d 2e 1s 1

Wordfeud

9 pts
g 3l 1i 1d 2e 1s 1

NYT Crossplay

11 pts
g 4l 2i 1d 2e 1s 1

Scores are the sum of the tile values, before premium squares or bingo bonuses.

Words from the letters in GLIDES

Words that end like GLIDES

Common words that share the ending -IDES, handy for rhymes, poems and wordplay. Matches are based on spelling, so a few may not rhyme exactly.

hidessidesslidesridesbrideschidespridesbidesstridestidesbesidesdecidesdividesprovidesresidesoverridesabidesasidesoxidesderidesinsidesbedsidescollidesconfides
All words ending in -IDES

Glides: quick answers

Is GLIDES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. GLIDES is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 8 points before board bonuses.
How many points is GLIDES worth?
GLIDES scores 8 points in Scrabble, 10 in Words With Friends, 9 in Wordfeud and 11 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does glides mean?
glides is the plural and third-person singular form of glide, which means “a vowellike sound that serves as a consonant”. It has 6 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in GLIDES?
You can make 90 shorter words from GLIDES, such as GELDS, GELID, GILDS, GLEDS. See the full list.