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Glosses

g 2l 1o 1s 1s 1e 1s 1

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noun · verb · 7 letters · Common · plural and third-person singular form of gloss

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

What does glosses mean?

noun

  1. an explanation or definition of an obscure word in a text

    Synonymsrubric

  2. an alphabetical list of technical terms in some specialized field of knowledge; usually published as an appendix to a text on that field

    Synonymsglossary

  3. the property of being smooth and shiny

    Synonymspolishglossinessburnish

  4. an outward or token appearance or form that is deliberately misleading

    “he hoped his claims would have a semblance of authenticity”

    Synonymssemblancecolorcolour

verb

  1. give a shine or gloss to, usually by rubbing

  2. provide interlinear explanations for words or phrases

    “He annotated on what his teacher had written”

    Synonymscommentannotate

  3. provide an interlinear translation of a word or phrase

  4. give a deceptive explanation or excuse for

    “color a lie”

    Synonymscolorcolour

Definitions shown for gloss, the base form of glosses.

Is GLOSSES 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 GLOSSES worth?

Scrabble

8 pts
g 2l 1o 1s 1s 1e 1s 1

Words With Friends

10 pts
g 3l 2o 1s 1s 1e 1s 1

Wordfeud

9 pts
g 3l 1o 1s 1s 1e 1s 1

NYT Crossplay

11 pts
g 4l 2o 1s 1s 1e 1s 1

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

Words from the letters in GLOSSES

Words that end like GLOSSES

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

grossescrosseslossesflossesbossesmossestossesembossesengrossescrisscrosses
All words ending in -OSSES

Glosses: quick answers

Is GLOSSES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. GLOSSES 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 GLOSSES worth?
GLOSSES 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 glosses mean?
glosses is the plural and third-person singular form of gloss, which means “an explanation or definition of an obscure word in a text”. It has 8 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in GLOSSES?
You can make 69 shorter words from GLOSSES, such as GOSSES, SEGOLS, GESSO, GLOSS. See the full list.