The word gloss is a valid scrabble word

3 short excerpts of WikWik.org (WikWik is an online database of words defined in the English, French, Spanish, Italian, and other Wiktionnaries.)

  • gloss n. A surface shine or luster.
  • gloss n. (Figuratively) A superficially or deceptively attractive appearance.
  • gloss v. (Transitive) To give a gloss or sheen to.

14 valid words from 3 definitions

APPEARANCE ATTRACTIVE DECEPTIVELY FIGURATIVELY GIVE GLOSS LUSTER OR SHEEN SHINE SUPERFICIALLY SURFACE TO TRANSITIVE

4 words-in-word (Words found as is inside the word.)

LO LOS LOSS OS

2 words-in-word RTL (Words found written from right to left, inside the word.)

SO SOL

One anagram (New word found by changing the order of the letters.)

SLOGS

8 cousins (New words found by changing only one letter.)

FLOSS GLASS GLOBS GLOMS GLOPS GLOST GLOWS GROSS

2 lipograms (New words found when removing only one letter.)

GOSS LOSS

One epenthesis (New word found when adding only one letter.)

GLOSTS

55 suffixes (New words found by adding one or more letters at the end of the word.)

GLOSSA GLOSSY GLOSSAE GLOSSAL GLOSSAS GLOSSED GLOSSER GLOSSES GLOSSARY GLOSSEME GLOSSERS GLOSSIER GLOSSIES GLOSSILY GLOSSINA GLOSSING GLOSSIST GLOSSATOR GLOSSEMES GLOSSIEST GLOSSINAS GLOSSISTS GLOSSITIC GLOSSITIS GLOSSLESS GLOSSARIAL GLOSSARIES GLOSSARIST GLOSSATORS GLOSSINESS GLOSSINGLY GLOSSOLOGY GLOSSARISTS GLOSSECTOMY GLOSSITISES GLOSSODYNIA GLOSSOLALIA GLOSSARIALLY GLOSSEMATICS GLOSSINESSES GLOSSODYNIAS GLOSSOGRAPHY GLOSSOLALIAS GLOSSOLALIST GLOSSOLOGIES GLOSSOLOGIST GLOSSECTOMIES GLOSSOGRAPHER GLOSSOLALISTS GLOSSOLOGICAL + 5 words

38 times in the middle (New words found by adding letters in front and at the end of the word.)

AGLOSSAL AGLOSSIA AGLOSSATE AGLOSSIAS BUGLOSSES DIGLOSSIA DIGLOSSIC NONGLOSSY REGLOSSED REGLOSSES UNGLOSSED DIGLOSSIAS ISOGLOSSAL ISOGLOSSES ISOGLOSSIC LIPGLOSSES PARAGLOSSA REGLOSSING XENOGLOSSY HYPOGLOSSAL IDIOGLOSSIA PARAGLOSSAE PARAGLOSSAL SEMIGLOSSES XENOGLOSSIA HYPOGLOSSALS IDIOGLOSSIAS PARAGLOSSATE SALPIGLOSSES SALPIGLOSSIS XENOGLOSSIAS XENOGLOSSIES HETEROGLOSSIA ODONTOGLOSSUM HETEROGLOSSIAS ODONTOGLOSSUMS OPISTHOGLOSSAL SALPIGLOSSISES

5 prefixes (New words found by adding one or more letters in front of the word.)

BUGLOSS REGLOSS ISOGLOSS LIPGLOSS SEMIGLOSS

6 anagrams plus one (New words formed with all the letters from the word plus a letter.)

+A GLOSSA
+E SEGOLS
+I SIGLOS
+P SPLOGS
+T GLOSTS
+Y GLOSSY

6 anagrams minus one (New words formed with all the letters from the word minus a letter.)

-G LOSS SOLS
-L GOSS SOGS
-S LOGS SLOG

Scrabble scoring

  • 6 points.

Probability in scrabble (Probability to draw 7 letters at the beginning of the game to build the word.)

  • Joker allowed, 1 in 1369 chance (0.07%).
  • Joker not allowed, 1 in 6224 chance (0.02%).

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