Is GLISTEN a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, GLISTEN is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 8 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does GLISTEN mean?
- verb
be shiny, as if wet
“His eyes were glistening”
- noun
the quality of shining with a bright reflected light
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
- Scrabble
- 8
- Words With Friends
- 11
- Letters
- 7
G (2) + L (1) + I (1) + S (1) + T (1) + E (1) + N (1) = 8 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for GLISTEN
Single letters that turn GLISTEN into another valid word in US Scrabble. Hooks let you extend a word already on the board.
Front hooks0
None. Nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks1
Anagrams of GLISTEN
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from GLISTEN
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- singlet8
- sniglet8
- tingles8
- gentil7
- glints7
- ingest7
- ingles7
- legist7
- legits7
- signet7
- single7
- stinge7
- tinges7
- tingle7
- elints6
- enlist6
- inlets6
- intels6
- listen6
- silent6
- tinsel6
- gelts6
- gents6
- gilts6
- gites6
- glens6
- glint6
- ingle6
- legit6
- lings6
- segni6
- sengi6
- singe6
- sling6
- sting6
- tinge6
- tings6
- elint5
- inlet5
- inset5
- intel5
- islet5
- istle5
- lenis5
- liens5
- lines5
- lints5
- lites5
- neist5
- nites5
- senti5
- stein5
- stile5
- teins5
- tiles5
- tines5
- egis5
- engs5
- gels5
- gelt5
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