163 words come out when you unscramble GLIMPSES, starting with GLIMPSES itself: 13 in Scrabble, 17 in Words With Friends. The strongest shorter words are GLIMPSE and MEGILPS, 12 points each. The 8 letters split into 2 vowels and 6 consonants.
GSIMPLES unscrambles to GLIMPSES: these are all the words its letters make. Looking for simplesg? They use the same letters as GLIMPSES, so the words on this page are their answers too.
G23L12I1M34P34S1E1S1
Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
By length, the words from GLIMPSES split into 1 with 8 letters, 4 with 7, 15 with 6, 34 with 5, 60 with 4, 38 with 3 and 11 with 2.
Combined: NWL2023, Collins Scrabble Words 2024, WOW24 and Words With Friends together. Rude words are left out.
MEGILP scores highest among the 6-letter words made with GLIMPSES letters at 11 points, ahead of IMPELS and MESPIL on 10. SIMPLE and SMILES are the ones most people know.
Among the 5-letter words from GLIMPSES, GIMPS leads with 10 points, then IMPEL and LIMPS on 9. MILES, SMILE and SPIES are the familiar ones.
GIMP tops the 4-letter words you get when you unscramble GLIMPSES at 9 points; next come IMPS and LIMP on 8. LESS, MISS and LEGS will look familiar.
Trade one tile of GLIMPSES for another and you can spell these 6 words:
More 8-letter words: starting with GL · ending in ES · all 8-letter words
GLIMPSES first, then short meanings for the 7 best-scoring answers.
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept GLIMPSES, and the Words With Friends list has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| GLIMPSES itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 163) | 138 | 163 | 130 |
* NWL2023 (US), Collins CSW24 (UK); the Words With Friends list changes.
25 of the 163 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: MESPILS, MESPIL, PLIMS, SPIMS, GISMS, PLIM, SPIM, GISM, LIPES, PISES, GLEIS, LEPS and 13 more. 8 of the 163 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: MIPS, GLISSE, LIPE, SEPS, MES, SIGS, GIS and SIG.
This word takes every letter of GLIMPSES plus a single extra one.