Definition of glimpses

"glimpses" in the noun sense

1. glance, glimpse, coup d'oeil

a quick look

2. glimpse

a brief or incomplete view

"from the window he could catch a glimpse of the lake"

3. glimpse

a vague indication

"he caught only a glimpse of the professor's meaning"

"glimpses" in the verb sense

1. glimpse

catch a glimpse of or see briefly

"We glimpsed the Queen as she got into her limousine"

Source: WordNet® (An amazing lexical database of English)

Princeton University "About WordNet®."
WordNet®. Princeton University. 2010.


View WordNet® License

Quotations for glimpses

O wild and wondrous midnight.
There is a might in thee
To make the charmed body
Almost like spirit be,
And give it some faint glimpses
Of immortality! [ Lowell ]

Great God, I had rather be
A Pagan suckled in some creed outworn;
So might I, standing on this pleasant lea,
Have glimpses that would make me less forlorn. [ Wordsworth ]

Character wants room; must not be crowded on by persons, nor be judged of from glimpses got in the press of affairs or a few occasions. [ Ralph Waldo Emerson ]

glimpses in Scrabble®

The word glimpses is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 13

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays In The Letters glimpses:

GLIMPSES
(144)
GLIMPSES
(144)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (2 words)

glimpse, simples

 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word glimpses

GLIMPSES
(144)
GLIMPSES
(144)
GLIMPSES
(96)
GLIMPSES
(96)
GLIMPSES
(52)
GLIMPSES
(52)
GLIMPSES
(45)
GLIMPSES
(42)
GLIMPSES
(42)
GLIMPSES
(42)
GLIMPSES
(42)
GLIMPSES
(42)
GLIMPSES
(38)
GLIMPSES
(38)
GLIMPSES
(34)
GLIMPSES
(34)
GLIMPSES
(32)
GLIMPSES
(32)
GLIMPSES
(32)
GLIMPSES
(32)
GLIMPSES
(32)
GLIMPSES
(30)
GLIMPSES
(30)
GLIMPSES
(30)
GLIMPSES
(30)
GLIMPSES
(28)
GLIMPSES
(28)
GLIMPSES
(28)
GLIMPSES
(28)
GLIMPSES
(28)
GLIMPSES
(26)
GLIMPSES
(26)
GLIMPSES
(26)
GLIMPSES
(26)
GLIMPSES
(23)
GLIMPSES
(21)
GLIMPSES
(19)
GLIMPSES
(18)
GLIMPSES
(17)
GLIMPSES
(17)
GLIMPSES
(17)
GLIMPSES
(17)
GLIMPSES
(17)
GLIMPSES
(16)
GLIMPSES
(15)
GLIMPSES
(15)

The 200 Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays For Words Using The Letters In glimpses

GLIMPSES
(144)
GLIMPSES
(144)
GLIMPSE
(98 = 48 + 50)
GLIMPSES
(96)
GLIMPSES
(96)
GLIMPSE
(95 = 45 + 50)
GLIMPSE
(95 = 45 + 50)
GLIMPSE
(95 = 45 + 50)
SIMPLES
(94 = 44 + 50)
SIMPLES
(92 = 42 + 50)
SIMPLES
(92 = 42 + 50)
SIMPLES
(92 = 42 + 50)
GLIMPSE
(92 = 42 + 50)
GLIMPSE
(89 = 39 + 50)
GLIMPSE
(89 = 39 + 50)
GLIMPSE
(89 = 39 + 50)
GLIMPSE
(89 = 39 + 50)
GLIMPSE
(86 = 36 + 50)
GLIMPSE
(86 = 36 + 50)
SIMPLES
(86 = 36 + 50)
SIMPLES
(86 = 36 + 50)
SIMPLES
(86 = 36 + 50)
SIMPLES
(86 = 36 + 50)
SIMPLES
(86 = 36 + 50)
SIMPLES
(84 = 34 + 50)
SIMPLES
(83 = 33 + 50)
GLIMPSE
(82 = 32 + 50)
GLIMPSE
(80 = 30 + 50)
GLIMPSE
(80 = 30 + 50)
SIMPLES
(80 = 30 + 50)
GLIMPSE
(78 = 28 + 50)
GLIMPSE
(78 = 28 + 50)
GLIMPSE
(78 = 28 + 50)
SIMPLES
(78 = 28 + 50)
GLIMPSE
(78 = 28 + 50)
GLIMPSE
(78 = 28 + 50)
SIMPLES
(76 = 26 + 50)
GLIMPSE
(76 = 26 + 50)
GLIMPSE
(76 = 26 + 50)
GLIMPSE
(76 = 26 + 50)
GLIMPSE
(76 = 26 + 50)
SIMPLES
(76 = 26 + 50)
SIMPLES
(76 = 26 + 50)
SIMPLES
(76 = 26 + 50)
GLIMPSE
(76 = 26 + 50)
SIMPLES
(74 = 24 + 50)
GLIMPSE
(74 = 24 + 50)
SIMPLES
(74 = 24 + 50)
SIMPLES
(74 = 24 + 50)
GLIMPSE
(74 = 24 + 50)
SIMPLES
(74 = 24 + 50)
SIMPLES
(74 = 24 + 50)
SIMPLES
(74 = 24 + 50)
GLIMPSE
(74 = 24 + 50)
SIMPLES
(74 = 24 + 50)
GLIMPSE
(74 = 24 + 50)
GLIMPSE
(74 = 24 + 50)
SIMPLES
(72 = 22 + 50)
SIMPLES
(72 = 22 + 50)
GLIMPSE
(72 = 22 + 50)
SIMPLES
(72 = 22 + 50)
SIMPLES
(72 = 22 + 50)
SIMPLES
(72 = 22 + 50)
SIMPLES
(69 = 19 + 50)
GLIMPSE
(68 = 18 + 50)
GLIMPSE
(68 = 18 + 50)
GLIMPSE
(67 = 17 + 50)
SIMPLES
(67 = 17 + 50)
GLIMPSE
(66 = 16 + 50)
GLIMPSE
(66 = 16 + 50)
GLIMPSE
(66 = 16 + 50)
GLIMPSE
(66 = 16 + 50)
SIMPLES
(66 = 16 + 50)
GLIMPSE
(66 = 16 + 50)
GLIMPSE
(66 = 16 + 50)
SIMPLES
(65 = 15 + 50)
SIMPLES
(65 = 15 + 50)
SIMPLES
(65 = 15 + 50)
SIMPLES
(65 = 15 + 50)
SIMPLES
(65 = 15 + 50)
GLIMPSE
(65 = 15 + 50)
SIMPLES
(65 = 15 + 50)
SIMPLES
(64 = 14 + 50)
SIMPLES
(64 = 14 + 50)
GLIMPSE
(64 = 14 + 50)
GLIMPSE
(64 = 14 + 50)
SIMPLES
(63 = 13 + 50)
SIMPLES
(63 = 13 + 50)
GLIMPSES
(52)
GLIMPSES
(52)
GLIMPSES
(45)
GLIMPSES
(42)
GLIMPSES
(42)
GLIMPSES
(42)
GLIMPSES
(42)
GLIMPSES
(42)
IMPELS
(39)
SIMPLE
(39)
GIMPS
(39)
IMPELS
(39)
SIMPLE
(39)
GLIMPSES
(38)
GLIMPSES
(38)
GIMPS
(36)
LIMPS
(36)
IMPEL
(36)
GIMP
(36)
GLIMPSES
(34)
GLIMPSES
(34)
SIMPLE
(33)
SIMPLE
(33)
SPIELS
(33)
IMPELS
(33)
SIMPLE
(33)
IMPELS
(33)
GIMPS
(33)
IMPELS
(33)
IMPELS
(33)
SMILES
(33)
SIMPLE
(33)
GIMP
(33)
GIMPS
(33)
SLIMES
(33)
LIMP
(33)
GLIMPSES
(32)
GLIMPSES
(32)
GLIMPSES
(32)
GLIMPSES
(32)
IMPELS
(32)
GLIMPSES
(32)
LIMPS
(30)
SPIEL
(30)
PIGS
(30)
PEGS
(30)
SLIMS
(30)
LISPS
(30)
GLIMPSES
(30)
PILES
(30)
SLIME
(30)
GLIMPSES
(30)
GIMPS
(30)
IMPEL
(30)
PLIES
(30)
MISES
(30)
MILES
(30)
IMPELS
(30)
GIMEL
(30)
GIMPS
(30)
SLIPS
(30)
IMPELS
(30)
SMILE
(30)
LIMPS
(30)
GLIMPSES
(30)
GIMPS
(30)
SIMPLE
(30)
LIMPS
(30)
SIMPLE
(30)
SPIES
(30)
IMPEL
(30)
GLIMPSES
(30)
IMPEL
(30)
GLIMPSES
(28)
SPIELS
(28)
GIMPS
(28)
GLIMPSES
(28)
GLIMPSES
(28)
GLIMPSES
(28)
GLIMPSES
(28)
SMILES
(28)
LIMP
(27)
IMPS
(27)
IMPS
(27)
GEMS
(27)
IMPEL
(27)
IMPEL
(27)
IMPEL
(27)
GIMEL
(27)
GIMEL
(27)
GIMEL
(27)
GIMP
(27)
GIMP
(27)
GIMP
(27)
GIMP
(27)
LIMPS
(27)
PSIS
(27)
LIMPS
(27)
SPIELS
(27)
PIES
(27)
SMILES
(27)
MILS
(27)
SMILES
(27)
SMILES
(27)
SMILES
(27)
MILE
(27)
SMILES
(27)
MESS
(27)
SLIP
(27)
LIMPS
(27)
SLIMES
(27)
SLIMES
(27)

glimpses in Words With Friends™

The word glimpses is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 17

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays In The Letters glimpses:

GLIMPSES
(150)
GLIMPSES
(150)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (2 words)

glimpse, simples

 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word glimpses

GLIMPSES
(150)
GLIMPSES
(150)
GLIMPSES
(87)
GLIMPSES
(81)
GLIMPSES
(81)
GLIMPSES
(81)
GLIMPSES
(80)
GLIMPSES
(75)
GLIMPSES
(72)
GLIMPSES
(68)
GLIMPSES
(68)
GLIMPSES
(63)
GLIMPSES
(63)
GLIMPSES
(57)
GLIMPSES
(50)
GLIMPSES
(50)
GLIMPSES
(46)
GLIMPSES
(42)
GLIMPSES
(38)
GLIMPSES
(38)
GLIMPSES
(38)
GLIMPSES
(38)
GLIMPSES
(38)
GLIMPSES
(36)
GLIMPSES
(36)
GLIMPSES
(36)
GLIMPSES
(34)
GLIMPSES
(34)
GLIMPSES
(34)
GLIMPSES
(34)
GLIMPSES
(34)
GLIMPSES
(34)
GLIMPSES
(34)
GLIMPSES
(34)
GLIMPSES
(31)
GLIMPSES
(27)
GLIMPSES
(27)
GLIMPSES
(25)
GLIMPSES
(24)
GLIMPSES
(24)
GLIMPSES
(23)
GLIMPSES
(23)
GLIMPSES
(23)
GLIMPSES
(22)
GLIMPSES
(22)
GLIMPSES
(22)
GLIMPSES
(22)
GLIMPSES
(22)
GLIMPSES
(21)
GLIMPSES
(21)
GLIMPSES
(21)
GLIMPSES
(21)
GLIMPSES
(21)
GLIMPSES
(20)
GLIMPSES
(20)
GLIMPSES
(19)
GLIMPSES
(18)
GLIMPSES
(18)

The 200 Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays Using The Letters In glimpses

GLIMPSES
(150)
GLIMPSES
(150)
GLIMPSE
(119 = 84 + 35)
GLIMPSE
(113 = 78 + 35)
GLIMPSE
(113 = 78 + 35)
SIMPLES
(107 = 72 + 35)
GLIMPSE
(107 = 72 + 35)
GLIMPSE
(107 = 72 + 35)
SIMPLES
(107 = 72 + 35)
SIMPLES
(107 = 72 + 35)
GLIMPSE
(107 = 72 + 35)
SIMPLES
(101 = 66 + 35)
GLIMPSE
(101 = 66 + 35)
SIMPLES
(101 = 66 + 35)
GLIMPSE
(99 = 64 + 35)
GLIMPSE
(99 = 64 + 35)
GLIMPSE
(99 = 64 + 35)
GLIMPSE
(95 = 60 + 35)
SIMPLES
(95 = 60 + 35)
SIMPLES
(91 = 56 + 35)
SIMPLES
(91 = 56 + 35)
SIMPLES
(91 = 56 + 35)
GLIMPSE
(89 = 54 + 35)
GLIMPSE
(89 = 54 + 35)
GLIMPSES
(87)
GLIMPSE
(83 = 48 + 35)
SIMPLES
(83 = 48 + 35)
SIMPLES
(83 = 48 + 35)
SIMPLES
(83 = 48 + 35)
SIMPLES
(83 = 48 + 35)
GLIMPSES
(81)
GLIMPSES
(81)
GLIMPSES
(81)
GLIMPSES
(80)
GLIMPSE
(79 = 44 + 35)
SIMPLES
(79 = 44 + 35)
GLIMPSES
(75)
GLIMPSE
(75 = 40 + 35)
GLIMPSE
(75 = 40 + 35)
GLIMPSE
(73 = 38 + 35)
GLIMPSES
(72)
GLIMPSE
(71 = 36 + 35)
GLIMPSE
(71 = 36 + 35)
SIMPLES
(71 = 36 + 35)
SIMPLES
(71 = 36 + 35)
GLIMPSE
(71 = 36 + 35)
GLIMPSE
(71 = 36 + 35)
SIMPLE
(69)
IMPELS
(69)
GLIMPSE
(69 = 34 + 35)
GLIMPSE
(69 = 34 + 35)
SIMPLE
(69)
GLIMPSE
(69 = 34 + 35)
GLIMPSES
(68)
GLIMPSES
(68)
SIMPLES
(67 = 32 + 35)
GLIMPSE
(67 = 32 + 35)
GLIMPSE
(67 = 32 + 35)
GLIMPSE
(67 = 32 + 35)
SIMPLES
(67 = 32 + 35)
SIMPLES
(67 = 32 + 35)
GLIMPSE
(67 = 32 + 35)
SIMPLES
(67 = 32 + 35)
GLIMPSE
(67 = 32 + 35)
GLIMPSE
(67 = 32 + 35)
SIMPLES
(67 = 32 + 35)
GLIMPSE
(67 = 32 + 35)
GLIMPSE
(65 = 30 + 35)
SIMPLES
(65 = 30 + 35)
SIMPLES
(65 = 30 + 35)
SIMPLES
(65 = 30 + 35)
SIMPLES
(65 = 30 + 35)
IMPELS
(63)
SIMPLES
(63 = 28 + 35)
IMPELS
(63)
SIMPLE
(63)
SIMPLES
(63 = 28 + 35)
GLIMPSES
(63)
SIMPLES
(63 = 28 + 35)
SIMPLES
(63 = 28 + 35)
SIMPLES
(63 = 28 + 35)
SIMPLES
(63 = 28 + 35)
GLIMPSES
(63)
SIMPLES
(63 = 28 + 35)
SIMPLE
(63)
GIMPS
(63)
GLIMPSE
(61 = 26 + 35)
GLIMPSE
(61 = 26 + 35)
SIMPLES
(61 = 26 + 35)
SLIMES
(60)
GIMP
(60)
IMPEL
(60)
LIMPS
(60)
SIMPLES
(59 = 24 + 35)
GLIMPSE
(59 = 24 + 35)
GLIMPSE
(59 = 24 + 35)
GLIMPSE
(58 = 23 + 35)
GLIMPSE
(58 = 23 + 35)
GLIMPSE
(57 = 22 + 35)
SIMPLES
(57 = 22 + 35)
GLIMPSE
(57 = 22 + 35)
GIMPS
(57)
GLIMPSE
(57 = 22 + 35)
GLIMPSES
(57)
LIMP
(57)
GLIMPSE
(56 = 21 + 35)
GLIMPSE
(56 = 21 + 35)
GLIMPSE
(56 = 21 + 35)
GLIMPSE
(56 = 21 + 35)
SIMPLES
(55 = 20 + 35)
GLIMPSE
(55 = 20 + 35)
SIMPLES
(55 = 20 + 35)
GLIMPSE
(55 = 20 + 35)
SIMPLES
(55 = 20 + 35)
GLIMPSE
(55 = 20 + 35)
SIMPLES
(55 = 20 + 35)
GLIMPSE
(55 = 20 + 35)
GIMP
(54)
GLIMPSE
(54 = 19 + 35)
SMILES
(54)
SPIELS
(54)
GLIMPSE
(54 = 19 + 35)
SIMPLES
(54 = 19 + 35)
SIMPLES
(54 = 19 + 35)
SIMPLES
(54 = 19 + 35)
SIMPLES
(54 = 19 + 35)
SLIMES
(54)
SIMPLES
(54 = 19 + 35)
SIMPLES
(54 = 19 + 35)
GLIMPSE
(53 = 18 + 35)
SIMPLES
(53 = 18 + 35)
SIMPLES
(53 = 18 + 35)
SIMPLES
(53 = 18 + 35)
GLIMPSE
(53 = 18 + 35)
SIMPLES
(53 = 18 + 35)
SIMPLES
(53 = 18 + 35)
GLIMPSE
(53 = 18 + 35)
GLIMPSE
(52 = 17 + 35)
SIMPLES
(52 = 17 + 35)
GIMPS
(52)
GLIMPSE
(52 = 17 + 35)
IMPELS
(52)
SIMPLES
(52 = 17 + 35)
IMPELS
(52)
SIMPLE
(52)
SIMPLE
(52)
SIMPLES
(51 = 16 + 35)
PILES
(51)
GLIMPSE
(51 = 16 + 35)
GIMEL
(51)
PLIES
(51)
SLIME
(51)
PEGS
(51)
MILES
(51)
LISPS
(51)
IMPELS
(51)
IMPELS
(51)
SPIEL
(51)
SIMPLES
(51 = 16 + 35)
SLIPS
(51)
SMILE
(51)
PIGS
(51)
SIMPLES
(51 = 16 + 35)
SIMPLE
(51)
SLIMS
(51)
SIMPLES
(50 = 15 + 35)
GLIMPSES
(50)
SIMPLES
(50 = 15 + 35)
GLIMPSES
(50)
SIMPLES
(49 = 14 + 35)
MISES
(48)
SLIP
(48)
LISP
(48)
IMPEL
(48)
IMPEL
(48)
SLIM
(48)
MILE
(48)
LIMPS
(48)
PILE
(48)
SPIES
(48)
SMILES
(48)
MILS
(48)
LIMPS
(48)
GLIMPSES
(46)
MESS
(45)
IMPELS
(45)
PIES
(45)
GIMPS
(45)
GEMS
(45)
PSIS
(45)
SIMPLE
(45)
SIMPLE
(45)
SIMPLE
(45)
GIMPS
(45)
MISS
(45)
LIMP
(45)
GIMEL
(45)
IMPELS
(45)
IMPELS
(45)
GIMEL
(44)

Words within the letters of glimpses

2 letter words in glimpses (7 words)

3 letter words in glimpses (19 words)

6 letter words in glimpses (5 words)

7 letter words in glimpses (2 words)

8 letter words in glimpses (1 word)

glimpses + 1 blank (1 word)

glimpses + 2 blanks (1 word)

Words containing the sequence glimpses

Words that start with glimpses (1 word)

Words with glimpses in them (1 word)

Words that end with glimpses (1 word)

Word Growth involving glimpses

Shorter words in glimpses

imp imps limps glimpse

imp limp limps glimpse

Longer words containing glimpses

(No longer words found)