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Is glint a Scrabble word?

Yes, glint is a valid Scrabble word! Worth 6 points in Scrabble.

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What is the meaning of glint?

Definition

noun (English)

1. (obsolete) A brief look; a glance.Examples: ""My name is Elphinstone, ma'am," said the young man, and then he cleared his throat and gave a glint at Mary, and grew redder in the face than ever."; "Are ye the gentleman that’s speering for my hayreens—they’re fresh this morning—cast a glint at them, sir, and you’ll say you neever saw rubies, emeralds, and silver, and gold, sparkle sa boneely as the finny jewels that dazzle ye in this wee basket."; "“[…] I also remember the following dialogue in the Suffolk vernacular between a neighbouring farmer and his backus (¹) boy :—‘I sa, Mester?’ ‘ Well, bor.’ (²) ‘If thar ain't Sillett's owd razor-backed hogs broke out agin. That thar owd sarpint of a sow ha' got her snout under the gate, and lifted it off the jimmers, (³) and I ketched a glint (⁴) of the rest on 'em skrigglin' (⁵) thar way through the shruff (⁶) in the hedge holl (⁷) and making another gap right atwin (⁸) the stub-apple (⁹) and the touch-wood (¹⁰) tree, and tha ha' bin' a pamplin' (¹¹) all over the land, and rootin (¹²) up our taters, and not one on 'em ringled (¹³). Mester, I think we'd better pound 'em.'” (¹⁴)"obsolete

adj (English)

1. (archaic, Shropshire, of a blade) Not sharp; dull.Examples: "The knife is glint."Shropshirearchaic

verb (English)

1. (intransitive) To flash or gleam briefly.Examples: "A wedding ring glinted on her finger."; "Thor glared at him [...] what little light there was in the place mustered its forces briefly to glint menacingly off the horns of his helmet."intransitive

2. (intransitive, now uncommon) To glance; to peep forth, as a flower from the bud; to glitter.Examples: "The rising sun owre Galston muirs, / Wi' glorious light was glintin'"; "There was Clavers and six wild dragoons standin’ ranged in a raw, wi’ their muskets in hand, and a form kneelin’ on the grass afore them. I saw the flash o’ the guns, and as I turned to glint at the mangled corpse, oh, mither!"intransitiveuncommon

3. (transitive) To cause to flash or gleam; to reflect.Examples: "The scientists theorized that a meteoroid, ranging in size from a speck of dust to a marble, might have struck the satellite and chipped off a bit of debris that glinted a ray of sun back on the Vela's second sensor […]"transitive

4. (archaic, Shropshire, transitive) To dry; to wither.Examples: "The sun glints grass and corn."Shropshirearchaictransitive

Definition source: Wiktionary

What Scrabble words can I make with the letters in "glint"?

How many Scrabble points is the word "glint"?

Scrabble
6 points
G2
L1
I1
N1
T1
Words With Friends
9 points
G3
L2
I1
N2
T1

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