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GLIMPSES

8 letters

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Classic 11 pts
Big 11 pts
Super Big 11 pts

GLIMPSES is a valid 8-letter Boggle word. It's listed in all three major word lists — TWL06, SOWPODS, and ENABLE1. It scores 11 in Classic, 11 in Big, and 11 in Super Big Boggle.

GLIMPSES root GLIMPSE-s

Word family

GLIMPSE 5 GLIMPSING 11 GLIMPSED-d 11
verb
  1. transitiveTo see or view (someone, or something tangible) briefly and incompletely.
  2. figurativelytransitiveTo perceive (something intangible) briefly and incompletely.
    • I have only begun to glimpse the magnitude of the problem.
  3. intransitiveChiefly followed by at or upon: to look at briefly and incompletely; to glance.
  4. intransitiveTo shine with a faint, unsteady light; to glimmer, to shimmer.
  5. archaicintransitivepoeticTo appear or start to appear, especially faintly or unclearly; to dawn.
  6. intransitiverareSometimes followed by out: to provide a brief and incomplete look.
noun
  1. Chiefly followed by of: a brief and incomplete look.
    • I only got a glimpse of the car, so I can tell you the colour but not the registration number.
  2. archaicA brief, sudden flash of light; a glimmer.
  3. figurativelyA faint or imprecise idea; an inkling.
  4. figurativelyrareA brief, unspecified amount of time; a moment.
  5. obsoleteA faint (and often temporary) appearance; a tinge.