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Is glom a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word glom is a Scrabble US word. The word glom is worth 7 points in Scrabble:

G2L1O1M3

Is glom a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word glom is a Scrabble UK word and has 7 points:

G2L1O1M3

Is glom a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word glom is a Words With Friends word. The word glom is worth 10 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

G3L2O1M4

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4-letter words (1 found)

GLOM,

3-letter words (4 found)

LOG,MOG,MOL,OLM,

2-letter words (4 found)

GO,LO,MO,OM,

You can make 9 words from glom according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 4 letters words made out of glom

glom lgom golm oglm logm olgm glmo lgmo gmlo mglo lmgo mlgo goml ogml gmol mgol omgl mogl lomg olmg lmog mlog omlg molg

Note: these 'words' (valid or invalid) are all the permutations of the word glom. These words are obtained by scrambling the letters in glom.

Definitions and meaning of glom

glom

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡlɒm/
  • Rhymes: -ɒm

Etymology 1

From Scottish English glom, glaum (“to grab or snatch at”), a variant of clam, claum (“to clutch, seize, grasp, reach for”), from Middle English *clammen, from Old English clæmman (“to pinch, press, inclose”), from Proto-West Germanic *klammjan. Related to clamp.

Verb

glom (third-person singular simple present gloms, present participle glomming, simple past and past participle glommed)

  1. (transitive, informal) To take.
  2. (intransitive, informal) To grab hold of, seize; catch, grab or latch onto.
  3. (intransitive, informal) To clump up, to seize together into a lump or conglomeration.
Derived terms
  • glom on
  • glom onto
  • glommer
Translations

References

  • glom, entry in TheFreeDictionary.com.

Etymology 2

Variant of glaum, gloom (“to frown, scowl, stare at”).

Verb

glom (third-person singular simple present gloms, present participle glomming, simple past and past participle glommed)

  1. (intransitive) Alternative form of glaum (“look, stare”).

Etymology 3

Noun

glom (plural gloms)

  1. (medicine, colloquial) Short for glomerulus.

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -ɔm

Verb

glom

  1. singular past indicative of glimmen

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *glōm, from Proto-Germanic *glōmaz. Cognate with Norwegian glom (“transparent cuticle or membrane”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡloːm/

Noun

glōm m

  1. gloom; twilight, gloaming
  2. darkness

Usage notes

  • The exact gender of glōm is uncertain. It is usually assumed to be a strong masculine noun.

Declension

Derived terms

  • ǣfenglōm
  • mistglōm
  • nihtglōm

Related terms

  • *glōmian
  • glōmung

Descendants

  • Middle English: *glom
    • English: gloom
    • Scots: glom, gloam

Source: wiktionary.org