Glove
/ɡlʌv/
Scrabble:9 ptsWWF:12 pts5 letters
Definition of Glove
noun
- An item of clothing other than a mitten, covering all or part of the hand and fingers, but usually allowing independent movement of the fingers.
"I wore gloves to keep my hands warm."
- A baseball mitt.
- The ability to catch a hit ball.
"Frederico had a great glove, but he couldn't hit a curveball, so he never broke into the pros."
- A condom.
- (with definite article) A challenge from one to another.
"to throw down the glove, i.e. to offer a challenge; to take up the glove, to accept it"
verb
- To catch the ball in a baseball mitt.
"He gloved the line drive for the third out."
- To put a glove or gloves on.
"Maxwell gloved his hand so that he wouldn't leave fingerprints, then pulled the trigger."
- To touch a delivery with one's glove while the gloved hand is on the bat. Under the rules of cricket, the batsman is deemed to have hit the ball.
Anagrams of Glove
Letter Values
g2
l1
o1
v4
e1
Total: 9 Scrabble points
Rhymes With Glove
Word Validity & Sources
SOWPODS (International Scrabble): Valid
TWL (US/Canada Scrabble): Valid
Words With Friends: Valid
Last verified: December 2024
Dictionary data sourced from SOWPODS (178,691 words), combining TWL (Tournament Word List) and the Collins Scrabble Words dictionary. Definitions from Free Dictionary API and Wordnik.
About the Word "Glove"
Glove is a 5-letter word that scores 9 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words With Friends.
Using "Glove" in Word Games
When playing Scrabble or Words With Friends, "glove" is a low-scoring word.