glade
Plural: glades
Noun
- An open space or clearing in a forest.
- a tract of land with few or no trees in the middle of a wooded area
- An open passage through a wood; a grassy open or cleared space in a forest.
- An everglade.
- An open space in the ice on a river or lake.
- A bright surface of ice or snow.
- A gleam of light.
- A bright patch of sky; the bright space between clouds.
Examples
- a glade of ice
- A well-placed GLADE on the board created a clear path for a future long word.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English glade, glode, glede (“a gleam of light, bright space, an open space; an open or cleared space in a forest; a bright patch of sky; a bright surface of snow or ice”), of uncertain origin, perhaps from Old English *glǣd, *glād, related to Old English glæd (“shining, bright”), (compare Old Norse glaðr (“bright”)).
Scrabble Score: 7
glade: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordglade: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
glade: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 9
glade: valid Words With Friends Word