glass
GLASS meaning: a transparent amorphous solid, also a drinking vessel or its contents; the five-letter word scores 6 points in Scrabble.
Noun 4 meanings
An amorphous solid, often transparent substance, usually made by melting silica sand with various additives (for most purposes, a mixture of soda, potash and lime is added).
“This tabletop is made of glass.”
Any amorphous solid (one without a regular crystal lattice).
“Metal glasses, unlike those based on silica, are electrically conductive, which can be either an advantage or a disadvantage, depending on the application.”
A vessel from which one drinks, especially one made of glass, plastic, or similar translucent or semi-translucent material.
“Would you like a glass of wine?”
The quantity of liquid contained in such a vessel.
“There is half a glass of milk in each pound of chocolate we produce.”
Verb 4 meanings
To fit with glass; to glaze.
To enclose in glass.
To strike (someone), particularly in the face, with a drinking glass with the intent of causing injury.
To bombard an area (most often a planet) with such intensity (by means of a nuclear bomb, fusion bomb, etc) as to melt the landscape into glass.
Etymology
From Middle English glas, from Old English glæs, from Proto-West Germanic *glas, from Proto-Germanic *glasą, possibly related to Proto-Germanic *glōaną (“to shine”) (compare glow), and ultimately from the Proto-Indo-European root *ǵʰleh₁- (“to shine, shimmer, glow”).
GLASS is a common five-letter word with a material sense and an everyday second meaning: a drinking vessel or the liquid it holds. Its English frequency count is 50,103. The material definition reaches beyond window panes: glass can mean an amorphous solid, often transparent, typically made from silica sand with additives.
GLASS facts at a glance
- GLASS scores 6 Scrabble points: G is worth 2, and L, A, and each S are worth 1.
- Its only anagram is SLAGS, made from the same five tiles.
- Six one-letter neighbours include CLASS, GRASS, and GLOSS.
- GLASS is both a Wordle answer and an allowed guess.
- The word ends in double S, and its letters sort to A-G-L-S-S.
What is the GLASS meaning in everyday use?
GLASS means an amorphous solid, often transparent, commonly made from silica sand with additives. In ordinary speech, it also names a drinking vessel made of glass or another translucent material, and the amount of liquid that vessel holds.
That second sense is why “a glass of water” can refer either to the container or to the serving inside it. The material sense is broader than window panes: it also covers amorphous solids without a regular crystal lattice.
For most ordinary glass, silica is mixed with additives such as soda, potash, and lime. The word therefore names both a material with a specific structure and familiar objects used at the table.
How do the GLASS meaning and score affect play?
GLASS scores 6 in Scrabble: G contributes 2 points, while L, A, and the two S tiles contribute 1 each. Its sole anagram, SLAGS, uses exactly the same rack rather than adding a tile.
One-letter neighbours are CLASS, GRASS, GLOSS, GLANS, GLADS, and GLAMS. CLASS and GRASS are familiar examples, while some neighbours are less everyday, so don’t treat a near-match as automatically playable.
Wordle lists GLASS as both an answer and an allowed guess. Its double S can make the final letters look settled, but the opening G-L-A still needs testing; avoid spending a guess repeating a confirmed letter.
The everyday GLASS meaning does not guarantee acceptance in every game’s lexicon. Check the word list used at your table before relying on a less familiar neighbour.
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