Glimpse

7 lettersnouncommon

Updated June 2026

Definition

A brief or fleeting look at something.

“She caught a glimpse of the fox before it vanished into the undergrowth.”

Pronunciation

IPA

/ɡlɪmps/

Related Words

Synonyms

glance

Antonyms

stare gaze

Word Game Tips

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Wordle

Opens with GL blend, ends in SE, and contains common letters including M and P

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Scrabble

Worth around 12 points, the MP cluster is unusual but the word plays cleanly and hooks with S

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Anagrams of Glimpse

Words that use exactly the same letters as “glimpse”.

megilps

Words you can make from Glimpse

Shorter words formed from the letters in “glimpse”.

gimels impels megilp simple giles gilse gimel gimps gisel glime glims impel legis limes limps lipse melis miles piles pleis plies slime slipe smile

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