Glosses

7 lettersverbmoderate

Updated June 2026

Definition

Third-person singular of gloss, meaning provides explanatory annotations for difficult or obscure words in a text.

“The annotated textbook glosses every technical term in the footnotes.”

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Synonyms

annotatesexplainsclarifiesinterpretscomments

Word Game Tips

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Wordle

Starts with GLOSS and ends in ES, with a double S before the ending

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Scrabble

Worth around 9 points, the double S is confirmed in the root and the ES ending adds two common tiles

Words Related to Glosses

Words one letter different

Change a single letter of “glosses” to make these 7-letter words — useful for Wordle and crossword clues.

flosses glasses glossas glossed grosses

Words you can make from Glosses

Shorter words formed from the letters in “glosses”.

losses gesso gloss goles loess loges loses ogles segol segos sloes slogs soles egol egos gels geol gess glos goel goes goss legs leos

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