alpenglow

Valid in Scrabble

Pronunciation

/ˈæl.pən.ɡloʊ/

See all 2 pronunciations

/ˈæl.pən.ɡloʊ/ · /ˈal.pən.ɡləʊ/

Definition of alpenglow

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

(uncountable, usually)A rosy or reddish glow seen during sunset or sunrise on the summits of mountains, especially snow-covered mountains on the opposite side of the sun.

“But Jim was all smiles and, as if in added welcome, alpenglow suddenly flared to flood the summit hot pink and lit up the cabin.”

Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.

A partial calque of German Alpenglühen (literally “glow of the Alps”), with the second element replaced by the English equivalent glow.

200+ playable · top: WALLOP (11 pts)

3 words

6 words

30 words

75 words

62 words

23 words

1 extension · 1 back

A single letter you can add to alpenglow to make another valid word.

See every word you can make from a set of letters that includes alpenglow, or browse word lists you can mine for high-scoring plays.

Find more plays Browse word lists