gloam

Meanings

Plural: gloams

Noun

the time of day immediately following sunset
Clipping of gloaming (“twilight”).

Verb

To begin to grow dark; to grow dusky.
To be sullen or morose.

Origin / Etymology

Back-formation from gloaming.

Synonyms

crepuscle, crepuscule, dusk, evenfall, fall, gloaming, nightfall, twilight

Scrabble Score: 8

gloam is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
gloam is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
gloam is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 11

gloam is a valid Words With Friends word