AFFLATUS is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. AFFLATUS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept AFFLATUS?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful AFFLATUS is to know. It scores 14 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for AFFLATUS
No single letter turns AFFLATUS into another word.
How AFFLATUS scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in AFFLATUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 9 |
| f | 2 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so AFFLATUS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does AFFLATUS mean in Scrabble?
noun
literary
A sudden creative impulse, as if breathed in from a divine source.
Poets and artists have long spoken of afflatus as the moment when ideas seem to arrive unbidden. The Latin root means a blowing upon, which explains the image of inspiration as a breath.
How AFFLATUS is used
A literary word, often found in phrases like divine afflatus.
- The poem seemed written in a single burst of afflatus.
- He waited for afflatus, but none came.
- Critics spoke of the painter's divine afflatus.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of AFFLATUS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with AFFLATUS
1 longer words begin with AFFLATUS.
Shorter words from the letters in AFFLATUS
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Common questions about AFFLATUS
- Is AFFLATUS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts AFFLATUS, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is AFFLATUS worth?
- AFFLATUS is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does AFFLATUS mean?
- A sudden creative impulse, as if breathed in from a divine source.
- What letters can be added to AFFLATUS?
- No single letter can be added to AFFLATUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of AFFLATUS:
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