FLAFF is valid in Collins, not in North America — 14 points
It depends on the list you play by. FLAFF is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 14 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept FLAFF?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FLAFF is to know. It scores 14 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 3.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FLAFF
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
flaffsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How FLAFF scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in FLAFF, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 3 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
The Scrabble bag does not hold enough of these letters. FLAFF needs 1 blank tile.
What stands out about FLAFF
- FLAFF begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does FLAFF mean in Scrabble?
verb
Scotsdialect
To flap or flutter about, especially with a soft or breathless motion; also, to pant.
Flaff describes the loose, uneven flapping of something light, such as a flag caught in wind or a bird beating its wings in a small space. In some Scots use it also means to pant or breathe heavily after exertion. The word survives mainly in Scottish speech and older regional writing rather than in standard English.
How FLAFF is used
Chiefly Scots and regional; rarely seen outside dialect writing or dictionaries of Scots vocabulary.
- The washing began to flaff wildly on the line.
- The hens would flaff about the yard when startled.
- He came in flaffing after the long climb.
- The flag continued to flaff against the pole all night.
- Her scarf flaffed loosely in the wind.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FLAFF and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with FLAFF
7 longer words begin with FLAFF.
Shorter words from the letters in FLAFF
Common questions about FLAFF
- Is FLAFF valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and FLAFF is not in it.
- How many points is FLAFF worth?
- FLAFF is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FLAFF mean?
- To flap or flutter about, especially with a soft or breathless motion; also, to pant.
- What letters can be added to FLAFF?
- FLAFF takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of FLAFF:
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