FLAG is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. FLAG is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept FLAG?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FLAG is to know. It scores 8 from 4 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 4.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FLAG
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How FLAG scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in FLAG, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 18,154.
What does FLAG mean in Scrabble?
noun
A piece of cloth used as a symbol or signal.
Flag the cloth, flag meaning to droop, flag the paving stone and flag the iris plant are four separate words with four separate origins. English shows no sign of merging them.
How FLAG is used
Countable. Also a verb: flagged, flags.
- A flag at half mast and nobody sure for whom.
- The word flag covers four unrelated words.
- They flagged the passage for checking.
- Interest flagged after the first hour.
- A stone flag underfoot is a separate word again.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FLAG and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with FLAG
Showing 24 of 74 words that begin with FLAG.
Words ending in FLAG
4 words end in FLAG. Useful as a back hook: play FLAG onto a word already on the board.
Words with FLAG inside
Showing 24 of 43 words that contain FLAG somewhere in the middle. Words that start with FLAG are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in FLAG
Common questions about FLAG
- Is FLAG valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FLAG, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FLAG worth?
- FLAG is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FLAG mean?
- A piece of cloth used as a symbol or signal.
- What letters can be added to FLAG?
- FLAG takes 2 hooks: 1 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of FLAG:
Open FLAG in the Word Finder