FLAGELLANT is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. FLAGELLANT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept FLAGELLANT?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FLAGELLANT is to know. It scores 14 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FLAGELLANT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
flagellantsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How FLAGELLANT scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in FLAGELLANT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| l | 3 | 4 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so FLAGELLANT has to be built on the board across turns.
What does FLAGELLANT mean in Scrabble?
noun
A person who whips himself or others, especially as a form of religious penance.
Groups of flagellants marched through European towns in the later Middle Ages, hoping to atone for sin through pain. Today the word is used mainly in historical writing about those penitents.
How FLAGELLANT is used
Used in historical and religious contexts, usually of medieval penitents.
- The flagellant walked barefoot through the square beating his own back.
- Crowds followed every flagellant who entered the village.
- A medieval chronicle describes a flagellant procession in great detail.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FLAGELLANT and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with FLAGELLANT
3 longer words begin with FLAGELLANT.
Shorter words from the letters in FLAGELLANT
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Common questions about FLAGELLANT
- Is FLAGELLANT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FLAGELLANT, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FLAGELLANT worth?
- FLAGELLANT is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FLAGELLANT mean?
- A person who whips himself or others, especially as a form of religious penance.
- What letters can be added to FLAGELLANT?
- FLAGELLANT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of FLAGELLANT:
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