Is FLAGS valid in Words with Friends?

Yes. Words with Friends accepts FLAGS, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.

How many points is FLAGS worth?

FLAGS is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.

What letters can be added to FLAGS?

FLAGS takes 1 hook: 1 in front and 0 at the end.

FLAGS is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points

Yes. FLAGS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.

f4l1a1g2s1

PlayableFLAGS · 5 letters · 9 pts Scrabble · 11 pts WWF

9points in Scrabble

11points in Words with Friends

5letters

1hook available

1 in 87,138odds of drawing this rack

Which word lists accept FLAGS?

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: 30 / 100

30WORD POWER

Points per tile 35%

1.8

Hooks 25%

Bingo potential 20%

Tile availability 20%

4.4%

Our own measure of how useful FLAGS is to know. It scores 9 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for FLAGS

Front hooks — 1

oflags10

Back hooks — 0

None.

Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.

How FLAGS scores

Scrabble f4l1a1g2s1 9

Words with Friends f4l2a1g3s1 11

Face value of the 5 tiles in FLAGS, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

Letter	Needed	In the bag
f	1	2
l	1	4
a	1	9
g	1	3
s	1	4

Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 87,138.

Words starting with FLAGS

flagship17 flagships18 flagstaff19 flagstick19 flagstone13 flagstaffs20 flagstaves17 flagsticks20 flagstoned15 flagstones14

10 longer words begin with FLAGS.

Words ending in FLAGS

oflags10 beflags13 reflags11 cornflags15

4 words end in FLAGS. Useful as a back hook: play FLAGS onto a word already on the board.

Shorter words from the letters in FLAGS

fags8 flag8 alfs7 gals5 lags5 slag5 fag7 alf6 fas6 ags4 gal4 gas4 lag4 sag4 als3 las3 sal3 fa5 ag3 al2 as2 la2

Common questions about FLAGS

Is FLAGS valid in Words with Friends?: Yes. Words with Friends accepts FLAGS, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
How many points is FLAGS worth?: FLAGS is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
What letters can be added to FLAGS?: FLAGS takes 1 hook: 1 in front and 0 at the end.

Every word you can build from the 5 letters of FLAGS:

Open FLAGS in the Word Finder