FLAK is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. FLAK is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept FLAK?
| 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: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FLAK is to know. It scores 11 from 4 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 4.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FLAK
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How FLAK scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in FLAK, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 54,461.
What does FLAK mean in Scrabble?
noun
Anti-aircraft fire; also, strong criticism.
Flak is an abbreviation of a very long German compound naming an anti-aircraft gun, cut to four letters by English speakers who met it in the air. The sense about criticism arrived in the 1960s.
How FLAK is used
Uncountable; used as a modifier before a noun.
- The flak was heavy over the coast and light inland.
- The word flak is short for a very long German compound.
- She took the flak for a decision she had opposed.
- A flak jacket is named from the gun and not the criticism.
- The criticism sense of flak dates from the 1960s.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FLAK and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with FLAK
15 longer words begin with FLAK.
Words with FLAK inside
7 words contain FLAK in the middle. Words that start with FLAK are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in FLAK
Common questions about FLAK
- Is FLAK valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FLAK, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FLAK worth?
- FLAK is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FLAK mean?
- Anti-aircraft fire; also, strong criticism.
- What letters can be added to FLAK?
- FLAK takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of FLAK:
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