FLAM is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. FLAM 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.
Which word lists accept FLAM?
| 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 FLAM is to know. It scores 9 from 4 tiles, takes 4 hooks, and its letters make up 4.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FLAM
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How FLAM scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in FLAM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 27,231.
What does FLAM mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A drum stroke made of two very close beats.
A flam is played with one stick slightly ahead of the other, so the two beats are heard as a single thickened note. The word imitates that sound and is used almost only by drummers.
How FLAM is used
Countable: a flam, two flams. Technical.
- A flam sounds like one note with a shadow on it.
- The word flam imitates the sound of the stroke.
- Two flams in a row and the pulse thickens.
- A flam needs one stick ahead of the other.
- Drummers use flam and almost nobody else does.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FLAM and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with FLAM
Showing 24 of 69 words that begin with FLAM.
Words ending in FLAM
1 words end in FLAM. Useful as a back hook: play FLAM onto a word already on the board.
Words with FLAM inside
Showing 24 of 47 words that contain FLAM somewhere in the middle. Words that start with FLAM are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in FLAM
Common questions about FLAM
- Is FLAM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FLAM, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FLAM worth?
- FLAM is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FLAM mean?
- A drum stroke made of two very close beats.
- What letters can be added to FLAM?
- FLAM takes 4 hooks: 0 in front and 4 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of FLAM:
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