FLAMBE is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. FLAMBE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept FLAMBE?
| 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: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FLAMBE is to know. It scores 13 from 6 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FLAMBE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How FLAMBE scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in FLAMBE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 344,923.
What does FLAMBE mean in Scrabble?
verb
To pour spirits over food and set them alight briefly.
Cooks flambe a dish at the table or in the pan, using brandy, rum or a liqueur that flares up in a short blue flame. The flame burns off most of the alcohol and leaves behind a deeper, slightly caramelised flavour. The word is French for flamed and is common on restaurant menus for desserts such as bananas and crepes.
How FLAMBE is used
Cookery term, borrowed from French; the form flambe is also used as an adjective for food prepared this way.
- The waiter will flambe the cherries at your table.
- She learned to flambe bananas with dark rum.
- Do not flambe anything under a low cupboard.
- He chose to flambe the steak in brandy.
- Chefs flambe dishes carefully to avoid burns.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FLAMBE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with FLAMBE
9 longer words begin with FLAMBE.
Shorter words from the letters in FLAMBE
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Common questions about FLAMBE
- Is FLAMBE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FLAMBE, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FLAMBE worth?
- FLAMBE is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FLAMBE mean?
- To pour spirits over food and set them alight briefly.
- What letters can be added to FLAMBE?
- FLAMBE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of FLAMBE:
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