FLAMBEAU is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. FLAMBEAU is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept FLAMBEAU?
| 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: 46 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FLAMBEAU is to know. It scores 15 from 8 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FLAMBEAU
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How FLAMBEAU scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in FLAMBEAU, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so FLAMBEAU has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about FLAMBEAU
- FLAMBEAU runs three vowels in a row, which almost no English word does.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Words starting with FLAMBEAU
2 longer words begin with FLAMBEAU.
Shorter words from the letters in FLAMBEAU
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Common questions about FLAMBEAU
- Is FLAMBEAU valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FLAMBEAU, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FLAMBEAU worth?
- FLAMBEAU is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to FLAMBEAU?
- FLAMBEAU takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of FLAMBEAU:
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