FLAMBEE is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. FLAMBEE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept FLAMBEE?
| 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: 59 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FLAMBEE is to know. It scores 14 from 7 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FLAMBEE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How FLAMBEE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in FLAMBEE, 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 | 2 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 842,149.
What does FLAMBEE mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Of food, doused with a spirit such as brandy and set alight briefly for flavour or show.
A dish described as flambee is cooked or finished in a burst of flame at the table or in the pan. Waiters flambee crepes, steak and fruit. The alcohol burns off, leaving a rich smell and taste.
How FLAMBEE is used
A cooking and menu word, borrowed from French.
- The bananas were served flambee with rum.
- A flambee dessert arrived at the next table.
- She learned to cook steak flambee at cookery school.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FLAMBEE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with FLAMBEE
3 longer words begin with FLAMBEE.
Shorter words from the letters in FLAMBEE
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Common questions about FLAMBEE
- Is FLAMBEE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FLAMBEE, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FLAMBEE worth?
- FLAMBEE is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FLAMBEE mean?
- Of food, doused with a spirit such as brandy and set alight briefly for flavour or show.
- What letters can be added to FLAMBEE?
- FLAMBEE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of FLAMBEE:
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