FLAMBEES is valid in Collins, not in North America — 15 points
It depends on the list you play by. FLAMBEES is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 15 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept FLAMBEES?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FLAMBEES is to know. It scores 15 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FLAMBEES
No single letter turns FLAMBEES into another word.
How FLAMBEES scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in FLAMBEES, 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 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so FLAMBEES has to be built on the board across turns.
What does FLAMBEES mean in Scrabble?
FLAMBEES is the present-tense form of FLAMBEE used with he, she and it.
FLAMBEE(adjective) — Of food, doused with a spirit such as brandy and set alight briefly for flavour or show.
Shorter words from the letters in FLAMBEES
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Common questions about FLAMBEES
- Is FLAMBEES valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and FLAMBEES is not in it.
- How many points is FLAMBEES worth?
- FLAMBEES is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to FLAMBEES?
- No single letter can be added to FLAMBEES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of FLAMBEES:
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