FLAMBOYANT is a valid Scrabble word — 20 points
Yes. FLAMBOYANT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 20 points in Scrabble and 23 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept FLAMBOYANT?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FLAMBOYANT is to know. It scores 20 from 10 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FLAMBOYANT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How FLAMBOYANT scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in FLAMBOYANT, 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 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so FLAMBOYANT has to be built on the board across turns.
What does FLAMBOYANT mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Strikingly showy in style, colour or manner, designed to attract attention.
A flamboyant person or outfit refuses to blend in. The word also names a tropical tree with bright scarlet blossoms, which explains its link to flames.
How FLAMBOYANT is used
Used for people, clothes and gestures; as a noun it refers to the flowering tree.
- The singer wore a flamboyant red jacket.
- His flamboyant gestures filled the room.
- A flamboyant tree shaded the village square.
- She had a flamboyant way of telling a story.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FLAMBOYANT and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with FLAMBOYANT
4 longer words begin with FLAMBOYANT.
Shorter words from the letters in FLAMBOYANT
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Common questions about FLAMBOYANT
- Is FLAMBOYANT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FLAMBOYANT, where it scores 23 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FLAMBOYANT worth?
- FLAMBOYANT is worth 20 points in Scrabble and 23 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FLAMBOYANT mean?
- Strikingly showy in style, colour or manner, designed to attract attention.
- What letters can be added to FLAMBOYANT?
- FLAMBOYANT takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of FLAMBOYANT:
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