FLANKEN is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. FLANKEN 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 FLANKEN?
| 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: 55 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FLANKEN is to know. It scores 14 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FLANKEN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
flankensChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How FLANKEN scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in FLANKEN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,235 thousand.
What does FLANKEN mean in Scrabble?
noun
A cut of beef from the short ribs, usually boiled with vegetables and served with horseradish.
Flanken is a staple of Jewish cooking in eastern Europe and North America. The meat is cut across the bones and simmered until tender in a soup or stew. A bowl of flanken with broth was a typical Sabbath meal.
How FLANKEN is used
A cookery word for a boiled beef dish or the cut used for it.
- My grandmother served flanken with horseradish.
- The butcher cut the flanken thin.
- We simmered the flanken with carrots for hours.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FLANKEN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with FLANKEN
1 longer words begin with FLANKEN.
Shorter words from the letters in FLANKEN
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Common questions about FLANKEN
- Is FLANKEN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FLANKEN, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FLANKEN worth?
- FLANKEN is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FLANKEN mean?
- A cut of beef from the short ribs, usually boiled with vegetables and served with horseradish.
- What letters can be added to FLANKEN?
- FLANKEN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of FLANKEN:
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