FLASH is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. FLASH is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept FLASH?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FLASH is to know. It scores 11 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FLASH
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
flashyChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How FLASH scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in FLASH, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 130,708.
What does FLASH mean in Scrabble?
noun
A sudden, brief burst of bright light, or, by extension, a very short interval of time or a momentary display of something.
Flash starts with light, as in a flash of lightning or a camera's flash, and from there spreads out into anything that happens with the same suddenness and brevity: a flash of insight arrives and is gone almost before it is noticed, and in a flash means practically no time at all. The word can also describe something showy or superficially impressive, as when flash is used as an adjective for a car or an outfit that draws attention more than it deserves, and journalism keeps an older sense alive too, in the flash that once meant a brief news bulletin sent ahead of the full report.
How FLASH is used
Countable as a noun, as in a flash of light; also an adjective meaning showy, chiefly British and informal in that sense.
- A flash of lightning lit the whole valley for an instant.
- He had a flash of insight halfway through the meeting.
- The car pulled away in a flash before anyone could react.
- Her flash new watch drew looks all evening.
- The photographer's flash left everyone blinking.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FLASH and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of FLASH
The 5 tiles of FLASH in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with FLASH
Showing 24 of 45 words that begin with FLASH.
Words ending in FLASH
6 words end in FLASH. Useful as a back hook: play FLASH onto a word already on the board.
Words with FLASH inside
12 words contain FLASH in the middle. Words that start with FLASH are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in FLASH
Common questions about FLASH
- Is FLASH valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FLASH, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FLASH worth?
- FLASH is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FLASH mean?
- A sudden, brief burst of bright light, or, by extension, a very short interval of time or a momentary display of something.
- What letters can be added to FLASH?
- FLASH takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of FLASH:
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