FLATBOAT is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. FLATBOAT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept FLATBOAT?
| 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: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FLATBOAT is to know. It scores 13 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FLATBOAT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
flatboatsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How FLATBOAT scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in FLATBOAT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so FLATBOAT has to be built on the board across turns.
What does FLATBOAT mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
A large flat-bottomed boat used to carry heavy goods on rivers and canals.
The flatboat drew little water, so it could pass over shallows that stopped keeled boats. In early America, settlers floated down rivers on one and often broke it up for timber at the end of the trip.
How FLATBOAT is used
Historical, mostly in accounts of river trade.
- The farmer loaded grain onto a flatboat.
- A flatboat drifted slowly down the Ohio.
- They poled the flatboat across the shallows.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FLATBOAT and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of FLATBOAT
The 8 tiles of FLATBOAT in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with FLATBOAT
1 longer words begin with FLATBOAT.
Shorter words from the letters in FLATBOAT
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Common questions about FLATBOAT
- Is FLATBOAT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FLATBOAT, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FLATBOAT worth?
- FLATBOAT is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FLATBOAT mean?
- A large flat-bottomed boat used to carry heavy goods on rivers and canals.
- What letters can be added to FLATBOAT?
- FLATBOAT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of FLATBOAT:
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