FLAUTA is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. FLAUTA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept FLAUTA?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FLAUTA is to know. It scores 9 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FLAUTA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
flautasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How FLAUTA scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in FLAUTA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 172,461.
What does FLAUTA mean in Scrabble?
noun
A Mexican dish of a tortilla rolled tightly around a filling, usually meat, and then fried until crisp.
Flauta is Spanish for flute, a name suggested by the long, thin shape of the rolled tortilla. In Mexico and the United States the dish is often made with shredded chicken or beef and served with salsa, sour cream or guacamole. It is closely related to the taquito, which is a smaller version, and some cooks use the two names interchangeably.
How FLAUTA is used
Used in English chiefly on menus and in cookery writing about Mexican food.
- She ordered a plate of chicken flauta with green salsa.
- The flauta crackled as she bit into it.
- He rolled each flauta tightly before frying it.
- A beef flauta came with sour cream on the side.
- The recipe says to fry the flauta until golden.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FLAUTA and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with FLAUTA
1 longer words begin with FLAUTA.
Shorter words from the letters in FLAUTA
Common questions about FLAUTA
- Is FLAUTA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FLAUTA, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FLAUTA worth?
- FLAUTA is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FLAUTA mean?
- A Mexican dish of a tortilla rolled tightly around a filling, usually meat, and then fried until crisp.
- What letters can be added to FLAUTA?
- FLAUTA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of FLAUTA:
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