FLAVA is a valid Scrabble word, but not in Words with Friends — 11 points
Yes for Scrabble. FLAVA is in Collins and in the North American lists, so it stands in any Scrabble game. Words with Friends keeps a separate list and does not accept it.
Which word lists accept FLAVA?
| 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 | Not listed |
Word power: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FLAVA is to know. It scores 11 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FLAVA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
flavasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How FLAVA scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in FLAVA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 130,708.
What does FLAVA mean in Scrabble?
noun
slang
A distinctive style, feeling, or flavor associated with a person, group, or piece of music, especially in hip-hop culture.
Flava is a slang respelling of flavor used to talk about personal style, attitude, or the particular feel of a song rather than the taste of food. It grew out of hip-hop and street culture, where a track or performer said to have flava stands out through a distinctive sound or swagger. The spelling itself signals informality, marking flava as slang even though it is built directly from a very ordinary word.
How FLAVA is used
Informal slang, associated with hip-hop and street culture rather than standard writing.
- The remix added a whole new flava to the original track.
- Everyone said the band had their own flava on stage.
- His dance moves brought extra flava to the routine.
- The mixtape was praised for its fresh flava.
- That neighborhood has a flava all its own.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FLAVA and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with FLAVA
5 longer words begin with FLAVA.
Shorter words from the letters in FLAVA
Common questions about FLAVA
- Is FLAVA valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and FLAVA is not in it.
- How many points is FLAVA worth?
- FLAVA is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FLAVA mean?
- A distinctive style, feeling, or flavor associated with a person, group, or piece of music, especially in hip-hop culture.
- What letters can be added to FLAVA?
- FLAVA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of FLAVA:
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