FLAVOURY is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. FLAVOURY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept FLAVOURY?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FLAVOURY is to know. It scores 17 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FLAVOURY
No single letter turns FLAVOURY into another word.
How FLAVOURY scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in FLAVOURY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so FLAVOURY has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about FLAVOURY
- All 8 letters of FLAVOURY are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does FLAVOURY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
British
Rich in taste and pleasing to the palate.
A flavoury dish is one with plenty of savour, whether from herbs, spices or slow cooking. It is the British spelling, matching other words such as colour and favour.
How FLAVOURY is used
Used in food writing and recipes, mostly in British English.
- The stew was thick and flavoury.
- A flavoury sauce turned the plain rice into a meal.
- She preferred flavoury snacks to sweet ones.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FLAVOURY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in FLAVOURY
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Common questions about FLAVOURY
- Is FLAVOURY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FLAVOURY, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FLAVOURY worth?
- FLAVOURY is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FLAVOURY mean?
- Rich in taste and pleasing to the palate.
- What letters can be added to FLAVOURY?
- No single letter can be added to FLAVOURY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of FLAVOURY:
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