FLAW is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. FLAW is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept FLAW?
| 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 FLAW is to know. It scores 10 from 4 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 4.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FLAW
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How FLAW scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in FLAW, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 27,231.
What does FLAW mean in Scrabble?
noun
An imperfection or fault in something.
Flaw first meant a flake or a splinter, and the sense of a defect came from a crack in something solid. A separate flaw is a sudden squall of wind, and that one is Scandinavian.
How FLAW is used
Countable: a flaw, two flaws.
- A flaw in the casting was found after it was fitted.
- The word flaw first meant a flake or splinter.
- A flaw of wind is a separate word from Scandinavian.
- Two flaws in the same argument and both fatal.
- A flaw in a diamond is priced and not hidden.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FLAW and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with FLAW
12 longer words begin with FLAW.
Words ending in FLAW
2 words end in FLAW. Useful as a back hook: play FLAW onto a word already on the board.
Words with FLAW inside
3 words contain FLAW in the middle. Words that start with FLAW are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in FLAW
Common questions about FLAW
- Is FLAW valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FLAW, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FLAW worth?
- FLAW is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FLAW mean?
- An imperfection or fault in something.
- What letters can be added to FLAW?
- FLAW takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of FLAW:
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