FLAX is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. FLAX is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept FLAX?
| 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: 44 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FLAX is to know. It scores 14 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FLAX
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
flaxyChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How FLAX scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in FLAX, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| x | 1 | 1 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 54,461.
What does FLAX mean in Scrabble?
noun
A blue-flowered crop that yields linen and oil.
Flax gives linen from the stem and linseed oil from the seed, which makes it two harvests in one and explains why it was grown almost everywhere. The fibre is stronger wet than dry, which very few fibres are.
How FLAX is used
Uncountable; used as a modifier before a noun.
- A field of flax in flower is blue for about a week.
- The word flax names the plant and the fibre alike.
- Flax fibre is stronger wet than dry.
- Linen and linseed both come from flax.
- Two crops from one flax harvest is why it was grown.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FLAX and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of FLAX
The 4 tiles of FLAX in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with FLAX
8 longer words begin with FLAX.
Words ending in FLAX
2 words end in FLAX. Useful as a back hook: play FLAX onto a word already on the board.
Words with FLAX inside
2 words contain FLAX in the middle. Words that start with FLAX are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in FLAX
Common questions about FLAX
- Is FLAX valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FLAX, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FLAX worth?
- FLAX is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FLAX mean?
- A blue-flowered crop that yields linen and oil.
- What letters can be added to FLAX?
- FLAX takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of FLAX:
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