FLAY is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. FLAY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept FLAY?
| 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: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FLAY is to know. It scores 10 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FLAY
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
flaysChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How FLAY scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in FLAY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 27,231.
What does FLAY mean in Scrabble?
verb
To strip the skin from a body.
Flay is used figuratively about criticism far more often than literally, which is unusual for a word this violent. The literal sense survives in leatherwork and in accounts of punishment.
How FLAY is used
Flayed, flaying. Chiefly figurative in modern use.
- The review flayed the whole production.
- The word flay is used figuratively more than literally.
- They flayed the hide before it could dry.
- Flaying as a punishment appears in several legal codes.
- A flayed criticism leaves nothing to answer.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FLAY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with FLAY
6 longer words begin with FLAY.
Shorter words from the letters in FLAY
Common questions about FLAY
- Is FLAY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FLAY, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FLAY worth?
- FLAY is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FLAY mean?
- To strip the skin from a body.
- What letters can be added to FLAY?
- FLAY takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of FLAY:
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