FLEHMEN is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. FLEHMEN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept FLEHMEN?
| 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: 56 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FLEHMEN is to know. It scores 15 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FLEHMEN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
flehmensChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How FLEHMEN scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in FLEHMEN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,263 thousand.
What does FLEHMEN mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
A behaviour in which a mammal curls back its upper lip to draw scents toward a special organ.
Horses, cats and deer show flehmen when they test a smell, often from another animal. The odd grimace helps carry chemicals to the organ in the roof of the mouth.
How FLEHMEN is used
Flehmen is an animal behaviour term, from German for curling the lip.
- The stallion showed flehmen near the mare.
- Flehmen looks like a grin but is a sniff.
- Cats often perform flehmen with an open mouth.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FLEHMEN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with FLEHMEN
3 longer words begin with FLEHMEN.
Shorter words from the letters in FLEHMEN
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Common questions about FLEHMEN
- Is FLEHMEN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FLEHMEN, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FLEHMEN worth?
- FLEHMEN is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FLEHMEN mean?
- A behaviour in which a mammal curls back its upper lip to draw scents toward a special organ.
- What letters can be added to FLEHMEN?
- FLEHMEN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of FLEHMEN:
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