FLEXILE is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. FLEXILE 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 FLEXILE?
| 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: 57 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FLEXILE is to know. It scores 17 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FLEXILE
No single letter turns FLEXILE into another word.
How FLEXILE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in FLEXILE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| x | 1 | 1 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 2,246 thousand.
What does FLEXILE mean in Scrabble?
adjective
literary
Able to bend easily without breaking.
Writers choose flexile for a poetic touch when they describe a willow branch or a supple mind. In plain speech most people would say flexible instead.
How FLEXILE is used
The adjective flexile is literary and uncommon in everyday talk.
- The flexile cane bent almost double without snapping.
- She admired his flexile wit in debate.
- A flexile wire was threaded through the narrow pipe.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FLEXILE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in FLEXILE
Common questions about FLEXILE
- Is FLEXILE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FLEXILE, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FLEXILE worth?
- FLEXILE is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FLEXILE mean?
- Able to bend easily without breaking.
- What letters can be added to FLEXILE?
- No single letter can be added to FLEXILE to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of FLEXILE:
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