FLEXO is valid in Collins, not in North America — 15 points
It depends on the list you play by. FLEXO is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 15 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
Which word lists accept FLEXO?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 46 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FLEXO is to know. It scores 15 from 5 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FLEXO
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How FLEXO scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in FLEXO, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| x | 1 | 1 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 98,031.
What does FLEXO mean in Scrabble?
noun
technicalprinting
A printing method that uses flexible relief plates to print on materials such as plastic, paper or fabric.
Flexo is the everyday shorthand for flexography, a rotary printing process built around flexible rubber or plastic printing plates. Fast-drying inks transfer from these raised plates directly onto packaging, labels, plastic bags and other surfaces that traditional printing struggles to handle. The method suits long production runs and materials that would tear or wrinkle under heavier printing presses. Modern flexo presses run at high speed, making the process the standard choice for much of the packaging industry.
How FLEXO is used
This is a technical term used within the printing and packaging industries rather than in general conversation.
- The factory switched its cereal boxes to flexo printing last year.
- Flexo handles plastic film far better than older press types.
- She trained for months to operate the flexo press safely.
- The label on the bottle was produced using flexo.
- Flexo remains the standard method for printing corrugated cardboard.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FLEXO and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with FLEXO
7 longer words begin with FLEXO.
Words with FLEXO inside
5 words contain FLEXO in the middle. Words that start with FLEXO are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in FLEXO
Common questions about FLEXO
- Is FLEXO valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FLEXO, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FLEXO worth?
- FLEXO is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FLEXO mean?
- A printing method that uses flexible relief plates to print on materials such as plastic, paper or fabric.
- What letters can be added to FLEXO?
- FLEXO takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of FLEXO:
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