FLEXURE is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. FLEXURE 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 FLEXURE?
| 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: 59 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FLEXURE is to know. It scores 17 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FLEXURE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
flexuresChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How FLEXURE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in FLEXURE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| x | 1 | 1 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,263 thousand.
What does FLEXURE mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A bend or curve, or the act of bending.
Engineers talk about the flexure of a beam under load, and geologists use the word for a bend in rock layers. It names the shape produced as much as the motion of bending itself.
How FLEXURE is used
The word flexure is mostly technical and appears in engineering, geology and anatomy.
- The flexure of the steel bridge was well within safe limits.
- A slight flexure in the strata marks an ancient fault.
- Heat caused a small flexure in the plate.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FLEXURE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with FLEXURE
1 longer words begin with FLEXURE.
Shorter words from the letters in FLEXURE
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Common questions about FLEXURE
- Is FLEXURE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FLEXURE, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FLEXURE worth?
- FLEXURE is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FLEXURE mean?
- A bend or curve, or the act of bending.
- What letters can be added to FLEXURE?
- FLEXURE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of FLEXURE:
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