FLIMFLAMMER is a valid Scrabble word — 23 points
Yes. FLIMFLAMMER is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 23 points in Scrabble and 28 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept FLIMFLAMMER?
| 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: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FLIMFLAMMER is to know. It scores 23 from 11 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 4.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FLIMFLAMMER
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How FLIMFLAMMER scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in FLIMFLAMMER, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 2 | 2 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| m | 3 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
The Scrabble bag does not hold enough of these letters. FLIMFLAMMER needs 1 blank tile.
What does FLIMFLAMMER mean in Scrabble?
noun
informal
A person who cheats others with tricks, bluff and empty talk.
A flimflammer is a confidence trickster, someone who sells nonsense with a smile. The word is playful and old-fashioned, and it fits fairground swindlers and fake salesmen. It comes from the verb flimflam, meaning to deceive.
How FLIMFLAMMER is used
Informal and slightly humorous, mainly in American speech.
- The old flimflammer sold her a worthless map.
- Every town has a flimflammer with a new scheme.
- He was an expert flimflammer who never paid for a meal.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FLIMFLAMMER and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with FLIMFLAMMER
3 longer words begin with FLIMFLAMMER.
Shorter words from the letters in FLIMFLAMMER
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Common questions about FLIMFLAMMER
- Is FLIMFLAMMER valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FLIMFLAMMER, where it scores 28 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FLIMFLAMMER worth?
- FLIMFLAMMER is worth 23 points in Scrabble and 28 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FLIMFLAMMER mean?
- A person who cheats others with tricks, bluff and empty talk.
- What letters can be added to FLIMFLAMMER?
- FLIMFLAMMER takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of FLIMFLAMMER:
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