FLIMSY is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. FLIMSY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept FLIMSY?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FLIMSY is to know. It scores 14 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 3.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FLIMSY
No single letter turns FLIMSY into another word.
How FLIMSY scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in FLIMSY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,035 thousand.
What stands out about FLIMSY
- FLIMSY gets by on a single vowel across 6 letters.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does FLIMSY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Weak, thin, or badly made, and likely to break or fail.
People call a cheap shelf, a thin dress, or a poor excuse flimsy when it will not stand up to pressure. As a noun the word once meant very thin paper, such as the sheets used for carbon copies.
How FLIMSY is used
Applies to objects and also to arguments or excuses.
- The flimsy table collapsed under the weight of the books.
- He offered a flimsy excuse for being late.
- A flimsy blouse is no good in this weather.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FLIMSY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in FLIMSY
Common questions about FLIMSY
- Is FLIMSY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FLIMSY, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FLIMSY worth?
- FLIMSY is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FLIMSY mean?
- Weak, thin, or badly made, and likely to break or fail.
- What letters can be added to FLIMSY?
- No single letter can be added to FLIMSY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of FLIMSY:
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