FLINTY is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. FLINTY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept FLINTY?
| 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 FLINTY is to know. It scores 12 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FLINTY
No single letter turns FLINTY into another word.
How FLINTY scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in FLINTY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 229,948.
What stands out about FLINTY
- FLINTY 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 FLINTY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Hard like flint, or showing a cold, unyielding character.
Flinty can be quite literal, describing land full of flint stones or a rock that breaks into sharp edges. Used of a person it suggests a stern, unsoftened nature, as in a flinty look or flinty determination. Winemakers also use it for a dry, mineral note in a wine.
How FLINTY is used
Used both literally and figuratively, often of faces, voices and wines.
- The flinty soil was poor for wheat.
- She gave him a flinty stare and said nothing.
- The white wine has a clean, flinty finish.
- His flinty resolve surprised the committee.
- They walked a flinty path along the chalk ridge.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FLINTY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in FLINTY
Common questions about FLINTY
- Is FLINTY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FLINTY, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FLINTY worth?
- FLINTY is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FLINTY mean?
- Hard like flint, or showing a cold, unyielding character.
- What letters can be added to FLINTY?
- No single letter can be added to FLINTY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of FLINTY:
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