FLOG is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. FLOG is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept FLOG?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FLOG is to know. It scores 8 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FLOG
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
flogsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How FLOG scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in FLOG, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 20,423.
What does FLOG mean in Scrabble?
verb
To beat with a whip or stick.
Flog appeared in the seventeenth century as school and army slang and its origin is uncertain. The British sense about selling something is twentieth-century and unconnected to punishment.
How FLOG is used
Flogged, flogs. Also British slang for selling.
- Flogging was abolished in stages over a century.
- The word flog began as school and army slang.
- He flogged the car for half what it was worth.
- The selling sense of flog is British and recent.
- Where flog came from is uncertain.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FLOG and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of FLOG
The 4 tiles of FLOG in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with FLOG
7 longer words begin with FLOG.
Shorter words from the letters in FLOG
Common questions about FLOG
- Is FLOG valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FLOG, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FLOG worth?
- FLOG is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FLOG mean?
- To beat with a whip or stick.
- What letters can be added to FLOG?
- FLOG takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of FLOG:
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