FLOOD is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. FLOOD is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept FLOOD?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FLOOD is to know. It scores 9 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FLOOD
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
floodsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How FLOOD scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in FLOOD, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 84,026.
What does FLOOD mean in Scrabble?
noun
A large overflow of water covering land that is normally dry, or, more broadly, an overwhelming quantity of something arriving all at once.
A flood commonly results from heavy rain, a swollen river, melting snow, or a failed barrier such as a dam or levee, submerging fields, streets, or buildings that are usually dry. Beyond water, the word extends easily to any overwhelming rush of things, as in a flood of complaints, a flood of tears, or a flood of new applicants. The verb to flood follows the same pattern, meaning either to submerge something in water or to arrive in an overwhelming rush, as when calls flood into a switchboard after an announcement.
How FLOOD is used
Countable as a specific event, as in three floods in one year, and used verbally in both literal and figurative senses.
- The flood swept away several bridges along the river.
- A flood of emails arrived after the announcement.
- Rising water threatened to flood the entire village.
- Tears began to flood down her cheeks.
- Sandbags were stacked to hold back the flood.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FLOOD and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with FLOOD
Showing 24 of 28 words that begin with FLOOD.
Words ending in FLOOD
5 words end in FLOOD. Useful as a back hook: play FLOOD onto a word already on the board.
Words with FLOOD inside
12 words contain FLOOD in the middle. Words that start with FLOOD are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in FLOOD
Common questions about FLOOD
- Is FLOOD valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FLOOD, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FLOOD worth?
- FLOOD is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FLOOD mean?
- A large overflow of water covering land that is normally dry, or, more broadly, an overwhelming quantity of something arriving all at once.
- What letters can be added to FLOOD?
- FLOOD takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of FLOOD:
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