FLOP is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. FLOP is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept FLOP?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FLOP is to know. It scores 9 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FLOP
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
flopsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How FLOP scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in FLOP, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 30,635.
What does FLOP mean in Scrabble?
verb
To fall heavily and limply.
Flop and flap were one word until the seventeenth century, when the vowel split them by sense: one is loose and downward, the other is hinged. The theatrical failure is nineteenth-century.
How FLOP is used
Flopped, flopping. Also a noun.
- He flopped into the chair without taking his coat off.
- The word flop split from flap by a vowel.
- The show flopped in three weeks.
- A flop at the box office and a classic later.
- Two flops in a row ended the run.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FLOP and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with FLOP
18 longer words begin with FLOP.
Words ending in FLOP
7 words end in FLOP. Useful as a back hook: play FLOP onto a word already on the board.
Words with FLOP inside
15 words contain FLOP in the middle. Words that start with FLOP are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in FLOP
Common questions about FLOP
- Is FLOP valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FLOP, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FLOP worth?
- FLOP is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FLOP mean?
- To fall heavily and limply.
- What letters can be added to FLOP?
- FLOP takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of FLOP:
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