FLOR is valid in Collins, not in North America — 7 points
It depends on the list you play by. FLOR is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 7 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
Which word lists accept FLOR?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FLOR is to know. It scores 7 from 4 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FLOR
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How FLOR scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in FLOR, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 10,212.
What does FLOR mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A layer of yeast that forms on the surface of certain sherries during aging.
Flor develops naturally in barrels left partly empty, feeding on alcohol and oxygen at the surface. Winemakers rely on this layer to shape the flavor of styles such as fino and manzanilla sherry.
How FLOR is used
Uncountable noun; used mainly in winemaking and sherry production contexts.
- A thick flor covered the surface of the aging sherry.
- The winemaker checked the flor for signs of growth.
- Without flor, the sherry develops a different character.
- Cooler cellars help maintain a healthy flor.
- The barrel room smelled of yeast because of the flor.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FLOR and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of FLOR
The 4 tiles of FLOR in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with FLOR
Showing 24 of 72 words that begin with FLOR.
Words with FLOR inside
Showing 24 of 53 words that contain FLOR somewhere in the middle. Words that start with FLOR are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in FLOR
Common questions about FLOR
- Is FLOR valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FLOR, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FLOR worth?
- FLOR is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FLOR mean?
- A layer of yeast that forms on the surface of certain sherries during aging.
- What letters can be added to FLOR?
- FLOR takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of FLOR:
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