FLORY is valid in Collins, not in North America — 11 points
It depends on the list you play by. FLORY 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 11 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
Which word lists accept FLORY?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FLORY is to know. It scores 11 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FLORY
No single letter turns FLORY into another word.
How FLORY scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in FLORY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 98,031.
What stands out about FLORY
- The letters of FLORY run in alphabetical order from first to last.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does FLORY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
heraldry
Decorated with fleurs-de-lis, or, of a cross, having each limb ending in a splayed, lily-like point.
Heralds use flory to describe a border, cross or other charge whose edge sprouts small fleur-de-lis shapes instead of ending plainly. A cross flory is a common motif in coats of arms across Europe, and the term appears almost only in blazon, the formal language used to describe heraldic designs.
How FLORY is used
A technical heraldic term, used when blazoning a shield or a cross, not in general speech.
- The shield bore a cross flory in gold on a blue field.
- A border flory ran around the edge of the family arms.
- The herald explained why the cross was drawn flory rather than plain.
- Manuscripts from the period often show a cross flory on knightly banners.
- Collectors of heraldry learn to spot a flory cross at a glance.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FLORY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words ending in FLORY
1 words end in FLORY. Useful as a back hook: play FLORY onto a word already on the board.
Shorter words from the letters in FLORY
Common questions about FLORY
- Is FLORY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FLORY, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FLORY worth?
- FLORY is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FLORY mean?
- Decorated with fleurs-de-lis, or, of a cross, having each limb ending in a splayed, lily-like point.
- What letters can be added to FLORY?
- No single letter can be added to FLORY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of FLORY:
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