FLOTA is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. FLOTA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept FLOTA?
| 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 FLOTA is to know. It scores 8 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FLOTA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
flotasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How FLOTA scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in FLOTA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 21,785.
What stands out about FLOTA
- The same 5 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does FLOTA mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
A convoy of Spanish merchant ships, especially the annual fleet that carried silver, gold, and goods between Spain and its American colonies from the sixteenth to the eighteenth century.
Spain organized every flota to sail together under armed escort, since a large convoy of loaded ships stood a far better chance of surviving pirates and enemy raiders than any single vessel traveling alone. Each flota gathered colonial silver, gold, and other valuable cargo at American ports before crossing the Atlantic to Seville, making the annual sailing a major event for the Spanish treasury. Storms occasionally destroyed an entire flota at once, and the wrecks of several such convoys still draw treasure hunters today. Historians use flota specifically for this Spanish system, distinguishing it from the ordinary English word fleet.
How FLOTA is used
A historical term, used specifically for the Spanish treasure convoys rather than as a general word for a fleet.
- The flota gathered at Havana before crossing the Atlantic.
- Divers located the wreck of a sunken flota off the coast.
- Historians describe how pirates targeted the annual flota.
- Silver from the mines was loaded onto the waiting flota.
- A hurricane scattered the flota before it reached open sea.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FLOTA and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of FLOTA
The 5 tiles of FLOTA in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with FLOTA
6 longer words begin with FLOTA.
Words with FLOTA inside
2 words contain FLOTA in the middle. Words that start with FLOTA are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in FLOTA
Common questions about FLOTA
- Is FLOTA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FLOTA, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FLOTA worth?
- FLOTA is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FLOTA mean?
- A convoy of Spanish merchant ships, especially the annual fleet that carried silver, gold, and goods between Spain and its American colonies from the sixteenth to the eighteenth century.
- What letters can be added to FLOTA?
- FLOTA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of FLOTA:
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