FLU is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. FLU is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept FLU?
| 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: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FLU is to know. It scores 6 from 3 tiles, takes 4 hooks, and its letters make up 3.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FLU
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How FLU scores
Face value of the 3 tiles in FLU, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 3 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 5,053.
What does FLU mean in Scrabble?
noun
A viral illness with fever and aching.
Flu is clipped from influenza, which is Italian for influence — the disease was once blamed on the influence of the stars. The apostrophe that used to mark the clipping disappeared during the twentieth century and nobody has missed it since.
How FLU is used
Uncountable: a bout of flu. Chiefly with the.
- The flu went through the whole office in a fortnight.
- A cold is not flu whatever anybody claims.
- She had flu properly and was in bed for nine days.
- The word flu once carried an apostrophe.
- Flu vaccine is remade every year for a reason.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FLU and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with FLU
Showing 24 of 348 words that begin with FLU.
Words ending in FLU
1 words end in FLU. Useful as a back hook: play FLU onto a word already on the board.
Words with FLU inside
Showing 24 of 188 words that contain FLU somewhere in the middle. Words that start with FLU are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Common questions about FLU
- Is FLU valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FLU, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FLU worth?
- FLU is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FLU mean?
- A viral illness with fever and aching.
- What letters can be added to FLU?
- FLU takes 4 hooks: 0 in front and 4 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 3 letters of FLU:
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