FLUB is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. FLUB is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept FLUB?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FLUB is to know. It scores 9 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 3.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FLUB
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
flubsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How FLUB scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in FLUB, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 61,269.
What does FLUB mean in Scrabble?
verb
informal
To perform or handle something badly.
Flub is American and from the 1920s, and nobody has traced where it came from at all. It survives because English has surprisingly few short words for a botched attempt.
How FLUB is used
Flubbed, flubbing. Also a noun. Informal.
- He flubbed the last line of the speech.
- The word flub has never been traced to a source.
- A flub in rehearsal costs nothing.
- She flubbed the catch and the crowd groaned.
- Two flubs in one scene and they started again.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FLUB and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with FLUB
7 longer words begin with FLUB.
Shorter words from the letters in FLUB
Common questions about FLUB
- Is FLUB valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FLUB, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FLUB worth?
- FLUB is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FLUB mean?
- To perform or handle something badly.
- What letters can be added to FLUB?
- FLUB takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of FLUB:
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