FLUMMERY is a valid Scrabble word — 18 points
Yes. FLUMMERY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 18 points in Scrabble and 21 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept FLUMMERY?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FLUMMERY is to know. It scores 18 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FLUMMERY
No single letter turns FLUMMERY into another word.
How FLUMMERY scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in FLUMMERY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| m | 2 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so FLUMMERY has to be built on the board across turns.
What does FLUMMERY mean in Scrabble?
noun
Empty flattery or showy nonsense; also a soft pudding of oatmeal or custard.
Flummery in its figurative sense is praise or ceremony with nothing behind it. The old food sense refers to a bland, jelly-like dish. The speaker usually mocks politicians or pompous rituals with it.
How FLUMMERY is used
Flummery is somewhat old-fashioned, used mostly for mocking empty talk or for an old dessert.
- The speech was all flummery and no substance.
- She had no patience for the flummery of court manners.
- Grandmother served oatmeal flummery with cream.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FLUMMERY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in FLUMMERY
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Common questions about FLUMMERY
- Is FLUMMERY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FLUMMERY, where it scores 21 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FLUMMERY worth?
- FLUMMERY is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FLUMMERY mean?
- Empty flattery or showy nonsense; also a soft pudding of oatmeal or custard.
- What letters can be added to FLUMMERY?
- No single letter can be added to FLUMMERY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of FLUMMERY:
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