FLYBOAT is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. FLYBOAT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept FLYBOAT?
| 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: 54 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FLYBOAT is to know. It scores 15 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FLYBOAT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
flyboatsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How FLYBOAT scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in FLYBOAT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,158 thousand.
What does FLYBOAT mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
A small, fast boat, especially one that carried passengers on a canal or served as a swift coastal vessel.
The flyboat belonged to the age of canals and sail, when speed was a selling point. Canal flyboats were pulled by teams of horses at a trot and had priority over slower barges. Dutch flyboats were broader vessels used for coastal trade.
How FLYBOAT is used
Flyboat is mostly a historical term found in books about canals and old shipping.
- The flyboat swept past the slow barges on the canal.
- Travellers once paid extra to ride the flyboat to town.
- A Dutch flyboat anchored in the harbour.
- The museum displays a model of a canal flyboat.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FLYBOAT and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with FLYBOAT
1 longer words begin with FLYBOAT.
Shorter words from the letters in FLYBOAT
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Common questions about FLYBOAT
- Is FLYBOAT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FLYBOAT, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FLYBOAT worth?
- FLYBOAT is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FLYBOAT mean?
- A small, fast boat, especially one that carried passengers on a canal or served as a swift coastal vessel.
- What letters can be added to FLYBOAT?
- FLYBOAT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of FLYBOAT:
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