Is FLAGSHIP a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, FLAGSHIP is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does FLAGSHIP mean?
- noun
the chief one of a related group
“it is their flagship newspaper”
- noun
the ship that carries the commander of a fleet and flies his flag
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
19
Words With Friends
8
Letters
F (4) + L (1) + A (1) + G (2) + S (1) + H (4) + I (1) + P (3) = 17 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for FLAGSHIP
Single letters that turn FLAGSHIP into another valid word in US Scrabble. Hooks let you extend a word already on the board.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks1
Words you can make from FLAGSHIP
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- palish11
- phials11
- pilafs11
- flash11
- laighs10
- aphis10
- apish10
- flaps10
- flips10
- phial10
- pilaf10
- plash10
- spahi10
- fahs10
- fash10
- fish10
- half10
- flags9
- laigh9
- flap9
- flip9
- haps9
- hasp9
- hips9
- pash9
- phis9
- pish9
- ship9
- fah9
- alifs8
- fails8
- hails8
- fags8
- figs8
- flag8
- gash8
- ghis8
- gifs8
- hags8
- shag8
- sigh8
- hap8
- hip8
- pah8
- phi8
- lapis7
- lipas7
- pails7
- palis7
- spail7
- ahis7
- alif7
- fail7
- fila7
- fils7
- gaps7
- gasp7
- gips7
- hail7
- hila7
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