Is FLAILING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, FLAILING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does FLAILING mean?
Flailing is a form of FLAIL.
- noun
an implement consisting of handle with a free swinging stick at the end; used in manual threshing
- verb
give a thrashing to; beat hard
- verb
move like a flail; thresh about
“Her arms were flailing”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
- Scrabble
- 12
- Words With Friends
- 16
- Letters
- 8
F (4) + L (1) + A (1) + I (1) + L (1) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 12 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 FLAILING
FLAILING has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.
Front hooks0
None. Nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks0
None. Nothing can be added to the end.
Words you can make from FLAILING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- failing11
- falling11
- filling11
- filing10
- filial9
- finial9
- infall9
- infill9
- fagin9
- fling9
- final8
- flail8
- fang8
- flag8
- ailing7
- nilgai7
- alif7
- fail7
- fain7
- fall7
- fila7
- fill7
- flan7
- naif7
- fag7
- fig7
- gif7
- algin6
- align6
- glial6
- liang6
- ligan6
- linga6
- fan6
- fil6
- fin6
- ilial5
- agin5
- gain5
- gall5
- gill5
- glia5
- lang5
- ling5
- fa5
- if5
- anil4
- ilia4
- inia4
- lain4
- nail4
- nill4
- gal4
- gan4
- gin4
- lag4
- nag4
- ail3
- ain3
- all3
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