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Is FLANKING a valid Scrabble word?

Yes, FLANKING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.

Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.

What does FLANKING mean?

Flanking is a form of FLANK.

  1. verb

    be located at the sides of something or somebody

  2. noun

    the side of military or naval formation

    “they attacked the enemy's right flank”

  3. noun

    a subfigure consisting of a side of something

  4. noun

    a cut from the fleshy part of an animal's side between the ribs and the leg

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.

Points

16

Scrabble

20

Words With Friends

8

Letters

F (4) + L (1) + A (1) + N (1) + K (5) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 16 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 FLANKING

FLANKING 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 FLANKING

The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.

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