Is FLASHPOINTS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, FLASHPOINTS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 19 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does FLASHPOINTS mean?
Flashpoints is a form of FLASHPOINT.
- noun
point at which something is ready to blow up
- noun
a place of political unrest and potential violence
“the United States cannot police all of the world's hot spots”
- noun
the lowest temperature at which the vapor of a combustible liquid can be ignited in air
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
19
Scrabble
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Words With Friends
11
Letters
F (4) + L (1) + A (1) + S (1) + H (4) + P (3) + O (1) + I (1) + N (1) + T (1) + S (1) = 19 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsNot listed
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 FLASHPOINTS
FLASHPOINTS 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 FLASHPOINTS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- flashpoint18
- shoplifts17
- loanshifts16
- shoplift16
- soapfish16
- loanshift15
- panfish15
- hospitals14
- fashions14
- alphosis13
- haplonts13
- haplosis13
- hospital13
- naphtols13
- siphonal13
- slapshot13
- snapshot13
- fashion13
- softish13
- haplont12
- hatpins12
- lithops12
- naphtol12
- planish12
- plinths12
- siphons12
- sonship12
- sophist12
- spilths12
- faiths12
- filths12
- oafish12
- shafts12
- shifts12
- astonish11
- shinolas11
- aspish11
- hatpin11
- palish11
- pathos11
- phasis11
- phials11
- phonal11
- pilafs11
- pithos11
- plinth11
- poisha11
- polish11
- potash11
- shnaps11
- siphon11
- spahis11
- spilth11
- splash11
- splosh11
- staphs11
- faith11
- filth11
- flash11
- fohns11
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