Is FLATFOOTED a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, FLATFOOTED is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does FLATFOOTED mean?
- adjective
unprepared and unable to react quickly
“the new product caught their competitors flat-footed”
- adjective
having broad flat feet that usually turn outward
“a slow flat-footed walk”
- adjective
with feet flat on the ground; not tiptoe
- adjective
forthright and explicit
“a flat-footed refusal”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
- Scrabble
- 17
- Words With Friends
- 18
- Letters
- 10
F (4) + L (1) + A (1) + T (1) + F (4) + O (1) + O (1) + T (1) + E (1) + D (2) = 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 FLATFOOTED
FLATFOOTED 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 FLATFOOTED
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- flatfoot14
- leadoff14
- offload14
- offed12
- flatted11
- floated11
- footled11
- offal11
- daff11
- doff11
- fatted10
- foaled10
- fooled10
- footed10
- loafed10
- lofted10
- offa10
- teff10
- toff10
- foetal9
- folate9
- footle9
- defat9
- delft9
- fated9
- flood9
- aff9
- eff9
- off9
- toadlet8
- tootled8
- totaled8
- afoot8
- aloft8
- aloof8
- fetal8
- float8
- flota8
- loofa8
- daft8
- deaf8
- deft8
- delf8
- fade8
- fado8
- feod8
- fled8
- fold8
- food8
- dottel7
- dottle7
- looted7
- lotted7
- toledo7
- toodle7
- tooled7
- tooted7
- alef7
- fate7
- feal7
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