Is FLEXUOUS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, FLEXUOUS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 18 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does FLEXUOUS mean?
- adjective
having turns or windings
“the flexuous bed of the stream”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
18
Scrabble
21
Words With Friends
8
Letters
F (4) + L (1) + E (1) + X (8) + U (1) + O (1) + U (1) + S (1) = 18 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 FLEXUOUS
FLEXUOUS 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 FLEXUOUS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- fluxes16
- foxes15
- flex14
- flux14
- folx14
- fox13
- loxes12
- luxes12
- luxe11
- oxes11
- lex10
- lox10
- lux10
- sex10
- sox10
- useful9
- ex9
- ox9
- xu9
- floes8
- flues8
- fouls8
- fuels8
- fusel8
- sulfo8
- feus7
- floe7
- flue7
- flus7
- foes7
- foul7
- fuel7
- fuse7
- self7
- efs6
- elf6
- fes6
- feu6
- flu6
- foe6
- fou6
- louse5
- ousel5
- ef5
- fe5
- of5
- lose4
- lues4
- oles4
- sloe4
- slue4
- sole4
- soul4
- sulu4
- ulus4
- els3
- leu3
- oes3
- ole3
- ose3
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