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Flakes

/fleɪks/

Scrabble:13 ptsWWF:14 pts6 letters
Definition of Flakes

noun

  1. Something which is not genuine, or is presented fraudulently.
  2. A trick; a swindle.
  3. A move meant to deceive an opposing player, used for gaining advantage for example when dribbling an opponent.

noun

  1. One of the circles or windings of a cable or hawser, as it lies in a coil; a single turn or coil.

noun

  1. A loose filmy mass or a thin chiplike layer of anything

    "There were a few flakes of paint on the floor from when we were painting the walls."

  2. A scale of a fish or similar animal
  3. A prehistoric tool chipped out of stone.
  4. A person who is impractical, flighty, unreliable, or inconsistent; especially with maintaining a living.

    "She makes pleasant conversation, but she's kind of a flake when it comes time for action."

  5. A carnation with only two colours in the flower, the petals having large stripes.

verb

  1. To break or chip off in a flake.

    "The paint flaked off after only a year."

  2. To prove unreliable or impractical; to abandon or desert, to fail to follow through.

    "He said he'd come and help, but he flaked."

  3. To store an item such as rope or sail in layers

    "The line is flaked into the container for easy attachment and deployment."

  4. To hit (another person).

noun

  1. A paling; a hurdle.
  2. A platform of hurdles, or small sticks made fast or interwoven, supported by stanchions, for drying codfish and other things.
  3. A small stage hung over a vessel's side, for workmen to stand on while calking, etc.
Anagrams of Flakes

No exact anagrams found for "flakes". This word has a unique letter combination.

+1 Letter Anagrams

Words formed by adding one letter to "flakes" and rearranging:

+rflakers
+tflasket
Related Word Patterns
FL...Words starting with "fl"...ESWords ending with "es"All 6-letter wordsUnscramble "flakes"
Synonyms & Antonyms

SYNONYMS

dekefeint
Letter Values
f4
l1
a1
k5
e1
s1

Total: 13 Scrabble points

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Rhymes With Flakes
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Related 6-Letter Words
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Word Validity & Sources

SOWPODS (International Scrabble): Valid
TWL (US/Canada Scrabble): Valid
Words With Friends: Valid
Last verified: December 2024

Dictionary data sourced from SOWPODS (178,691 words), combining TWL (Tournament Word List) and the Collins Scrabble Words dictionary. Definitions from Free Dictionary API and Wordnik.

About the Word "Flakes"

Flakes is a 6-letter word that scores 13 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words With Friends.

Using "Flakes" in Word Games

When playing Scrabble or Words With Friends, "flakes" is a medium-scoring word.