Flares
noun
- A sudden bright light.
- A source of brightly burning light or intense heat.
"solar flare"
- A sudden eruption or outbreak; a flare-up.
- A widening of an object with an otherwise roughly constant width.
"During assembly of a flare tube fitting, a flare nut is used to secure the flared tubing’s tapered end to the also tapered fitting, producing a pressure-resistant, leak-tight seal."
- (in plural) Bell-bottom trousers.
verb
- To cause to burn.
- To cause inflammation; to inflame.
- To open outward in shape.
"The building flared from the third through the seventh floors to occupy the airspace over the entrance plaza. (intransitive)"
- To (operate an aircraft to) transition from downward flight to level flight just before landing.
- To blaze brightly.
"The blast furnace flared in the night."
SYNONYMS
Total: 9 Scrabble points
Word Validity & Sources
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 "Flares"
Flares is a 6-letter word that scores 9 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words With Friends. The letters in "flares" can be rearranged to form 3 other valid words.
Using "Flares" in Word Games
When playing Scrabble or Words With Friends, "flares" is a low-scoring word.