FLAGELLUM

What FLAGELLUM Means

1. noun: a whip used to inflict punishment
2. noun: a lash-like appendage used for locomotion (e.g., in sperm cells and some bacteria and protozoa)

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Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What It Scores

FLAGELLUM is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 15 in Scrabble and 17 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as F4 L1 A1 G2 E1 L1 L1 U1 M3.

Words Made From The Letters In FLAGELLUM

137 shorter words come out of these tiles. On a board that matters more than the long play, because a short word on a premium square often beats a long one on plain squares.

8 letter words (1)

7 letter words (1)

6 letter words (4)

5 letter words (17)

4 letter words (51)

3 letter words (46)

2 letter words (17)

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