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Is flex a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word flex is a Scrabble US word. The word flex is worth 14 points in Scrabble:

F4L1E1X8

Is flex a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word flex is a Scrabble UK word and has 14 points:

F4L1E1X8

Is flex a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word flex is a Words With Friends word. The word flex is worth 15 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

F4L2E1X8

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4-letter words (1 found)

FLEX,

3-letter words (2 found)

ELF,LEX,

2-letter words (4 found)

EF,EL,EX,FE,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 8 words from flex according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 4 letters words made out of flex

flex lfex felx eflx lefx elfx flxe lfxe fxle xfle lxfe xlfe fexl efxl fxel xfel exfl xefl lexf elxf lxef xlef exlf xelf

Note: these 'words' (valid or invalid) are all the permutations of the word flex. These words are obtained by scrambling the letters in flex.

Definitions and meaning of flex

flex

Etymology

Latin flexus, past participle of flecto (“to bend”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /flɛks/
  • Rhymes: -ɛks
  • Homophone: flecks

Noun

flex (countable and uncountable, plural flexes)

  1. (uncountable) Flexibility, pliancy.
  2. (countable) An act of flexing.
  3. (uncountable, chiefly British) Any flexible insulated electrical wiring.
  4. (uncountable) Flexible ductwork, typically flexible plastic over a metal wire coil to shape a tube.
  5. (countable, geometry) A point of inflection.
  7. (countable, slang) The act or an instance of flaunting something; something one considers impressive.
    • 2017, "Mogul Bites", Black American Moguls, Fall 2017, page 6:
      Getting together with other power players at Masa is the ultimate flex of conspicuous consumption. […] A party of five or more requires a deposit of $200 per person at least one week prior to the reservation.
    • 2019, Seth Sommerfeld, "Worldwide Web", Inlander, 4 July 2019 - 10 July 2019, page 37:
      It's an achievement to stand out from other Marvel movies in terms of special effects, but this whole movie feels like a flex for those computer wizards.
    • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:flex.

Related terms

  • flex account
  • flex job

Translations

Verb

flex (third-person singular simple present flexes, present participle flexing, simple past and past participle flexed)

  1. (transitive, chiefly physics or biomechanics) To bend something.
  2. (transitive) To repeatedly bend one of one's joints.
  3. (transitive) To move part of the body using one's muscles.
  4. (intransitive) To tighten the muscles for display of size or strength.
  5. (intransitive, slang, by extension) To flaunt one's superiority.

Derived terms

  • flex one's muscles

Related terms

  • flexibility
  • flexible
  • flexing
  • flexion

Translations

Anagrams

  • XFEL

Middle English

Noun

flex

  1. Alternative form of flax

Source: wiktionary.org