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What does flite mean? Is flite a Scrabble word?

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Is flite a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word flite is a Scrabble US word. The word flite is worth 8 points in Scrabble:

F4L1I1T1E1

Is flite a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word flite is a Scrabble UK word and has 8 points:

F4L1I1T1E1

Is flite a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word flite is a Words With Friends word. The word flite is worth 9 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

F4L2I1T1E1

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Valid words made from Flite

You can make 36 words from 'flite' in our Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.


5 letters words from 'flite'

FILET 8FLITE 8

4 letters words from 'flite'

FELT 7FILE 7
FLIT 7LEFT 7
LIEF 7LIFE 7
LIFT 7LITE 4
TEIL 4TILE 4

3 letters words from 'flite'

EFT 6ELF 6
ELT 3FET 6
FIE 6FIL 6
FIT 6LEI 3
LET 3LIE 3
LIT 3TEF 6
TEL 3TIE 3
TIL 3 

2 letters words from 'flite'

EF 5EL 2
ET 2FE 5
IF 5IT 2
LI 2TE 2
TI 2 

All 5 letters words made out of flite

flite lfite filte iflte lifte ilfte fltie lftie ftlie tflie ltfie tlfie fitle iftle ftile tfile itfle tifle litfe iltfe ltife tlife itlfe tilfe fliet lfiet filet iflet lifet ilfet fleit lfeit felit eflit lefit elfit fielt ifelt feilt efilt ieflt eiflt lieft ileft leift elift ielft eilft fltei lftei ftlei tflei ltfei tlfei fleti lfeti felti eflti lefti elfti fteli tfeli fetli eftli tefli etfli ltefi tlefi letfi eltfi telfi etlfi fitel iftel ftiel tfiel itfel tifel fietl ifetl feitl efitl ieftl eiftl fteil tfeil fetil eftil tefil etfil itefl tiefl ietfl eitfl teifl etifl litef iltef ltief tlief itlef tilef lietf iletf leitf elitf ieltf eiltf lteif tleif letif eltif telif etlif itelf tielf ietlf eitlf teilf etilf

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

Definitions and meaning of flite

flite

Alternative forms

  • flyte (dialectal)

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -aɪt

Etymology 1

From Middle English flit, flyt, ȝeflit, from Old English flīt, ġeflīt (“strife, contention”), from Proto-Germanic *flītaz, *flītiz (“strife, zeal, effort, diligence”). Cognate with Scots flyte (“scolding, chiding, reproof”), Saterland Frisian Fliet (“zeal, diligence”), Dutch vlijt (“zeal, diligence”), German Low German Fliet (“zeal, diligence”), German Fleiß (“zeal, diligence”), Danish flid (“zeal, diligence”), Swedish flit (“zeal, diligence”).

Noun

flite (plural flites)

  1. a quarrel, dispute, wrangling
  2. a scolding

Etymology 2

From Middle English fliten (“to argue, quarrel”), from Old English flītan (“to strive, contend”), from Proto-Germanic *flītaną (“to strive, contend”). Akin to German befleissen (“to apply oneself diligently, endeavor”), Swedish beflita (“to apply to, study”), Norwegian Bokmål beflitte (“to endeavour, strive”), Dutch vlijt (“diligence, assiduity”), German Fleiß (“diligence, assiduity”), Swedish flit (“diligence”), Norwegian Bokmål and Danish flid (“diligence”).

Verb

flite (third-person singular simple present flites, present participle fliting, simple past flited or flote, past participle flited or flitten)

  1. to dispute, quarrel, wrangle, brawl
  2. to scold, jeer
Related terms
  • flyting

Anagrams

  • filet

Source: wiktionary.org