What does FLOP mean?

FLOP is a valid word in the ENABLE word game list, worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words With Friends.

Pronunciation
/flɑp/
Letters
4
Scrabble score
9
Words With Friends score
11
How common
Fairly common

Meaning

verb

  1. fall loosely“He flopped into a chair”
  2. fall suddenly and abruptly
  3. fail utterly; collapse“The project foundered”

noun

  1. an arithmetic operation performed on floating-point numbers“this computer can perform a million flops per second”
  2. someone who is unsuccessful
  3. a complete failure“the play was a dismal flop”
  4. the act of throwing yourself down“he landed on the bed with a great flop”

adverb

  1. with a flopping sound“he tumbled flop into the mud”

Definitions from Princeton WordNet 3.0.

Other forms

flops10flopped15flopping16

Anagrams of FLOP

No other word in the ENABLE list uses exactly these letters.

Words inside FLOP

6 shorter words can be made from these letters. Here are the most useful.

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Questions

Is FLOP a Scrabble word?

FLOP is in the ENABLE word list, which many word games use, so it is very likely to be accepted in Scrabble and Words With Friends. Official tournament dictionaries differ slightly, so check your game's own dictionary if a play is challenged.

How many points is FLOP worth?

FLOP is worth 9 points with Scrabble letter values and 11 with Words With Friends values, before any bonus squares.

What words can you make from FLOP?

6 other words, including OF, OP, LO and POL.