What does FLUX mean?
FLUX is a valid word in the ENABLE word game list, worth 14 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words With Friends.
- Pronunciation
- /flʌks/
- Letters
- 4
- Scrabble score
- 14
- Words With Friends score
- 16
- How common
- Fairly common
Meaning
noun
- the rate of flow of energy or particles across a given surface
- a flow or discharge
- a substance added to molten metals to bond with impurities that can then be readily removed
- excessive discharge of liquid from a cavity or organ (as in watery diarrhea)
- a state of uncertainty about what should be done (usually following some important event) preceding the establishment of a new direction of action“the flux following the death of the emperor”
- the lines of force surrounding a permanent magnet or a moving charged particle
- (physics) the number of changes in energy flow across a given surface per unit area
- in constant change“his opinions are in flux”
Definitions from Princeton WordNet 3.0.
Other forms
fluxed17fluxes16fluxing18
Anagrams of FLUX
No other word in the ENABLE list uses exactly these letters.
Words inside FLUX
3 shorter words can be made from these letters. Here are the most useful.
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Questions
Is FLUX a Scrabble word?
FLUX 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 FLUX worth?
FLUX is worth 14 points with Scrabble letter values and 16 with Words With Friends values, before any bonus squares.
What words can you make from FLUX?
3 other words, including FLU, LUX and XU.