flash
Flash can refer to a sudden intense burst of radiant energy, a sudden brilliant understanding, or a momentary brightness. As a verb, flash can mean to gleam or glow intermittently, make known or cause to appear with great speed, or display proudly; act ostentatiously or pretentiously.
Length
5
Scrabble
11
WWF
11
Starts
FL
Ends
ASH
Difficulty
Medium
Dictionary
What Does “FLASH” Mean?
flash has 19 documented senses across adjective, noun, verb.
Adjective
1 senseNoun
10 sensesa sudden intense burst of radiant energy
a momentary brightness
a short vivid experience
“a flash of emotion swept over him”
“the flashings of pain were a warning”
Synonyms
a sudden brilliant understanding
“he had a flash of intuition”
a gaudy outward display
Synonyms
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a burst of light used to communicate or illuminate
Synonyms
a bright patch of color used for decoration or identification
“red flashes adorned the airplane”
“a flash sewn on his sleeve indicated the unit he belonged to”
a lamp for providing momentary light to take a photograph
Synonyms
Verb
8 sensesappear briefly
“The headlines flashed on the screen”
make known or cause to appear with great speed
“The latest intelligence is flashed to all command posts”
expose or show briefly
“he flashed a $100 bill”
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protect by covering with a thin sheet of metal
“flash the roof”
emit a brief burst of light
“A shooting star flashed and was gone”
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
5
Vowels
1
Consonants
4
Word Intelligence
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Definition
tastelessly showy
Length
5 letters
Starts With
F
Ends With
H
Vowels
1
Consonants
4
Letters
F, L, A, S, H
Use Case
Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.
Letter Breakdown
Word Facts
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Word Strategy
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★★☆FLASH has a Scrabble score of 11. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★★★☆FLASH is a five-letter word, so it can be considered in Wordle-style solving. It includes common vowel information that can help narrow guesses.
Crossword Strategy
★★★★☆FLASH can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 5-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★★☆FLASH uses unique letters, giving more flexibility when checking possible anagrams and word game combinations.
Letter Intelligence
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Unique Letters
5
Repeated Letters
0
Highest Value Letter
F
Letter Pattern
ABCDE
CV Pattern
CCVCC
Vowel Share
20%
Consonant Share
80%
Bigrams
FL, LA, AS, SH
Trigrams
FLA, LAS, ASH
Crossword Intelligence
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