flat
Flat can refer to a shallow box in which seedlings are started, a musical notation indicating one half step lower than the note named, or a level tract of land. Flat is also used as adjective or adverb, with meanings including having a surface without slope, tilt in which no part is higher or lower than another or in a forthright manner; candidly or frankly.
Length
4
Scrabble
7
WWF
8
Starts
FL
Ends
LAT
Difficulty
Easy
Dictionary
What Does “FLAT” Mean?
flat has 24 documented senses across adjective, noun, adverb.
Adjective
15 senseshaving a relatively broad surface in relation to depth or thickness
“flat computer monitors”
not modified or restricted by reservations
“a categorical denial”
“a flat refusal”
stretched out and lying at full length along the ground
“found himself lying flat on the floor”
Synonyms
lacking contrast or shading between tones
(of a musical note) lowered in pitch by one chromatic semitone
“B flat”
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flattened laterally along the whole length (e.g., certain leafstalks or flatfishes)
Synonyms
lacking taste or flavor or tang
“a bland diet”
“insipid hospital food”
“flavorless supermarket tomatoes”
“vapid beer”
having lost effervescence
“flat beer”
“a flat cola”
sounded or spoken in a tone unvarying in pitch
“the owl's faint monotonous hooting”
Synonyms
horizontally level
“a flat roof”
lacking the expected range or depth; not designed to give an illusion or depth
“a film with two-dimensional characters”
“a flat two-dimensional painting”
commercially inactive
“flat sales for the month”
“prices remained flat”
“a flat market”
Noun
7 sensesa level tract of land
“the salt flats of Utah”
a shallow box in which seedlings are started
a musical notation indicating one half step lower than the note named
a deflated pneumatic tire
scenery consisting of a wooden frame covered with painted canvas; part of a stage setting
Show 1 more noun definition
a suite of rooms usually on one floor of an apartment house
Synonyms
Adverb
2 sensesScrabble Score
7
Letters
4
Vowels
1
Consonants
3
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Definition
having a surface without slope, tilt in which no part is higher or lower than another
Length
4 letters
Starts With
F
Ends With
T
Vowels
1
Consonants
3
Letters
F, L, A, T
Use Case
Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.
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Word Strategy
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★☆☆FLAT has a Scrabble score of 7. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆FLAT is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★★☆FLAT can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 4-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★★☆FLAT uses unique letters, giving more flexibility when checking possible anagrams and word game combinations.
Letter Intelligence
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Unique Letters
4
Repeated Letters
0
Highest Value Letter
F
Letter Pattern
ABCD
CV Pattern
CCVC
Vowel Share
25%
Consonant Share
75%
Bigrams
FL, LA, AT
Trigrams
FLA, LAT
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