Scrabble & Words with friends points
- flare is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 8
- flare is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 8
- flare is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 9
Definition of flare
- erupt or intensify suddenly (verb)
Examples
- Tempers flared at the meeting
Synonyms
- break open
- burst out
- erupt
- flare up
- irrupt
- a short forward pass to a back who is running toward the sidelines (noun)
Examples
- he threw a flare to the fullback who was tackled for a loss
Synonyms
- flare pass
- burn brightly (verb)
Examples
- Every star seemed to flare with new intensity
Synonyms
- blaze up
- burn up
- flame up
- a burst of light used to communicate or illuminate (noun)
Synonyms
- flash
- shine with a sudden light (verb)
Examples
- The night sky flared with the massive bombardment
Synonyms
- flame
- become flared and widen, usually at one end (verb)
Examples
- The bellbottom pants flare out
Synonyms
- flare out
- a shape that spreads outward (noun)
Examples
- the skirt had a wide flare
Synonyms
- flair
- a sudden eruption of intense high-energy radiation from the sun's surface; associated with sunspots and radio interference (noun)
Synonyms
- solar flare
- a device that produces a bright light for warning or illumination or identification (noun)
- am unwanted reflection in an optical system (or the fogging of an image that is caused by such a reflection) (noun)
- a sudden burst of flame (noun)
- a sudden outburst of emotion (noun)
Examples
- she felt a flare of delight
- she could not control her flare of rage
- a sudden recurrence or worsening of symptoms (noun)
Examples
- a colitis flare
- infection can cause a lupus flare
- (baseball) a fly ball hit a short distance into the outfield (noun)
- reddening of the skin spreading outward from a focus of infection or irritation (noun)
See definition of flare in Merriam Webster