Scrabble and Words with Friends

• FLARE is a valid Scrabble word worth 8 points. Scrabble uses the TWL word list.
  

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• FLARE is a valid Words with Friends word worth 9 points. Words with Friends uses the ENABLE word list.
  

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• FLARE is a 5 letter word containing the letters a, e, f, l, r.

Definitions

• flare

  noun a shape that spreads outward
  the skirt had a wide flare

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• flare

  noun a sudden burst of flame

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• flare

  noun a burst of light used to communicate or illuminate

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• flare

  noun reddening of the skin spreading outward from a focus of infection or irritation

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• flare

  noun a sudden recurrence or worsening of symptoms
  a colitis flare
  infection can cause a lupus flare

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• flare

  noun a sudden eruption of intense high-energy radiation from the sun's surface; associated with sunspots and radio interference

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• flare

  noun am unwanted reflection in an optical system (or the fogging of an image that is caused by such a reflection)

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• flare

  noun a sudden outburst of emotion
  she felt a flare of delight
  she could not control her flare of rage

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• flare

  noun a device that produces a bright light for warning or illumination or identification

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• flare

  noun a short forward pass to a back who is running toward the sidelines
  he threw a flare to the fullback who was tackled for a loss

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• flare

  noun (baseball) a fly ball hit a short distance into the outfield

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• flare

  verb burn brightly
  Every star seemed to flare with new intensity

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• flare

  verb become flared and widen, usually at one end
  The bellbottom pants flare out

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• flare

  verb shine with a sudden light
  The night sky flared with the massive bombardment

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• flare

  verb erupt or intensify suddenly
  Tempers flared at the meeting

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• Lookup FLARE using the Merriam-Webster dictionary

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