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Flops

Q: What does flops mean?

flops is the plural and third-person singular form of flop, which means “an arithmetic operation performed on floating-point numbers”. It has 7 meanings in total, listed above.

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About 1 syllable

noun · verb · 5 letters · Common · plural and third-person singular form of flop

Scrabble US & Canada : valid
Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
Words With Friends : valid
Wordle : valid

What does flops mean?

noun

an arithmetic operation performed on floating-point numbers
“this computer can perform a million flops per second”
someone who is unsuccessful
Synonymsdud washout
a complete failure
“the play was a dismal flop”
Synonymsbust fizzle
the act of throwing yourself down
“he landed on the bed with a great flop”
Synonymscollapse

verb

fall loosely
“He flopped into a chair”
fall suddenly and abruptly
fail utterly; collapse
“The project foundered”
Synonymsfall throughfall flatfounder

Definitions shown for flop, the base form of flops.

Is FLOPS a valid word?

Game / word list	Valid?
Scrabble US & Canada (NWL / TWL)	Yes
Scrabble UK & worldwide (Collins / SOWPODS)	Yes
Words With Friends (ENABLE)	Yes
Wordle (guess list)	Yes

How many points is FLOPS worth?

Scrabble

10 pts

f ₄l ₁o ₁p ₃s ₁

Words With Friends

12 pts

f ₄l ₂o ₁p ₄s ₁

Wordfeud

11 pts

f ₄l ₁o ₁p ₄s ₁

NYT Crossplay

11 pts

f ₄l ₂o ₁p ₃s ₁

Scores are the sum of the tile values, before premium squares or bingo bonuses.

Words from the letters in FLOPS

Best shorter words top 19 of 19

flop 9 fops 9 fop 8 lops 6 pols 6 slop 6 lop 5 of 5 ops 5 pol 5 pos 5 sop 5 op 4 po 4 los 3 sol 3 lo 2 os 2 so 2

See all 19 words made from FLOPS

Words that end like FLOPS

Common words that share the ending -OPS, handy for rhymes, poems and wordplay. Matches are based on spelling, so a few may not rhyme exactly.

drops shops stops chops crops pops tops plops props slops cops hops lops mops sops develops bookshops bishops gallops wallops bellhops envelops gumdrops scallops

All words ending in -OPS

Flops: quick answers

Is FLOPS a valid Scrabble word?

Yes. FLOPS is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 10 points before board bonuses.

How many points is FLOPS worth?

FLOPS scores 10 points in Scrabble, 12 in Words With Friends, 11 in Wordfeud and 11 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.

What does flops mean?

flops is the plural and third-person singular form of flop, which means “an arithmetic operation performed on floating-point numbers”. It has 7 meanings in total, listed above.

What words can you make with the letters in FLOPS?

You can make 19 shorter words from FLOPS, such as FLOP, FOPS, FOP, LOPS. See the full list.