flash: meaning and words from its letters
5 letters · 11 letter points · starts with F · ends with H
Meaning of flash
verb
- transitive
To cause to shine briefly or intermittently.
Example: He flashed the light at the water, trying to see what made the noise.
- intransitive
To blink; to shine or illuminate intermittently.
Example: The light flashed on and off.
- intransitive
To be visible briefly.
Example: The scenery flashed by quickly.
- transitive
To make visible briefly.
Example: A number will be flashed on the screen.
Listed forms: flashes, flashing, flashed.
Source: Wiktionary — flash.
noun
- countable, uncountable
A sudden, short, temporary burst of light.
- countable, uncountable
A very short amount of time.
- US, colloquial, countable, uncountable
A flashlight; an electric torch.
- countable, figuratively, uncountable
A sudden and brilliant burst, as of genius or wit.
Listed forms: flashes.
Source: Wiktionary — flash.
adj
- Australia, British, New-Zealand, slang
Expensive-looking and demanding attention; stylish; showy.
- UK
Having plenty of ready money.
- UK
Liable to show off expensive possessions or money.
- US, slang
Occurring very rapidly, almost instantaneously.
Source: Wiktionary — flash.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for flash.
adjective
tastelessly showy
noun
a short vivid experience
noun
a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)
noun
a gaudy outward display
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is flash in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of flash
F(4) + L(1) + A(1) + S(1) + H(4) = 11 points.
This is a sum of letter values without board bonuses or word multipliers. A blank tile is worth zero: subtract the value of each letter supplied by a blank. The score does not establish game validity. Full letter-value table.
Anagrams of flash
0 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
No other single-word anagram was found in our standard list.
Shorter words from flash
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