flow: meaning and words from its letters
4 letters · 10 letter points · starts with F · ends with W
Meaning of flow
noun
- countable, uncountable
Movement in people or things characterized with a continuous motion, involving either a non solid mass or a multitude.
- countable, uncountable
The movement of a real or figurative fluid.
- countable, uncountable
A formalization of the idea of the motion of particles in a fluid, as a group action of the real numbers on a set.
Example: The notion of flow is basic to the study of ordinary differential equations.
- countable, uncountable
The rising movement of the tide.
Listed forms: flows.
Source: Wiktionary — flow.
verb
- intransitive
To move as a fluid from one position to another.
Example: Rivers flow from springs and lakes.
- intransitive
To proceed; to issue forth; to emanate.
Example: Wealth flows from industry and economy.
- intransitive
To move or match smoothly, gracefully, or continuously.
Example: The writing is grammatically correct, but it just doesn't flow.
- intransitive
To have or be in abundance; to abound, so as to run or flow over.
Listed forms: flows, flowing, flowed.
Source: Wiktionary — flow.
noun
- Scotland
A bog or mire, especially a rough, waterlogged one.
Listed forms: flows.
Source: Wiktionary — flow.
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 flow.
noun
the motion characteristic of fluids (liquids or gases)
noun
the amount of fluid that flows in a given time
- flow rate
- rate of flow
noun
the act of flowing or streaming; continuous progression
noun
something that resembles a flowing stream in moving continuously
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is flow in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of flow
F(4) + L(1) + O(1) + W(4) = 10 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 flow
2 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
Shorter words from flow
6 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in flow. Showing up to 24, longest first.