FLOWER is the reproductive structure of flowering plants, known for beauty, fragrance, and symbolism. Also means to bloom or flourish. From romantic roses to scientific botany, flowers represent nature's artistry and biological ingenuity. Worth 12 base points in Scrabble with two 4-point tiles (F and W), FLOWER offers excellent scoring potential.
Yes. FLOWER is in the Scrabble-style word list used by our tools and scores 12 points in Scrabble, 13 in Words With Friends and 12 in Wordfeud (base tile values, no board multipliers). Always check the dictionary your game uses (NWL, Collins or the WWF list) before playing.
| Letter | F | L | O | W | E | R | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scrabble | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 |
| Words With Friends | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 |
| Wordfeud | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 |
A flower is the reproductive structure found in flowering plants (angiosperms), serving as nature's ingenious mechanism for sexual reproduction. These colorful organs consist of specialized parts working in concert: sepals protect the developing bud, petals attract pollinators with vibrant hues and sweet fragrances, stamens produce pollen containing male gametes, and the pistil houses female reproductive components. This biological marvel represents 140 million years of evolutionary refinement, creating partnerships with insects, birds, and mammals that shaped both plant and animal evolution.
Beyond reproduction, flowers function as sophisticated chemical factories. They produce nectar—essentially sugar water enriched with amino acids—to reward pollinators. Their pigments include anthocyanins (reds and purples), carotenoids (yellows and oranges), and flavonoids (contributing to blues and UV patterns invisible to human eyes but vivid to bees). Fragrance compounds range from sweet terpenes to putrid amines, each tailored to specific pollinators. Some flowers even generate heat, like the titan arum that warms up to better disperse its carrion scent.
The verb "to flower" describes the transformative process of blooming, applicable both literally and metaphorically. Plants flower in response to environmental cues: photoperiod (day length), temperature, moisture, and internal hormonal signals. This timing ensures reproduction occurs under optimal conditions. Metaphorically, we speak of talents flowering, relationships flowering, or civilizations flowering—always implying a culmination of potential into beautiful actuality.
"Flower" bloomed into English from the Old French "flour," itself derived from Latin "flos" (genitive "floris"), meaning blossom or flower. The Latin root connects to the verb "florere" (to bloom, flourish), sharing an Indo-European base with "bloom" and "blossom." This linguistic family tree reveals how fundamental the concept of flowering is to human language—we needed words for this miraculous transformation from bud to bloom across all our ancestral tongues.
Anagrams: FOWLERREFLOWWOLFER
Hooks: no front hooks; back FLOWERS, FLOWERY.
Words inside FLOWER: 46 shorter words can be made from these letters – highest scoring: FOWLERREFLOWWOLFERFLEWFLOWFOWLFROWWOLFFEWLOWERROWELFLOE. See all words from FLOWER.