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About FLASH
FLASH is a valid word in the official Scrabble dictionary (US), the UK Scrabble Dictionary and Words with Friends (ENABLE).
Definitions
noun
- a sudden intense burst of radiant energy
- a momentary brightness
- a short vivid experience
- a sudden brilliant understanding
- a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)
- a gaudy outward display
- a burst of light used to communicate or illuminate
- a short news announcement concerning some on-going news story
- a bright patch of color used for decoration or identification
- a lamp for providing momentary light to take a photograph
verb
- gleam or glow intermittently
- appear briefly
- display proudly; act ostentatiously or pretentiously
- make known or cause to appear with great speed
- run or move very quickly or hastily
- expose or show briefly
- protect by covering with a thin sheet of metal
- emit a brief burst of light
adjective
- tastelessly showy
FLASH in Wordle
FLASH was the Wordle answer on Dec. 20, 2024 (#1,280). Stuck on today’s? Use the Wordle helper.
Synonyms
Also: blink of an eye, split second, new york minute, news bulletin, flash lamp, flash bulb, show off.
Not playable in Scrabble US: NEWSFLASH, OSTENTATE.