Definitions For Flanking

noun

  • The area on the side of an animal (such as a horse) between the ribs and the hip
  • The right or left side of a military formation
  • The side of something

verb

  • To be located on both sides of (something or someone)

Is Flanking a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends YES
Scrabble US YES
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary YES

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
16
Words with Friends
20

The word Flanking is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends

Examples of Flanking in a Sentence

  • She gently patted the horse's flank.
  • They attacked the enemy on both flanks.
  • The eastern flank of a volcano
  • The tackles flank the center on a football team's offensive line

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