flam

Plural: flams

Noun

A freak or whim; an idle fancy.
A falsehood; a lie; an illusory pretext
Two taps (a grace note followed by a full-volume tap) played very close together in order to sound like one slightly longer note.

Verb

Verb Forms: flammed, flamming, flams

To deceive or trick someone; to impose upon.
To deceive with a falsehood.
To play (notes as) a flam.

Examples

He tried to FLAM his opponent with a fake word, hoping they wouldn’t challenge.

Origin / Etymology

17th century; from flim-flam, itself perhaps from a dialectal word or Scandinavian; compare Old Norse flim (“lampoon, mockery”).

Synonyms

deception, delusion

Scrabble Score: 9

flam: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
flam: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
flam: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 11

flam: valid Words With Friends Word