flapjack
Plural: flapjacks
Noun
- A pancake; a thick, flat cake, often of oatmeal.
- a flat cake of thin batter fried on both sides on a griddle
- A pancake.
- A bar made with rolled oats, butter, golden syrup, and brown sugar, baked in a tray.
Examples
- Playing FLAPJACK opened up a delicious double-word score for his next turn.
- Sven ordered a stack of flapjacks with maple syrup, two strips of bacon, and an egg, sunny side up.
Origin / Etymology
From flap (“to toss sharply”) + jack (“generic object”). So called from the process of baking it by flipping and catching it in the griddle when done on one side.
Synonyms
battercake, flannel cake, flannel-cake, flapcake, griddlecake, hot cake, hotcake, pancake
Scrabble Score: 26
flapjack: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordflapjack: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
flapjack: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary