flare
flare is a valid 5-letter word worth 8 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
What does flare mean?
Erupt or intensify suddenly.
“Tempers flared at the meeting”
Burn brightly.
“Every star seemed to flare with new intensity”
Shine with a sudden light.
“The night sky flared with the massive bombardment”
Become flared and widen, usually at one end.
“The bellbottom pants flare out”
Am unwanted reflection in an optical system (or the fogging of an image that is caused by such a reflection).
A sudden burst of flame.
A sudden outburst of emotion.
“she felt a flare of delight”
“she could not control her flare of rage”
A sudden recurrence or worsening of symptoms.
“a colitis flare”
“infection can cause a lupus flare”
(baseball) a fly ball hit a short distance into the outfield.
Reddening of the skin spreading outward from a focus of infection or irritation.
A short forward pass to a back who is running toward the sidelines.
“he threw a flare to the fullback who was tackled for a loss”
A burst of light used to communicate or illuminate.
A shape that spreads outward.
“the skirt had a wide flare”
A sudden eruption of intense high-energy radiation from the sun's surface; associated with sunspots and radio interference.
A device that produces a bright light for warning or illumination or identification.