Definitions for flood-tide

flood-tide flood tide

Flood-Tide is a 10 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 9 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 10 points.

You can make 247 anagrams from letters in flood-tide (-ddefiloot).

Definitions for flood-tide

noun

  1. the inflow of the tide; rising tide.

Origin of flood-tide

First recorded in 1710-20

Examples for flood-tide

Did it fail him he would be caught by the flood tide some miles from land.

It's a flood tide to-day and with the big ground swell she hasn't a chance.

When he closes the lid, the water rises again; then it is flood tide.

The fishing is done on the flood tide, mostly, but often at the last of the ebb.

The Lewis and Clark Centennial then is the flood tide of opportunity.

At flood tide a swimmer could pass directly over it in safety.

It was a boisterous day, half a gale of wind against the flood tide.

At flood tide they will be found in the channel, but at ebb they seek some deep hole.

Now the flood tide does not run through the bridge at right angles to the span.

A crimson wave flew to her face—a flood tide of humiliation.

Word Value for flood-tide
Scrable

9

Words with friends

10

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