AILUROPHILE is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. AILUROPHILE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept AILUROPHILE?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful AILUROPHILE is to know. It scores 16 from 11 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for AILUROPHILE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
ailurophilesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How AILUROPHILE scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in AILUROPHILE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so AILUROPHILE has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about AILUROPHILE
- AILUROPHILE contains every vowel — A, E, I, O and U.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does AILUROPHILE mean in Scrabble?
noun
formal
A person who loves cats and enjoys their company.
The ailurophile is the cat fancier of the dictionary, a learned word built from Greek roots for cat and loving. It turns up more in word lists and playful writing than in plain speech.
How AILUROPHILE is used
Used mostly in humorous or bookish contexts for someone devoted to cats.
- As a lifelong ailurophile, she kept five cats in a small flat.
- The shop is a paradise for any ailurophile.
- Every ailurophile knows the pleasure of a purring lap cat.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of AILUROPHILE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with AILUROPHILE
1 longer words begin with AILUROPHILE.
Shorter words from the letters in AILUROPHILE
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Common questions about AILUROPHILE
- Is AILUROPHILE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts AILUROPHILE, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is AILUROPHILE worth?
- AILUROPHILE is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does AILUROPHILE mean?
- A person who loves cats and enjoys their company.
- What letters can be added to AILUROPHILE?
- AILUROPHILE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of AILUROPHILE:
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