BIFILAR is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. BIFILAR is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BIFILAR?
| 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: 50 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BIFILAR is to know. It scores 12 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BIFILAR
No single letter turns BIFILAR into another word.
How BIFILAR scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in BIFILAR, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 514,646.
What does BIFILAR mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technical
Having or using two threads, wires or filaments.
Bifilar is a technical word from physics and electronics, found in the phrase bifilar suspension where an object hangs from two parallel threads. A bifilar winding in a coil uses two wires side by side to cancel unwanted effects.
How BIFILAR is used
Used in science and engineering for devices built with two parallel threads or wires.
- The pendulum hung from a bifilar suspension of silk threads.
- A bifilar coil can reduce magnetic interference.
- The lab built a bifilar balance for delicate measurements.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BIFILAR and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BIFILAR
1 longer words begin with BIFILAR.
Shorter words from the letters in BIFILAR
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Common questions about BIFILAR
- Is BIFILAR valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BIFILAR, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BIFILAR worth?
- BIFILAR is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BIFILAR mean?
- Having or using two threads, wires or filaments.
- What letters can be added to BIFILAR?
- No single letter can be added to BIFILAR to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of BIFILAR:
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