FILAMENTOUS is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. FILAMENTOUS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept FILAMENTOUS?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FILAMENTOUS is to know. It scores 16 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FILAMENTOUS
No single letter turns FILAMENTOUS into another word.
How FILAMENTOUS scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in FILAMENTOUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so FILAMENTOUS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about FILAMENTOUS
- All 11 letters of FILAMENTOUS are different — nothing repeats.
- FILAMENTOUS 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 FILAMENTOUS mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technical
Made of, or resembling, thin threads or fibres.
Biologists call many fungi, algae and bacteria filamentous when they grow as long strands instead of single round cells. The term also suits fine hairlike growths seen under a microscope.
How FILAMENTOUS is used
Filamentous is common in biology, mycology and materials science.
- The filamentous algae formed green mats across the pond.
- Under the lens the mould looked filamentous and tangled.
- A filamentous structure extended from the cell wall.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FILAMENTOUS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in FILAMENTOUS
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Common questions about FILAMENTOUS
- Is FILAMENTOUS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FILAMENTOUS, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FILAMENTOUS worth?
- FILAMENTOUS is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FILAMENTOUS mean?
- Made of, or resembling, thin threads or fibres.
- What letters can be added to FILAMENTOUS?
- No single letter can be added to FILAMENTOUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of FILAMENTOUS:
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