FILARIA is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. FILARIA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept FILARIA?
| 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: 59 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FILARIA is to know. It scores 10 from 7 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 6.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FILARIA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How FILARIA scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in FILARIA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 257,323.
What does FILARIA mean in Scrabble?
noun
medical
A thread-like parasitic worm spread by biting insects that can cause disease in people and animals.
Filariae live in the blood or tissue of their host and are passed on by mosquitoes or flies. Their presence leads to illnesses such as filariasis, which can cause severe swelling of the limbs.
How FILARIA is used
The word filaria belongs to medical and veterinary writing, and its plural is filariae.
- The blood sample showed a live filaria under the microscope.
- Each filaria in the patient had been carried by a mosquito bite.
- Drugs were given to clear the filaria from the dog.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FILARIA and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with FILARIA
5 longer words begin with FILARIA.
Shorter words from the letters in FILARIA
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Common questions about FILARIA
- Is FILARIA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FILARIA, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FILARIA worth?
- FILARIA is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FILARIA mean?
- A thread-like parasitic worm spread by biting insects that can cause disease in people and animals.
- What letters can be added to FILARIA?
- FILARIA takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of FILARIA:
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