FILARIID is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. FILARIID is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept FILARIID?
| 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: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FILARIID is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FILARIID
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
filariidsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How FILARIID scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in FILARIID, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| i | 3 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so FILARIID has to be built on the board across turns.
What does FILARIID mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoologymedical
A threadlike parasitic roundworm belonging to the family Filariidae.
A filariid lives in the blood or tissues of animals and people and is spread by biting insects such as mosquitoes. Diseases like elephantiasis are caused by members of this group.
How FILARIID is used
A medical and parasitology term; the word can also be used as an adjective.
- The vet found a filariid in the dog's bloodstream.
- A filariid is passed from host to host by a biting fly.
- Researchers studied how each filariid survives inside its insect carrier.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FILARIID and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with FILARIID
1 longer words begin with FILARIID.
Shorter words from the letters in FILARIID
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Common questions about FILARIID
- Is FILARIID valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FILARIID, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FILARIID worth?
- FILARIID is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FILARIID mean?
- A threadlike parasitic roundworm belonging to the family Filariidae.
- What letters can be added to FILARIID?
- FILARIID takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of FILARIID:
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