FILATURE is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. FILATURE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept FILATURE?
| 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: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FILATURE is to know. It scores 11 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FILATURE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
filaturesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How FILATURE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in FILATURE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so FILATURE has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about FILATURE
- All 8 letters of FILATURE are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does FILATURE mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
The process of reeling silk from cocoons, or the establishment where this is done.
A filature is where cocoons are softened and their long continuous threads are wound onto reels. The same word can name the machine, the workshop or the act itself, which is why context decides the meaning in silk-industry history.
How FILATURE is used
Filature appears in texts about silk production and the textile trade.
- The town was dominated by a large filature employing hundreds of women.
- Filature requires warm water to loosen the gum binding the cocoon threads.
- He toured a working filature to see how raw silk is prepared.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FILATURE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of FILATURE
The 8 tiles of FILATURE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with FILATURE
1 longer words begin with FILATURE.
Shorter words from the letters in FILATURE
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Common questions about FILATURE
- Is FILATURE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FILATURE, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FILATURE worth?
- FILATURE is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FILATURE mean?
- The process of reeling silk from cocoons, or the establishment where this is done.
- What letters can be added to FILATURE?
- FILATURE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of FILATURE:
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