FILBERT is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. FILBERT 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 FILBERT?
| 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: 53 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FILBERT is to know. It scores 12 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FILBERT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
filbertsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How FILBERT scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in FILBERT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 257,323.
What does FILBERT mean in Scrabble?
noun
The edible nut of a cultivated hazel tree, or the tree that bears it.
Filbert is a name used mostly in North American markets, where the nuts are grown in orchards and sold shelled or in the husk. In painting, the same name belongs to a flat brush with a rounded oval tip.
How FILBERT is used
Appears in food labels, orchard talk and art supply lists.
- The farmer harvests each filbert by shaking the branches.
- She sprinkled chopped filbert over the chocolate cake.
- A filbert brush blends soft edges well in oil painting.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FILBERT and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with FILBERT
1 longer words begin with FILBERT.
Shorter words from the letters in FILBERT
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Common questions about FILBERT
- Is FILBERT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FILBERT, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FILBERT worth?
- FILBERT is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FILBERT mean?
- The edible nut of a cultivated hazel tree, or the tree that bears it.
- What letters can be added to FILBERT?
- FILBERT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of FILBERT:
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