FILCH is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. FILCH is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept FILCH?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FILCH is to know. It scores 13 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 3.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FILCH
No single letter turns FILCH into another word.
How FILCH scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in FILCH, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 261,415.
What does FILCH mean in Scrabble?
verb
informal
To steal something, especially an item of small value, quickly and often without much planning.
Filch describes a minor, opportunistic act of theft rather than a large or carefully planned crime, and it often carries a slightly playful or scolding tone rather than a serious legal one. The word suggests someone taking something small, such as a biscuit, a pen or a few coins, when the owner is not watching. Because it sounds informal, filch is common in casual speech and children's stories more than in police reports or courtrooms. Its slightly comic tone sets it apart from harsher synonyms such as steal or rob.
How FILCH is used
Informal; used for small, sneaky thefts rather than serious crimes, and often in a mildly humorous way.
- The children liked to filch cookies from the jar when nobody was looking.
- Someone always seemed to filch a pencil from her desk during class.
- He would filch a grape or two from the bowl on his way through the kitchen.
- The office joked that pens must filch themselves from the supply drawer.
- She admitted she used to filch small change from her brother's pockets.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FILCH and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with FILCH
7 longer words begin with FILCH.
Shorter words from the letters in FILCH
Common questions about FILCH
- Is FILCH valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FILCH, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FILCH worth?
- FILCH is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FILCH mean?
- To steal something, especially an item of small value, quickly and often without much planning.
- What letters can be added to FILCH?
- No single letter can be added to FILCH to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of FILCH:
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