FILIAL is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. FILIAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept FILIAL?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FILIAL is to know. It scores 9 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FILIAL
No single letter turns FILIAL into another word.
How FILIAL scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in FILIAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 306,598.
What does FILIAL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
formal
Relating to or befitting a son or daughter in their relationship to their parents.
Filial derives from the Latin words for son and daughter, and it always looks at the relationship from the child's side. It is most familiar in the phrase filial duty, the respect and care a grown child is expected to show a parent. In genetics the word has a technical meaning too, since the offspring of a cross are called the first filial generation.
How FILIAL is used
Formal; often paired with nouns such as duty, piety, devotion or affection.
- She felt a deep sense of filial duty towards her ageing mother.
- His filial devotion kept him at home through the long illness.
- Many cultures prize filial respect above almost every other virtue.
- The plant breeder tracked traits across each filial generation.
- It was a filial gesture, small but sincere.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FILIAL and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with FILIAL
3 longer words begin with FILIAL.
Shorter words from the letters in FILIAL
Common questions about FILIAL
- Is FILIAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FILIAL, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FILIAL worth?
- FILIAL is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FILIAL mean?
- Relating to or befitting a son or daughter in their relationship to their parents.
- What letters can be added to FILIAL?
- No single letter can be added to FILIAL to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of FILIAL:
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