FILIBEG is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. FILIBEG is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept FILIBEG?
| 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: 54 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FILIBEG is to know. It scores 13 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FILIBEG
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
filibegsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How FILIBEG scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in FILIBEG, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 771,970.
What does FILIBEG mean in Scrabble?
noun
Scots
A kilt, the pleated skirt traditionally worn by men of the Scottish Highlands.
Filibeg comes from Gaelic and names the short kilt as a separate garment, as opposed to the older belted plaid. Several spellings exist, and the word is now mostly historical.
How FILIBEG is used
Found in writing about Highland dress and history.
- The chieftain wore a tartan filibeg and a feathered bonnet.
- A museum case displayed an eighteenth-century filibeg.
- He tied the filibeg at the waist with a leather belt.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FILIBEG and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with FILIBEG
1 longer words begin with FILIBEG.
Shorter words from the letters in FILIBEG
Common questions about FILIBEG
- Is FILIBEG valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FILIBEG, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FILIBEG worth?
- FILIBEG is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FILIBEG mean?
- A kilt, the pleated skirt traditionally worn by men of the Scottish Highlands.
- What letters can be added to FILIBEG?
- FILIBEG takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of FILIBEG:
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