FILISTER is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. FILISTER is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept FILISTER?
| 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: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FILISTER 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 FILISTER
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
filistersChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How FILISTER scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in FILISTER, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so FILISTER has to be built on the board across turns.
What does FILISTER mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A rebate or groove cut along a window sash bar to hold the glass, or the plane used to cut it.
Joiners speak of a filister when they mean the narrow step cut for glass, and also the special plane that shapes it. The tool is now rare, so the word survives chiefly in woodworking books and old trade catalogues.
How FILISTER is used
Filister is a carpenter and joiner term, mostly found in older woodworking sources.
- He ran the filister along the sash bar to make a seat for the pane.
- An antique filister hung among the planes on the workshop wall.
- The catalogue listed a sash filister at a modest price.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FILISTER and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with FILISTER
1 longer words begin with FILISTER.
Shorter words from the letters in FILISTER
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Common questions about FILISTER
- Is FILISTER valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FILISTER, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FILISTER worth?
- FILISTER is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FILISTER mean?
- A rebate or groove cut along a window sash bar to hold the glass, or the plane used to cut it.
- What letters can be added to FILISTER?
- FILISTER takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of FILISTER:
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