FILK is a valid Scrabble word, but not in Words with Friends — 11 points
Yes for Scrabble. FILK is in Collins and in the North American lists, so it stands in any Scrabble game. Words with Friends keeps a separate list and does not accept it.
Which word lists accept FILK?
| 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 | Not listed |
Word power: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FILK is to know. It scores 11 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FILK
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
filksChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How FILK scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in FILK, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 54,461.
What does FILK mean in Scrabble?
noun
A folk song written by science-fiction fans.
Filk began as a typing error in a convention programme, and the mistake was then adopted on purpose. It is one of very few English words that started as a misprint and kept the error deliberately.
How FILK is used
Countable and uncountable.
- A filk borrows a tune and replaces every word.
- The word filk began as a typing error.
- Two filks to the same tune from different conventions.
- Filk was adopted deliberately after the misprint.
- A filk circle runs until somebody falls asleep.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FILK and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with FILK
1 longer words begin with FILK.
Shorter words from the letters in FILK
Common questions about FILK
- Is FILK valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and FILK is not in it.
- How many points is FILK worth?
- FILK is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FILK mean?
- A folk song written by science-fiction fans.
- What letters can be added to FILK?
- FILK takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of FILK:
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