FILLET is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. FILLET 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 FILLET?
| 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 FILLET is to know. It scores 9 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FILLET
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
filletsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How FILLET scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in FILLET, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 153,299.
What does FILLET mean in Scrabble?
noun
A boneless piece of meat or fish, or a narrow band or strip of material, such as a ribbon worn round the head.
In cooking a fillet is a cut of meat or fish with the bones removed, such as a fillet of beef or sole. The word comes from the French for a little thread and first meant a headband tied round the hair, which is still one of its senses. It is also used in carpentry and architecture for a narrow flat strip, and as a verb meaning to cut meat or fish into boneless pieces.
How FILLET is used
Both a kitchen word and a craft word; the cut of meat is the sense most people meet.
- The chef served a fillet of salmon with lemon.
- She wore a silver fillet in her hair.
- A plain fillet ran along the top of the wall.
- The butcher cut a thick fillet from the loin.
- He ordered the fillet of beef, medium rare.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FILLET and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with FILLET
5 longer words begin with FILLET.
Shorter words from the letters in FILLET
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Common questions about FILLET
- Is FILLET valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FILLET, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FILLET worth?
- FILLET is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FILLET mean?
- A boneless piece of meat or fish, or a narrow band or strip of material, such as a ribbon worn round the head.
- What letters can be added to FILLET?
- FILLET takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of FILLET:
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