FILMCARD is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. FILMCARD is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept FILMCARD?
| 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: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FILMCARD is to know. It scores 16 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FILMCARD
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
filmcardsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How FILMCARD scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in FILMCARD, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so FILMCARD has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about FILMCARD
- All 8 letters of FILMCARD are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does FILMCARD mean in Scrabble?
noun
A card or sheet of film that holds miniaturised images of documents, also known as microfiche.
Libraries once stored newspapers and records on a filmcard that readers viewed through a magnifying machine. The format saved huge amounts of shelf space.
How FILMCARD is used
Used in archives and library settings for micro-image cards.
- The archive keeps old newspapers on a filmcard.
- She slid the filmcard under the reader lens.
- Each filmcard held dozens of scanned pages.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FILMCARD and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with FILMCARD
1 longer words begin with FILMCARD.
Shorter words from the letters in FILMCARD
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Common questions about FILMCARD
- Is FILMCARD valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FILMCARD, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FILMCARD worth?
- FILMCARD is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FILMCARD mean?
- A card or sheet of film that holds miniaturised images of documents, also known as microfiche.
- What letters can be added to FILMCARD?
- FILMCARD takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of FILMCARD:
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