FILMIC is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. FILMIC 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 FILMIC?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FILMIC is to know. It scores 13 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FILMIC
No single letter turns FILMIC into another word.
How FILMIC scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in FILMIC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,035 thousand.
What does FILMIC mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Having to do with films or the way they are made.
Critics use filmic to talk about qualities that belong to the cinema itself, such as camera movement, cutting and lighting, as opposed to the plot or the acting. A scene can be described as very filmic when it works through images more than through dialogue. The word is also used for a story that would translate well to the screen.
How FILMIC is used
Used in film criticism and general writing about cinema.
- The novel has a strongly filmic opening.
- He admired the filmic quality of her photographs.
- The director chose a filmic approach rather than a theatrical one.
- Her filmic style relies on long, slow shots.
- Many readers found the book too filmic to enjoy.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FILMIC and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with FILMIC
1 longer words begin with FILMIC.
Shorter words from the letters in FILMIC
Common questions about FILMIC
- Is FILMIC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FILMIC, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FILMIC worth?
- FILMIC is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FILMIC mean?
- Having to do with films or the way they are made.
- What letters can be added to FILMIC?
- No single letter can be added to FILMIC to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of FILMIC:
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