TEFILLIN is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. TEFILLIN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TEFILLIN?
| 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: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TEFILLIN is to know. It scores 11 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TEFILLIN
No single letter turns TEFILLIN into another word.
How TEFILLIN scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in TEFILLIN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so TEFILLIN has to be built on the board across turns.
What does TEFILLIN mean in Scrabble?
noun
Two small leather boxes holding scripture verses that Jewish men bind to the head and arm for morning prayer.
Tefillin are worn on weekdays, held in place by leather straps, as a reminder of faith. The word is plural in form, and the English term phylacteries refers to them.
How TEFILLIN is used
The word tefillin is used in discussions of Jewish practice and prayer.
- He wrapped the tefillin around his arm before prayer.
- A pair of old tefillin was kept in a velvet bag.
- The boy learned to put on tefillin before his bar mitzvah.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TEFILLIN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in TEFILLIN
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Common questions about TEFILLIN
- Is TEFILLIN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TEFILLIN, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TEFILLIN worth?
- TEFILLIN is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TEFILLIN mean?
- Two small leather boxes holding scripture verses that Jewish men bind to the head and arm for morning prayer.
- What letters can be added to TEFILLIN?
- No single letter can be added to TEFILLIN to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of TEFILLIN:
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