Is FILAMENTOUS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, FILAMENTOUS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does FILAMENTOUS mean?
- adjective
thin in diameter; resembling a thread
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
20
Words With Friends
11
Letters
F (4) + I (1) + L (1) + A (1) + M (3) + E (1) + N (1) + T (1) + O (1) + U (1) + S (1) = 16 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for FILAMENTOUS
FILAMENTOUS has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the end.
Words you can make from FILAMENTOUS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- fulminates15
- filaments14
- flameouts14
- fulminate14
- manifesto14
- filament13
- flameout13
- flamiest13
- flamines13
- foamiest13
- foilsman13
- foilsmen13
- fulmines13
- infamous13
- inflames13
- manifest13
- moistful13
- emulations12
- sulfation12
- sulfonate12
- famines12
- fantoms12
- filemot12
- filmset12
- flamens12
- flotsam12
- foliums12
- foments12
- fomites12
- fulmine12
- fulsome12
- fumiest12
- inflame12
- leftism12
- liftman12
- liftmen12
- moanful12
- sfumato12
- alumstone11
- emulation11
- mousetail11
- semitonal11
- fistulae11
- foliates11
- fusional11
- inflates11
- outflies11
- aimful11
- famine11
- famous11
- famuli11
- fantom11
- fanums11
- flamen11
- flames11
- fleams11
- flumes11
- foeman11
- folium11
- foment11
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