Is FILETING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, FILETING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does FILETING mean?
Fileting is a form of FILET.
- noun
a boneless steak cut from the tenderloin of beef
- noun
a longitudinal slice or boned side of a fish
- noun
lace having a square mesh
- verb
decorate with a lace of geometric designs
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
12
Scrabble
15
Words With Friends
8
Letters
F (4) + I (1) + L (1) + E (1) + T (1) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 12 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 FILETING
FILETING 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 FILETING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- felting11
- fliting11
- lifting11
- feting10
- filing10
- finite9
- feign9
- fling9
- lignite8
- elfin8
- feint8
- filet8
- flint8
- flite8
- gift8
- gentil7
- ignite7
- tieing7
- tiling7
- tingle7
- felt7
- file7
- fine7
- flit7
- left7
- lief7
- life7
- lift7
- neif7
- fig7
- gif7
- genii6
- glint6
- ingle6
- legit6
- tinge6
- eft6
- elf6
- fen6
- fet6
- fie6
- fil6
- fin6
- fit6
- elint5
- inlet5
- intel5
- gelt5
- gent5
- gien5
- gilt5
- gite5
- glen5
- ling5
- ting5
- ef5
- fe5
- if5
- inti4
- lent4
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