Is FILIATING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, FILIATING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does FILIATING mean?
Filiating is a form of FILIATE.
- verb
fix the paternity of
“The court filiated the child born out of wedlock”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
13
Scrabble
16
Words With Friends
9
Letters
F (4) + I (1) + L (1) + I (1) + A (1) + T (1) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 13 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 FILIATING
FILIATING 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 FILIATING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- failing11
- fatling11
- fliting11
- lifting11
- tailfin10
- fating10
- filing10
- finial9
- fagin9
- fling9
- intagli8
- tailing8
- faint8
- final8
- flint8
- fang8
- flag8
- gift8
- initial7
- ailing7
- nilgai7
- tiling7
- alif7
- fail7
- fain7
- fiat7
- fila7
- flan7
- flat7
- flit7
- lift7
- naif7
- fag7
- fig7
- gif7
- algin6
- align6
- atigi6
- giant6
- glint6
- liang6
- ligan6
- linga6
- aft6
- fan6
- fat6
- fil6
- fin6
- fit6
- litai5
- agin5
- gain5
- gait5
- gilt5
- glia5
- gnat5
- lang5
- ling5
- tang5
- ting5
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