Is FILIBUSTERED a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, FILIBUSTERED is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 18 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does FILIBUSTERED mean?
Filibustered is a form of FILIBUSTER.
- noun
a legislator who gives long speeches in an effort to delay or obstruct legislation that he (or she) opposes
- noun
(law) a tactic for delaying or obstructing legislation by making long speeches
- verb
obstruct deliberately by delaying
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
18
Scrabble
21
Words With Friends
12
Letters
F (4) + I (1) + L (1) + I (1) + B (3) + U (1) + S (1) + T (1) + E (1) + R (1) + E (1) + D (2) = 18 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 FILIBUSTERED
FILIBUSTERED 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 FILIBUSTERED
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- filibuster15
- birdlifes15
- bisulfide15
- brutified15
- disbelief15
- fertilised14
- trisulfide14
- bisulfite14
- brutifies14
- belfried14
- birdlife14
- debriefs14
- subfield14
- flustered13
- surfeited13
- belfries13
- briefest13
- filberts13
- briefed13
- debrief13
- fibered13
- bedirties12
- blistered12
- blustered12
- derisible12
- dubieties12
- fertilise12
- defilers12
- deifiers12
- edifiers12
- fielders12
- filtered12
- fireside12
- fluidise12
- resifted12
- befrets12
- beliefs12
- febrile12
- fibrils12
- fibster12
- filbert12
- frisbee12
- fubsier12
- fusible12
- subfile12
- fibred12
- butleries11
- liberties11
- tilburies11
- bestride11
- besuited11
- bistered11
- bristled11
- builders11
- debruise11
- driblets11
- feistier11
- ferities11
- fieriest11
- filister11
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