Is FILLETING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, FILLETING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does FILLETING mean?
Filleting is a form of FILLET.
- noun
a boneless steak cut from the tenderloin of beef
- noun
a longitudinal slice or boned side of a fish
- noun
a bundle of sensory nerve fibers going to the thalamus
- noun
a narrow headband or strip of ribbon worn as a headband
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
13
Scrabble
17
Words With Friends
9
Letters
F (4) + I (1) + L (1) + L (1) + E (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 FILLETING
FILLETING 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 FILLETING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- fileting12
- tefillin11
- felling11
- felting11
- filling11
- fliting11
- lifting11
- feting10
- filing10
- fillet9
- finite9
- infill9
- feign9
- fling9
- gillnet8
- lignite8
- lilting8
- telling8
- tilling8
- elfin8
- feint8
- filet8
- fille8
- flint8
- flite8
- gift8
- gentil7
- gillie7
- ignite7
- tieing7
- tiling7
- tingle7
- fell7
- felt7
- file7
- fill7
- fine7
- flit7
- left7
- lief7
- life7
- lift7
- neif7
- fig7
- gif7
- illite6
- lentil6
- lintel6
- nielli6
- genii6
- glint6
- ingle6
- legit6
- tinge6
- eft6
- elf6
- fen6
- fet6
- fie6
- fil6
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