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Is filer a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word filer is a Scrabble US word. The word filer is worth 8 points in Scrabble:

F4I1L1E1R1

Is filer a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word filer is a Scrabble UK word and has 8 points:

F4I1L1E1R1

Is filer a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word filer is a Words With Friends word. The word filer is worth 9 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

F4I1L2E1R1

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5-letter words (4 found)

FILER,FLIER,LIFER,RIFLE,

4-letter words (14 found)

FIER,FILE,FIRE,FLIR,LEIR,LIEF,LIER,LIFE,LIRE,REFI,REIF,RIEL,RIFE,RILE,

3-letter words (12 found)

ELF,ERF,FER,FIE,FIL,FIR,IRE,LEI,LIE,REF,REI,RIF,

2-letter words (7 found)

EF,EL,ER,FE,IF,LI,RE,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 38 words from filer according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 5 letters words made out of filer

filer ifler flier lfier ilfer lifer fielr ifelr feilr efilr ieflr eiflr fleir lfeir felir eflir lefir elfir ilefr liefr ielfr eilfr leifr elifr filre iflre flire lfire ilfre lifre firle ifrle frile rfile irfle rifle flrie lfrie frlie rflie lrfie rlfie ilrfe lirfe irlfe rilfe lrife rlife fierl iferl feirl efirl iefrl eifrl firel ifrel friel rfiel irfel rifel feril efril freil rfeil erfil refil ierfl eirfl irefl riefl erifl reifl fleri lferi felri eflri lefri elfri flrei lfrei frlei rflei lrfei rlfei ferli efrli freli rfeli erfli refli lerfi elrfi lrefi rlefi erlfi relfi ilerf lierf ielrf eilrf leirf elirf ilref liref irlef rilef lrief rlief ierlf eirlf irelf rielf erilf reilf lerif elrif lreif rleif erlif relif

Note: these 'words' (valid or invalid) are all the permutations of the word filer. These words are obtained by scrambling the letters in filer.

Definitions and meaning of filer

filer

Etymology

file +‎ -er

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈfaɪlɚ/
  • Rhymes: -aɪlə(ɹ)

Noun

filer (plural filers)

  1. Agent noun of file; one who files something.
  2. (computing) A software program for managing files.

Derived terms

  • e-filer

Related terms

  • rank-and-filer

References

  • OED2

Anagrams

  • Friel, flier, lifer, rifle

French

Etymology

Inherited from Late Latin filāre, from Latin fīlum. Compare Occitan filar (Gascon Occitan hilar) and Catalan filar, Italian filare, Portuguese fiar, Spanish hilar.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fi.le/

Verb

filer

  1. (transitive) to spin (a web)
  2. (transitive) to thread through (a crowd)
  3. (intransitive) to spin a thread (of syrup, or syrup-like substances)
  4. (intransitive, informal) to leave, to get going, to scram, to slip through
    Synonyms: se tailler, se barrer, se casser
  5. (transitive, informal) to pass, to hand, to give
    Synonyms: passer, donner
  6. (nautical, transitive) to ease a line
  7. (transitive) (police) to tail, track
  8. (transitive, Louisiana) to season and thicken gumbo with filé powder

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Derived terms

Further reading

  • “filer”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

  • rifle, riflé

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Hungarian fillér.

Noun

filer m (plural fileri)

  1. fillér

Declension

Swedish

Noun

filer

  1. indefinite plural of fil

Source: wiktionary.org