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Families

f 4a 1m 3i 1l 1i 1e 1s 1

About 3 syllables

noun · 8 letters · Very common · plural of family

  • Scrabble US & Canada : valid
  • Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
  • Words With Friends : valid
  • Wordle : not valid

What does families mean?

noun

  1. a social unit living together

    “he moved his family to Virginia”

    Synonymshouseholdhousehomemenage

  2. primary social group; parents and children

    “he wanted to have a good job before starting a family”

    Synonymsfamily unit

  3. a collection of things sharing a common attribute

    “there are two classes of detergents”

    Synonymsclasscategory

  4. people descended from a common ancestor

    “his family has lived in Massachusetts since the Mayflower”

    Synonymsfamily linefolkkinfolkkinsfolksept

  5. a person having kinship with another or others

    “he's kin”

    Synonymskinkinsperson

  6. (biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more genera

    “sharks belong to the fish family”

Definitions shown for family, the base form of families.

Is FAMILIES a valid word?

Game / word listValid?
Scrabble US & Canada (NWL / TWL) Yes
Scrabble UK & worldwide (Collins / SOWPODS) Yes
Words With Friends (ENABLE) Yes
Wordle (guess list) No

How many points is FAMILIES worth?

Scrabble

13 pts
f 4a 1m 3i 1l 1i 1e 1s 1

Words With Friends

15 pts
f 4a 1m 4i 1l 2i 1e 1s 1

Wordfeud

13 pts
f 4a 1m 3i 1l 1i 1e 1s 1

NYT Crossplay

14 pts
f 4a 1m 3i 1l 2i 1e 1s 1

Scores are the sum of the tile values, before premium squares or bingo bonuses.

Words from the letters in FAMILIES

Words that end like FAMILIES

Common words that share the ending -ILIES, handy for rhymes, poems and wordplay. Matches are based on spelling, so a few may not rhyme exactly.

lilies
All words ending in -ILIES

Families: quick answers

Is FAMILIES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. FAMILIES is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 13 points before board bonuses.
How many points is FAMILIES worth?
FAMILIES scores 13 points in Scrabble, 15 in Words With Friends, 13 in Wordfeud and 14 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does families mean?
families is the plural of family, which means “a social unit living together”. It has 6 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in FAMILIES?
You can make 194 shorter words from FAMILIES, such as MISFILE, FEMALS, FILMIS, FLAMES. See the full list.