What does FEMALE mean?

Pronunciation
/ˈfiˌmeɪl/
Letters
6
Scrabble score
11
Words With Friends score
13
How common
Very common

Meaning

noun

  1. an animal that produces gametes (ova) that can be fertilized by male gametes (spermatozoa)
  2. a person who belongs to the sex that can have babies

adjective

  1. being the sex (of plant or animal) that produces fertilizable gametes (ova) from which offspring develop“a female heir”
  2. characteristic of or peculiar to a woman“female sensitiveness”
  3. for or pertaining to or composed of women or girls“the female lead in the play”

Definitions from Princeton WordNet 3.0.

Other forms

females12

Anagrams of FEMALE

No other word in the ENABLE list uses exactly these letters.

Words inside FEMALE

39 shorter words can be made from these letters. Here are the most useful.

flame10 fame9 feel7 flea7flee7 lame6 leaf7 male6 meal6 ale3 eel3elf6 elm5fee6 fem8lam5lea3lee3 mae5mel5ae2al2am4ef5el2 em4 fa5 la2 ma4 me4

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Questions

Is FEMALE a valid word in word games?

FEMALE is in the ENABLE word list, which many word games use, so it is very likely to be accepted. Check your game's own dictionary if a play is challenged.

How many points is FEMALE worth?

FEMALE is worth 11 points with Scrabble letter values and 13 with Words With Friends values, before any bonus squares.

What words can you make from FEMALE?

39 other words, including ME, AM, FEEL and AL.