What does FILM mean?

Pronunciation
/fɪlm/
Letters
4
Scrabble score
9
Words With Friends score
11
How common
Very common

Meaning

noun

  1. a form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement“they went to a movie every Saturday night”
  2. a medium that disseminates moving pictures“theater pieces transferred to celluloid”
  3. photographic material consisting of a base of celluloid covered with a photographic emulsion; used to make negatives or transparencies
  4. a thin coating or layer“the table was covered with a film of dust”
  5. a thin sheet of (usually plastic and usually transparent) material used to wrap or cover things

verb

  1. make a film or photograph of something“take a scene”
  2. record in film“The coronation was filmed”

Definitions from Princeton WordNet 3.0.

Other forms

films10

Anagrams of FILM

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

Words inside FILM

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

fil6mil5 if5li2 mi4

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Questions

Is FILM a valid word in word games?

FILM 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 FILM worth?

FILM is worth 9 points with Scrabble letter values and 11 with Words With Friends values, before any bonus squares.

What words can you make from FILM?

5 other words, including IF, MI, LI and MIL.