filament

1. A fine or thinly spun thread, fiber, or wire.

2. A fine wire heated electrically to incandescence in an electric lamp.

3. Botany A chainlike series of cells, as in many algae.

4. Botany The stalk that bears the anther in a stamen.

5. Electronics A high-resistance wire or ribbon forming the cathode in some thermionic tubes.

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Top Words by points	Points	Word Game
filament	13	Scrabble

2 Letters	Scrabble® Points
ae	2
ai	2
al	2
am	4
an	2
at	2
ef	5
el	2
em	4
en	2
et	2
fa	5
fe	5
if	5
in	2
it	2
la	2
li	2
ma	4
me	4
mi	4
na	2
ne	2
ta	2
te	2
ti	2

3 Letters	Scrabble® Points
aft	6
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ain	3
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ale	3
alt	3
ami	5
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elf	6
elm	5
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lam	5
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lei	3
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lit	3
mae	5
man	5
mat	5
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net	3
nil	3
nim	5
nit	3
tae	3
tam	5
tan	3
tea	3
tel	3
ten	3
tie	3
til	3
tin	3
fam	8

4 Letters	Scrabble® Points
alef	7
alif	7
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alme	6
amen	6
amie	6
amin	6
anil	4
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emit	6
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ilea	4
item	6
lain	4
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lane	4
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lima	6
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lite	4
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mile	6
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mina	6
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naif	7
nail	4
name	6
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tael	4
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tain	4
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tali	4
tame	6
teal	4
team	6
tein	4
tela	4
tian	4
tile	4
time	6
tine	4

5 Letters	Scrabble® Points
alien	5
aline	5
ament	7
amine	7
anile	5
anime	7
elain	5
elfin	8
elint	5
email	7
entia	5
faint	8
feint	8
fetal	8
filet	8
final	8
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fleam	10
flint	8
flite	8
inlet	5
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leant	5
leman	7
liane	5
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limen	7
maile	7
matin	7
meant	7
menta	7
metal	7
minae	7
telia	5
tenia	5
tinea	5
intel	5

6 Letters	Scrabble® Points
entail	6
etamin	8
famine	11
fetial	9
finale	9
flamen	11
inmate	8
lament	8
maline	8
mantel	8
mantle	8
menial	8
mental	8
tamein	8
tenail	6
tineal	6

7 Letters	Scrabble® Points
ailment	9
aliment	9
inflame	12
inflate	10
liftman	12
liftmen	12

8 Letters	Scrabble® Points
filament	13