fillip

fillip is a 6-letter English word with 5 senses as transitive verb and noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To strike with the nail of the finger, first placed against the ball of the thumb, and forced from that position with a sudden spring; to snap with the finger. Face value is 11 in Scrabble and 14 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

6 letters · Scrabble 11 · Words With Friends 14 · 5 senses

Definitions

1. transitive verb. To strike with the nail of the finger, first placed against the ball of the thumb, and forced from that position with a sudden spring; to snap with the finger.
2. transitive verb. To snap; to project quickly.
3. noun. A jerk of the finger forced suddenly from the thumb; a smart blow.
4. noun. Something serving to rouse or excite.
5. noun. anything that tends to arouse

   "his approval was an added fillip"

   Synonyms: bonus

Synonyms

bonus

Common word forms

fillips, filliped, filliping

Words from these letters

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