Definition of filibusters

"filibusters" in the noun sense

1. filibuster, filibusterer

a legislator who gives long speeches in an effort to delay or obstruct legislation that he (or she) opposes

2. filibuster

law) a tactic for delaying or obstructing legislation by making long speeches

"filibusters" in the verb sense

1. filibuster

obstruct deliberately by delaying

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filibusters in Scrabble®

The word filibusters is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 16

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays In The Letters filibusters:

FILIBUSTERS
(153)
FILIBUSTERS
(153)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (54 words)

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The 200 Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays For Words Using The Letters In filibusters

FILIBUSTERS
(153)
FILIBUSTERS
(153)
FILIBUSTERS
(102)
FILIBUSTERS
(102)
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filibusters in Words With Friends™

The word filibusters is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 19

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Play In The Letters filibusters:

FILIBUSTERS
(261)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (54 words)

bitsier, blister, bluster, bristle, bruises, busiest, busters, bustier, bustler, bustles, butlers, fibrils, fibrise, fibster, filbert, filters, firelit, fissile, fissure, fistule, fluster, fluters, furless, fusible, fussier, lifters, lusters, lustier, rebuilt, relists, resifts, restful, results, ribless, riblets, risible, rustles, rutiles, sifters, siltier, stifler, stifles, strifes, sublets, sublist, subsite, subtler, suiters, sulfite, surfeit, sutlers, trifles, tubless, utilise

 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word filibusters

FILIBUSTERS
(261)
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(225)
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(225)
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(126)
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The 200 Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays Using The Letters In filibusters

FILIBUSTERS
(261)
FILIBUSTERS
(225)
FILIBUSTERS
(225)
FILIBUSTERS
(126)
FILIBUSTERS
(126)
FIBRILS
(125 = 90 + 35)
FIBRISE
(122 = 87 + 35)
FIBSTER
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FILBERT
(113 = 78 + 35)
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Words containing the sequence filibusters

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