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Is filk a Scrabble word?

No, filk is not in the Scrabble dictionary. Worth 11 points if it were valid.

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  • Scrabble US/Canada (OTCWL) No
  • Scrabble UK (SOWPODS) No
  • Wordle No
  • Words With Friends No

What is the meaning of filk?

Definition

adj (English)

1. (music) About or inspired by science fiction, fantasy, horror, science, and/or subjects of interest to fans of speculative fiction; frequently, being a song whose lyrics have been altered to refer to science fiction; parodying. (However, much filk music is original rather than parodic.)Examples: "The blame/credit (choose one) for the first filk song is a little dubious. Like the man who tried to sit on two stools, it falls in the middle, between Poul Anderson who wrote a filk song called Barbarous Allen and Karen Anderson who egged him on and published it in Zed #774."; "And the permanent exhibit area offers a filk performance on a small stage so that neophytes can sample more esoteric interests."; "2006, Robert T. Balder, quoted in Attitude 3: The New Subversive Online Cartoonists, Nantier Beall Minoustchine Publishing, →ISBN, page 97, I’m also involved in what is called filk music. This is music for and by fans of Fantasy and Science Fiction. […] Filk is nearly as big a part of my creative life as comics, and I have similarly made many friends among the creative people in that community."not-comparable

verb (English)

1. (intransitive) To perform filk music.Examples: "I could have filked all night"intransitive

2. (intransitive) To participate in a filk circle, including singing along.intransitive

3. (transitive) To write a parody of (a song).Examples: "1997 (?: "July A.S. XXXI") Medieval Melodies for Filking However, the practice of filking, of taking an existing melody and providing new, usually topical and/or satirical, lyrics, is in fact the direct counterpart of the Medieval practice of writing contrafacta."transitive

Definition source: Wiktionary

What Scrabble words can I make with the letters in "filk"?

How many Scrabble points is the word "filk"?

Scrabble
11 points
F4
I1
L1
K5

Not in the Scrabble dictionary, but this is how many points it would be worth.

Words With Friends
12 points
F4
I1
L2
K5

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