film: meaning and words from its letters
4 letters · 9 letter points · starts with F · ends with M
Meaning of film
noun
- countable, uncountable
A thin layer of some substance; a pellicle; a membranous covering, causing opacity.
Example: a clear plastic film for wrapping food
- countable, uncountable
A medium used to capture images in a camera.
- countable
The sequence of still images itself, which produces a moving image when played; a movie.
- uncountable
A visual art form that consists of a sequence of still images preserved on a recording medium to give the illusion of motion; movies generally.
Listed forms: films.
Source: Wiktionary — film.
verb
- ambitransitive
To record (activity, or a motion picture) on photographic film.
Example: A Hollywood studio was filming on location in NYC.
- ambitransitive
To visually record (activity, or a motion picture) in general, with or without sound.
- transitive
To cover or become covered with a thin skin or pellicle.
Listed forms: films, filming, filmed.
Source: Wiktionary — film.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for film.
noun
a form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement
noun
a medium that disseminates moving pictures
noun
photographic material consisting of a base of celluloid covered with a photographic emulsion; used to make negatives or transparencies
- photographic film
noun
a thin sheet of (usually plastic and usually transparent) material used to wrap or cover things
- plastic film
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is film in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of film
F(4) + I(1) + L(1) + M(3) = 9 points.
This is a sum of letter values without board bonuses or word multipliers. A blank tile is worth zero: subtract the value of each letter supplied by a blank. The score does not establish game validity. Full letter-value table.
Anagrams of film
1 other standard-list word uses exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
Shorter words from film
8 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in film. Showing up to 24, longest first.