paterfamilias
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- Scrabble points
- 20
- Words With Friends
- 23
- Letters
- 13
Definition of paterfamilias
1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
- A man who is the head of a household, family or tribe.
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Etymology
(c. 1425 to 1475) From late Middle English paterfamilias, from Latin pater familiās. From Latin pater (“father”) + familiās, archaic genitive of familia (“family; household”). Literally, "father of the family" or "father of the household".
Words you can make from paterfamilias
200+ playable · top: AMPLIFIERS (17 pts)
Best play amplifiers 17 points10-letter words
4 words9-letter words
25 words- AMPLIFIER 16 pts
- AMPLIFIES 16 pts
- FILMSTRIP 16 pts
- APERITIFS 14 pts
- FAMILIARS 14 pts
- ASPARTAME 13 pts
- IMPARTIAL 13 pts
- IMPERIALS 13 pts
- MALAPERTS 13 pts
- PALMISTER 13 pts
- PRELATISM 13 pts
- PRELIMITS 13 pts
- PRIMATALS 13 pts
- PRIMATIAL 13 pts
- SAPRAEMIA 13 pts
- SPERMATIA 13 pts
- FRAILTIES 12 pts
- ARTEMISIA 11 pts
- ASPIRATAE 11 pts
- LATIMERIA 11 pts
- MATERIALS 11 pts
- PALAESTRA 11 pts
- PARIETALS 11 pts
- PSALTERIA 11 pts
- AERIALIST 9 pts
8-letter words
77 words- APERITIF 13 pts
- EARFLAPS 13 pts
- FAMILIAR 13 pts
- FAMILIES 13 pts
- FAMILIST 13 pts
- FATALISM 13 pts
- FERMATAS 13 pts
- FILMIEST 13 pts
- FIREPITS 13 pts
- FLAMIEST 13 pts
- FLEAPITS 13 pts
- FLIMSIER 13 pts
- PARFAITS 13 pts
- RAMIFIES 13 pts
- SPITFIRE 13 pts
- IMPALERS 12 pts
- IMPEARLS 12 pts
- IMPERIAL 12 pts
- IMPERILS 12 pts
- LEMPIRAS 12 pts
- LIMPSIER 12 pts
- MALAPERT 12 pts
- PALMIERS 12 pts
- PALMIEST 12 pts
- PASTRAMI 12 pts
- PATAMARS 12 pts
- PRELIMIT 12 pts
- PRIMATAL 12 pts
- PRIMATES 12 pts
- SAPREMIA 12 pts
- SEPTIMAL 12 pts
- TAMPALAS 12 pts
- TEMPLARS 12 pts
- TRAMPLES 12 pts
- AIRLIFTS 11 pts
- FAIRIEST 11 pts
- FETIALIS 11 pts
- FILARIAE 11 pts
- FILIATES 11 pts
- FILISTER 11 pts
- FRAILEST 11 pts
- RATAFIAS 11 pts
- RATIFIES 11 pts
- AIRMAILS 10 pts
- AIRTIMES 10 pts
- ALARMIST 10 pts
- AMIRATES 10 pts
- APIARIES 10 pts
- APIARIST 10 pts
- ASPIRATA 10 pts
- ASPIRATE 10 pts
- LAMISTER 10 pts
- LIMITERS 10 pts
- MALARIAS 10 pts
- MARLIEST 10 pts
- MARLITES 10 pts
- MATERIAL 10 pts
- MISALTER 10 pts
- MISTRIAL 10 pts
- PALESTRA 10 pts
- PARASAIL 10 pts
- PARASITE 10 pts
- PARIETAL 10 pts
- PARITIES 10 pts
- PARTIALS 10 pts
- PILASTER 10 pts
- PLAISTER 10 pts
- PLAITERS 10 pts
- RAMILIES 10 pts
- REPTILIA 10 pts
- SEPTARIA 10 pts
- SERIATIM 10 pts
- STAPELIA 10 pts
- TILAPIAS 10 pts
- LAIRIEST 8 pts
- LISTERIA 8 pts
- SALARIAT 8 pts
7-letter words
93 words- EARFLAP 12 pts
- FELSPAR 12 pts
- FERMATA 12 pts
- FILMERS 12 pts
- FILMIER 12 pts
- FILMSET 12 pts
- FIREPIT 12 pts
- FIRMEST 12 pts
- FLAMERS 12 pts
- FLAMIER 12 pts
- FLEAPIT 12 pts
- LEFTISM 12 pts
- MAFTIRS 12 pts
- MISFILE 12 pts
- MISFIRE 12 pts
- AMPLEST 11 pts
- ARMPITS 11 pts
- IMPAIRS 11 pts
- IMPALAS 11 pts
- IMPALER 11 pts
- IMPALES 11 pts
- IMPARTS 11 pts
- IMPASTE 11 pts
- IMPEARL 11 pts
- IMPERIA 11 pts
- IMPERIL 11 pts
- IMPLIES 11 pts
- IMPRESA 11 pts
- IMPREST 11 pts
- LAMPERS 11 pts
- LEMPIRA 11 pts
- LIMPERS 11 pts
- LIMPEST 11 pts
- LIMPETS 11 pts
- MISPART 11 pts
- PALMATE 11 pts
- AIRLIFT 10 pts
- FAIREST 10 pts
- FAIRIES 10 pts
- FALTERS 10 pts
- FETIALS 10 pts
- FILARIA 10 pts
- FILIATE 10 pts
- FILTERS 10 pts
- FIRELIT 10 pts
- LIFTERS 10 pts
- AIRMAIL 9 pts
- AIRTIME 9 pts
- AMIRATE 9 pts
- AMIRITE 9 pts
- AMITIES 9 pts
- AMRITAS 9 pts
- APLASIA 9 pts
- APLITES 9 pts
- APTERAL 9 pts
- APTERIA 9 pts
- ARMLETS 9 pts
- EARLAPS 9 pts
- ELITISM 9 pts
- IMARETS 9 pts
- LAMSTER 9 pts
- LIMIEST 9 pts
- LIMITER 9 pts
- LIMITES 9 pts
- MAESTRI 9 pts
- MAILERS 9 pts
- MALAISE 9 pts
- MALARIA 9 pts
- MALATES 9 pts
- MALTASE 9 pts
- MALTIER 9 pts
- MARITAL 9 pts
- MARLITE 9 pts
- MARSALA 9 pts
- MARTIAL 9 pts
- MILREIS 9 pts
- MILTERS 9 pts
- MILTIER 9 pts
- MIRIEST 9 pts
- MISRATE 9 pts
- MISTIER 9 pts
- MISTRAL 9 pts
- PALATES 9 pts
- PALIEST 9 pts
- AERIALS 7 pts
- AIRIEST 7 pts
- ARISTAE 7 pts
- ASTERIA 7 pts
- ATRESIA 7 pts
- LAITIES 7 pts
- LARIATS 7 pts
- LATRIAS 7 pts
- LIATRIS 7 pts
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