Filial
6 lettersadjectiverareUpdated June 2026
Definition
Of or relating to a son or daughter, or to the generation that follows the parental generation.
“He showed great filial devotion by visiting his elderly mother every single weekend.”
Pronunciation
IPA
/ˈfɪl.i.əl/
Syllables
fil·ial
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Wordle
Contains double L and three vowels I, I, A, ends in -IAL, a recognisable adjective suffix shared with words like DENIAL
Scrabble
Worth 9 points, vowel-heavy with three vowels, making it useful for offloading surplus I and A tiles from a crowded rack
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