01 Word definition

families

8 letters · 4 vowels · 4 consonants

Is FAMILIES a word?

Yes. FAMILIES is a 8-letter noun. FAMILIES is a plural or present-tense form of FAMILY: a social unit living together Check the official dictionary for your particular word game before playing it.

Correct spelling

How do you spell FAMILIES?

F-A-M-I-L-I-E-S

FAMILIES contains 8 letters, begins with F, and ends with S.

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Meaning and definition

FAMILIES is a plural or present-tense form of FAMILY.

1noun

  1. FAMILIES is a plural or present-tense form of FAMILY: a social unit living together

    he moved his family to Virginia
Source: Open English WordNet 2025 (CC BY 4.0) ↗
Scrabble score13points
Words With Friends15points
Word length8letters

02 Letter breakdown

How is FAMILIES spelled?

F1A2M3I4L5I6E7S8
Starts withFAMFirst 3 letters
Ends withIESLast 3 letters
Unique letters7Repeats I
Vowel balance4 / 4Vowels / consonants

03 Word-game status

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About FAMILIES.

How do you spell FAMILIES?

FAMILIES is spelled F-A-M-I-L-I-E-S. It contains 8 letters.