fibril

Plural: fibrils

Noun

A small, slender fiber or filament.
a very slender natural or synthetic fiber
A fine fibre or filament.
Any fine, filamentous structure in animals or plants.

Examples

She hoped to find a FIBRIL of a vowel to connect to her high-scoring tiles in Words With Friends.

Origin / Etymology

Borrowed from Latin fibrilla, diminutive of Latin fibra. Doublet of fibrilla. Compare fibre.

Synonyms

filament, strand

Scrabble Score: 11

fibril: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
fibril: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
fibril: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 13

fibril: valid Words With Friends Word