BLOWFISH is a valid Scrabble word — 19 points
Yes. BLOWFISH is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 19 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BLOWFISH?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BLOWFISH is to know. It scores 19 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BLOWFISH
No single letter turns BLOWFISH into another word.
How BLOWFISH scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in BLOWFISH, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BLOWFISH has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about BLOWFISH
- All 8 letters of BLOWFISH are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does BLOWFISH mean in Scrabble?
noun
A sea fish that can swell its body with water or air when threatened.
A frightened blowfish puffs up into a spiky ball that predators find hard to swallow. Several species hold a strong poison in their organs, yet the flesh is served as a risky delicacy in Japan. Its close relatives are the pufferfish.
How BLOWFISH is used
Used in zoology, cooking and everyday talk about marine life.
- The diver watched a blowfish inflate itself.
- A blowfish can be deadly if prepared badly.
- Children laughed at the blowfish in the tank.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BLOWFISH and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of BLOWFISH
The 8 tiles of BLOWFISH in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with BLOWFISH
1 longer words begin with BLOWFISH.
Shorter words from the letters in BLOWFISH
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Common questions about BLOWFISH
- Is BLOWFISH valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BLOWFISH, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BLOWFISH worth?
- BLOWFISH is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BLOWFISH mean?
- A sea fish that can swell its body with water or air when threatened.
- What letters can be added to BLOWFISH?
- No single letter can be added to BLOWFISH to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of BLOWFISH:
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