CANDLEFISH is a valid Scrabble word — 19 points
Yes. CANDLEFISH is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 19 points in Scrabble and 21 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CANDLEFISH?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CANDLEFISH is to know. It scores 19 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CANDLEFISH
No single letter turns CANDLEFISH into another word.
How CANDLEFISH scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in CANDLEFISH, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CANDLEFISH has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about CANDLEFISH
- All 10 letters of CANDLEFISH are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Words starting with CANDLEFISH
1 longer words begin with CANDLEFISH.
Shorter words from the letters in CANDLEFISH
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Common questions about CANDLEFISH
- Is CANDLEFISH valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CANDLEFISH, where it scores 21 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CANDLEFISH worth?
- CANDLEFISH is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to CANDLEFISH?
- No single letter can be added to CANDLEFISH to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of CANDLEFISH:
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