CLOWNFISH is valid in Collins, not in North America — 20 points
It depends on the list you play by. CLOWNFISH is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 20 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
Which word lists accept CLOWNFISH?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CLOWNFISH is to know. It scores 20 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CLOWNFISH
No single letter turns CLOWNFISH into another word.
How CLOWNFISH scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in CLOWNFISH, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CLOWNFISH has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about CLOWNFISH
- All 9 letters of CLOWNFISH are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Words starting with CLOWNFISH
1 longer words begin with CLOWNFISH.
Shorter words from the letters in CLOWNFISH
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Common questions about CLOWNFISH
- Is CLOWNFISH valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CLOWNFISH, where it scores 22 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CLOWNFISH worth?
- CLOWNFISH is worth 20 points in Scrabble and 22 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to CLOWNFISH?
- No single letter can be added to CLOWNFISH to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of CLOWNFISH:
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