FALLFISH is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. FALLFISH is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept FALLFISH?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
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| 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: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FALLFISH is to know. It scores 17 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FALLFISH
No single letter turns FALLFISH into another word.
How FALLFISH scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in FALLFISH, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 2 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so FALLFISH has to be built on the board across turns.
What does FALLFISH mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
A large freshwater minnow of eastern North America that looks much like a chub.
The fallfish lives in clear streams and is the biggest minnow in its range. Anglers sometimes catch a fallfish by accident while fishing for trout.
How FALLFISH is used
Used by anglers and naturalists in the eastern United States and Canada.
- A fallfish took the fly just below the dam.
- The fallfish builds a large mound of pebbles for its nest.
- We spotted a silver fallfish in the shallow pool.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FALLFISH and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with FALLFISH
1 longer words begin with FALLFISH.
Shorter words from the letters in FALLFISH
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Common questions about FALLFISH
- Is FALLFISH valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FALLFISH, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FALLFISH worth?
- FALLFISH is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FALLFISH mean?
- A large freshwater minnow of eastern North America that looks much like a chub.
- What letters can be added to FALLFISH?
- No single letter can be added to FALLFISH to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of FALLFISH:
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