FAMISH is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. FAMISH is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept FAMISH?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FAMISH is to know. It scores 14 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FAMISH
No single letter turns FAMISH into another word.
How FAMISH scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in FAMISH, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 459,897.
What does FAMISH mean in Scrabble?
verb
literary
To suffer from great hunger, or to cause someone to do so.
This is a strong word that is rarely heard in ordinary talk. It is usually met in stories of siege or hardship, and in the casual phrase "I'm famished" it has softened to mean merely very hungry.
How FAMISH is used
Mostly seen in the passive or as the adjective famished.
- The long siege began to famish the town.
- Without supplies, the travellers would famish before reaching the pass.
- Do not famish yourself on a diet like that.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FAMISH and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with FAMISH
5 longer words begin with FAMISH.
Shorter words from the letters in FAMISH
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Common questions about FAMISH
- Is FAMISH valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FAMISH, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FAMISH worth?
- FAMISH is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FAMISH mean?
- To suffer from great hunger, or to cause someone to do so.
- What letters can be added to FAMISH?
- No single letter can be added to FAMISH to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of FAMISH:
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