FAMISHES is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. FAMISHES is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept FAMISHES?
| 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 FAMISHES is to know. It scores 16 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FAMISHES
No single letter turns FAMISHES into another word.
How FAMISHES scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in FAMISHES, 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 | 2 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so FAMISHES has to be built on the board across turns.
What does FAMISHES mean in Scrabble?
FAMISHES is the present-tense form of FAMISH used with he, she and it.
FAMISH(verb) — To suffer from great hunger, or to cause someone to do so.
Shorter words from the letters in FAMISHES
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Common questions about FAMISHES
- Is FAMISHES valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FAMISHES, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FAMISHES worth?
- FAMISHES is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to FAMISHES?
- No single letter can be added to FAMISHES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of FAMISHES:
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