FISHBALLS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 17 points
It depends on the list you play by. FISHBALLS 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 17 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
f4i1s1h4b3a1l1l1s1
Depends on the listFISHBALLS · 9 letters · 17 pts Scrabble · 19 pts WWF
17points in Scrabble
19points in Words with Friends
9letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept FISHBALLS?
| 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 | Not listed |
Word power: 28 / 100
28WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.89
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%4.44%
Our own measure of how useful FISHBALLS is to know. It scores 17 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FISHBALLS
No single letter turns FISHBALLS into another word.
How FISHBALLS scores
Scrabble f4i1s1h4b3a1l1l1s1 17
Words with Friends f4i1s1h3b4a1l2l2s1 19
Face value of the 9 tiles in FISHBALLS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so FISHBALLS has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in FISHBALLS
fishball16 falsish13 shallis10 sahibs11 flails9 shalli9 shills9 basils8 flash11 hafis11 halfs11 bhais10 blahs10 blash10 flabs10 hibas10 sahib10 alifs8 fails8 falls8 fills8 flail8 hails8 halls8 hills8 shall8 shill8 slash8 slish8 bails7 balls7 basil7 basis7 bassi7 bills7 bliss7 isbas7 labis7 slabs7 allis5
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Common questions about FISHBALLS
- Is FISHBALLS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and FISHBALLS is not in it.
- How many points is FISHBALLS worth?
- FISHBALLS is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to FISHBALLS?
- No single letter can be added to FISHBALLS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of FISHBALLS:
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