FISHBOWL is a valid Scrabble word — 19 points
Yes. FISHBOWL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 19 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept FISHBOWL?
| 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: 44 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FISHBOWL is to know. It scores 19 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FISHBOWL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
fishbowlsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How FISHBOWL scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in FISHBOWL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so FISHBOWL has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about FISHBOWL
- All 8 letters of FISHBOWL are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does FISHBOWL mean in Scrabble?
noun
A round glass bowl in which small pet fish are kept.
A fishbowl is a classic home aquarium, though experts say a larger tank with a filter is kinder to the fish. People also use the word for a place with no privacy, since everyone can look in. Prize draws sometimes use a fishbowl to hold the tickets.
How FISHBOWL is used
Fishbowl is used for pet bowls and as an image of life with no privacy.
- A goldfish circled the fishbowl on the shelf.
- Living in a small town felt like living in a fishbowl.
- She drew the winning ticket from a glass fishbowl.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FISHBOWL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of FISHBOWL
The 8 tiles of FISHBOWL in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with FISHBOWL
1 longer words begin with FISHBOWL.
Shorter words from the letters in FISHBOWL
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Common questions about FISHBOWL
- Is FISHBOWL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FISHBOWL, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FISHBOWL worth?
- FISHBOWL is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FISHBOWL mean?
- A round glass bowl in which small pet fish are kept.
- What letters can be added to FISHBOWL?
- FISHBOWL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of FISHBOWL:
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