FISHERY is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. FISHERY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept FISHERY?
| 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: 53 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FISHERY is to know. It scores 16 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FISHERY
No single letter turns FISHERY into another word.
How FISHERY scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in FISHERY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 771,970.
What does FISHERY mean in Scrabble?
noun
A place or area where fish are caught or raised, or the business of catching them.
A fishery can mean a stretch of ocean with a rich catch, a farm that rears fish, or the whole industry around them. Governments set quotas to stop a fishery from collapsing when too many fish are taken. The word is broader than a single boat or harbour.
How FISHERY is used
Fishery is used in economics, conservation and news reports about quotas, stocks and coastal jobs.
- The cod fishery was closed for several years so the stock could recover.
- Many coastal towns depend on the local fishery for work.
- A new treaty protects the fishery from foreign trawlers.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FISHERY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in FISHERY
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Common questions about FISHERY
- Is FISHERY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FISHERY, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FISHERY worth?
- FISHERY is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FISHERY mean?
- A place or area where fish are caught or raised, or the business of catching them.
- What letters can be added to FISHERY?
- No single letter can be added to FISHERY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of FISHERY:
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