FISHTAIL is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. FISHTAIL 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 FISHTAIL?
| 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: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FISHTAIL is to know. It scores 14 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FISHTAIL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
fishtailsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How FISHTAIL scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in FISHTAIL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so FISHTAIL has to be built on the board across turns.
What does FISHTAIL mean in Scrabble?
verb
To skid with the rear end of a vehicle swinging from side to side.
Drivers fishtail most often on ice, wet gravel or when braking hard in a bend. The movement gets its name from the wagging of a fish as it swims. Easing off the pedal usually lets a car that begins to fishtail recover.
How FISHTAIL is used
Common in driving and motorsport talk; also a noun for the skid itself.
- The truck began to fishtail on the icy bridge.
- Do not slam the brakes, or the car will fishtail.
- The rally car started to fishtail out of the corner.
- A sudden fishtail sent the trailer across the lane.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FISHTAIL and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with FISHTAIL
3 longer words begin with FISHTAIL.
Shorter words from the letters in FISHTAIL
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Common questions about FISHTAIL
- Is FISHTAIL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FISHTAIL, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FISHTAIL worth?
- FISHTAIL is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FISHTAIL mean?
- To skid with the rear end of a vehicle swinging from side to side.
- What letters can be added to FISHTAIL?
- FISHTAIL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of FISHTAIL:
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