FISHTAILING is a valid Scrabble word — 18 points
Yes. FISHTAILING is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 18 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
f4i1s1h4t1a1i1l1i1n1g2
PlayableFISHTAILING · 11 letters · 18 pts Scrabble · 20 pts WWF
18points in Scrabble
20points in Words with Friends
11letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept FISHTAILING?
| 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: 29 / 100
29WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.64
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%5.73%
Our own measure of how useful FISHTAILING is to know. It scores 18 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FISHTAILING
No single letter turns FISHTAILING into another word.
How FISHTAILING scores
Scrabble f4i1s1h4t1a1i1l1i1n1g2 18
Words with Friends f4i1s1h3t1a1i1l2i1n2g3 20
Face value of the 11 tiles in FISHTAILING, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| i | 3 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so FISHTAILING has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in FISHTAILING
faithings16 fanlights16 filiating13 faithing15 fanlight15 flashing15 infights15 inflight15 shafting15 shifting15 faintish14 fishtail14 failings12 fatlings12 haltings12 lathings12 nilghais12 shilingi12 stifling12 tinglish12 finalist11 nihilist11 tailfins11 liaising9 tailings9 initials8 fashing14 fishing14 flights14 hafting14 infight14 alights11 failing11 falsing11 fasting11 fatling11 fiating11 filings11 fisting11 fliting11
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Common questions about FISHTAILING
- Is FISHTAILING valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FISHTAILING, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FISHTAILING worth?
- FISHTAILING is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to FISHTAILING?
- No single letter can be added to FISHTAILING to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of FISHTAILING:
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