FISHY is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. FISHY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept FISHY?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FISHY is to know. It scores 14 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 3.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FISHY
No single letter turns FISHY into another word.
How FISHY scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in FISHY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 261,415.
What does FISHY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Smelling, tasting, or resembling fish; also, arousing suspicion or doubt.
Fishy describes anything that smells, tastes, or looks like fish, from a fishy odor on the dock to a fishy taste in a sauce. The word also carries a second, figurative sense, describing a story, deal, or situation that seems dishonest or not quite right. Something fishy raises doubt precisely because it does not add up, much like a smell that lingers where it should not.
How FISHY is used
The literal sense is neutral, but the figurative sense of suspicious is informal and common in everyday speech.
- The market smelled fishy after a long day of trading.
- His explanation sounded fishy from the start.
- She noticed something fishy about the contract.
- The sauce had a faintly fishy taste.
- There was a fishy silence when she asked about the missing money.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FISHY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with FISHY
2 longer words begin with FISHY.
Shorter words from the letters in FISHY
Common questions about FISHY
- Is FISHY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FISHY, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FISHY worth?
- FISHY is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FISHY mean?
- Smelling, tasting, or resembling fish; also, arousing suspicion or doubt.
- What letters can be added to FISHY?
- No single letter can be added to FISHY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of FISHY:
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