GIRAFFISH is a valid Scrabble word — 19 points
Yes. GIRAFFISH is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 19 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GIRAFFISH?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GIRAFFISH is to know. It scores 19 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GIRAFFISH
No single letter turns GIRAFFISH into another word.
How GIRAFFISH scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in GIRAFFISH, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| f | 2 | 2 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so GIRAFFISH has to be built on the board across turns.
What does GIRAFFISH mean in Scrabble?
adjective
humorous
Resembling a giraffe, especially in being very tall with a long neck.
Giraffish is a playful word for people, shapes or movements that look tall and long-limbed. It is rarely found outside humorous description.
How GIRAFFISH is used
Informal and playful; used to describe appearance.
- The giraffish teenager ducked under the doorway.
- A giraffish crane towered over the harbour.
- She walked with a giraffish, unhurried stride.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GIRAFFISH and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in GIRAFFISH
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Common questions about GIRAFFISH
- Is GIRAFFISH valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GIRAFFISH, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GIRAFFISH worth?
- GIRAFFISH is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GIRAFFISH mean?
- Resembling a giraffe, especially in being very tall with a long neck.
- What letters can be added to GIRAFFISH?
- No single letter can be added to GIRAFFISH to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of GIRAFFISH:
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