HAGFISH is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. HAGFISH is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HAGFISH?
| 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: 52 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HAGFISH is to know. It scores 17 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HAGFISH
No single letter turns HAGFISH into another word.
How HAGFISH scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in HAGFISH, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 2 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 8,234 thousand.
What stands out about HAGFISH
- HAGFISH begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does HAGFISH mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
A primitive jawless eel-like sea fish that produces thick slime and feeds on dead or dying animals.
A hagfish defends itself by releasing slime that chokes the gills of a predator. It lives on the sea floor and is only distantly related to the lampreys.
How HAGFISH is used
The noun hagfish is used in marine biology and nature writing.
- A hagfish emerged from the carcass on the sea floor.
- The fisherman cursed when a hagfish slimed his net.
- Scientists study the hagfish to learn about early vertebrates.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HAGFISH and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with HAGFISH
1 longer words begin with HAGFISH.
Shorter words from the letters in HAGFISH
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Common questions about HAGFISH
- Is HAGFISH valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HAGFISH, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HAGFISH worth?
- HAGFISH is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HAGFISH mean?
- A primitive jawless eel-like sea fish that produces thick slime and feeds on dead or dying animals.
- What letters can be added to HAGFISH?
- No single letter can be added to HAGFISH to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of HAGFISH:
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