HEADFISH is a valid Scrabble word — 18 points
Yes. HEADFISH is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 18 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HEADFISH?
| 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: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HEADFISH is to know. It scores 18 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HEADFISH
No single letter turns HEADFISH into another word.
How HEADFISH scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in HEADFISH, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 2 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so HEADFISH has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about HEADFISH
- HEADFISH 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 HEADFISH mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
The ocean sunfish, a huge round marine fish with tall fins and a tail reduced to a rudder-like fold.
Headfish describes a creature that looks like a swimming head, since the body seems cut off behind the fins. The animal is one of the heaviest bony fish in the sea.
How HEADFISH is used
Headfish is an uncommon name, more likely in older books than in modern field guides.
- Divers spotted a giant headfish drifting near the surface.
- The old guide listed the headfish among warm-water species.
- A headfish can weigh more than a small car.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HEADFISH and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with HEADFISH
1 longer words begin with HEADFISH.
Shorter words from the letters in HEADFISH
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Common questions about HEADFISH
- Is HEADFISH valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HEADFISH, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HEADFISH worth?
- HEADFISH is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HEADFISH mean?
- The ocean sunfish, a huge round marine fish with tall fins and a tail reduced to a rudder-like fold.
- What letters can be added to HEADFISH?
- No single letter can be added to HEADFISH to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of HEADFISH:
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