HOUNDFISH is valid in Collins, not in North America — 19 points
It depends on the list you play by. HOUNDFISH is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 19 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
Which word lists accept HOUNDFISH?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HOUNDFISH is to know. It scores 19 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HOUNDFISH
No single letter turns HOUNDFISH into another word.
How HOUNDFISH scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in HOUNDFISH, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 2 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so HOUNDFISH has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about HOUNDFISH
- HOUNDFISH begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Words starting with HOUNDFISH
1 longer words begin with HOUNDFISH.
Shorter words from the letters in HOUNDFISH
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Common questions about HOUNDFISH
- Is HOUNDFISH valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HOUNDFISH, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HOUNDFISH worth?
- HOUNDFISH is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to HOUNDFISH?
- No single letter can be added to HOUNDFISH to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of HOUNDFISH:
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