HOUNDFISHES is valid in Collins, not in North America — 21 points
It depends on the list you play by. HOUNDFISHES 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 21 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
h4o1u1n1d2f4i1s1h4e1s1
Depends on the listHOUNDFISHES · 11 letters · 21 pts Scrabble · 21 pts WWF
21points in Scrabble
21points in Words with Friends
11letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept HOUNDFISHES?
| 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
30WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.91
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%5.18%
Our own measure of how useful HOUNDFISHES is to know. It scores 21 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HOUNDFISHES
No single letter turns HOUNDFISHES into another word.
How HOUNDFISHES scores
Scrabble h4o1u1n1d2f4i1s1h4e1s1 21
Words with Friends h3o1u2n2d2f4i1s1h3e1s1 21
Face value of the 11 tiles in HOUNDFISHES, 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 | 2 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so HOUNDFISHES has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in HOUNDFISHES
houndfish19 unfished15 fushions14 dishouse12 shushed14 fushion13 sunfish13 dunshes11 fondues11 fundies11 hideous11 hoidens11 infused11 snushed11 unshoed11 fusions10 heinous10 infuses10 unshoes10 niduses8 onsides8 sinuose7 fished13 hished13 houfed13 hushed13 fishes12 foehns12 hishes12 hushes12 hussif12 deshis10 dhonis10 dishes10 dosehs10 doshes10 dushes10 fiends10 foined10 fondue10
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Common questions about HOUNDFISHES
- Is HOUNDFISHES valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HOUNDFISHES, where it scores 21 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HOUNDFISHES worth?
- HOUNDFISHES is worth 21 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to HOUNDFISHES?
- No single letter can be added to HOUNDFISHES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of HOUNDFISHES:
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