OAFISH is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. OAFISH is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept OAFISH?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful OAFISH is to know. It scores 12 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OAFISH
No single letter turns OAFISH into another word.
How OAFISH scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in OAFISH, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 1 | 8 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 114,974.
What does OAFISH mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Clumsy, awkward and rather dim in manner or behaviour.
Oafish describes the sort of person who knocks over the glassware, misses the joke and then laughs too loudly. The word is built from oaf, an old term for a fool, and it is always a mildly insulting description rather than a neutral one. It can fit a grin, a lurching walk or a clumsy remark just as easily as a whole person.
How OAFISH is used
Mildly insulting; found in fiction and journalism when describing manners or appearance.
- He gave an oafish grin and trod on her foot.
- The oafish guard let the whole crowd walk straight past.
- Her brother was loud and oafish at dinner.
- It was an oafish thing to say at a funeral.
- The actor played an oafish suitor who tripped over every doorstep.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of OAFISH and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with OAFISH
3 longer words begin with OAFISH.
Shorter words from the letters in OAFISH
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Common questions about OAFISH
- Is OAFISH valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts OAFISH, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is OAFISH worth?
- OAFISH is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does OAFISH mean?
- Clumsy, awkward and rather dim in manner or behaviour.
- What letters can be added to OAFISH?
- No single letter can be added to OAFISH to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of OAFISH:
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