PIGFISH is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. PIGFISH is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PIGFISH?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
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| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 51 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PIGFISH is to know. It scores 16 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PIGFISH
No single letter turns PIGFISH into another word.
How PIGFISH scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in PIGFISH, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 4,632 thousand.
What does PIGFISH mean in Scrabble?
noun
A deep-bodied marine fish, especially one of the grunts of the Atlantic coast, that makes a grunting sound.
Several unrelated sea fish carry this name, usually because of a snout or a noise that suggests a pig. A pigfish is a food fish of warm western Atlantic waters, and context tells you which species is meant.
How PIGFISH is used
Pigfish is used by anglers and in fish guides, with the exact species varying by region.
- We caught a pigfish near the pier and used it for bait.
- The pigfish grunts when it is pulled out of the water.
- A pigfish has a small mouth and a rounded snout.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PIGFISH and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PIGFISH
1 longer words begin with PIGFISH.
Shorter words from the letters in PIGFISH
Common questions about PIGFISH
- Is PIGFISH valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PIGFISH, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PIGFISH worth?
- PIGFISH is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PIGFISH mean?
- A deep-bodied marine fish, especially one of the grunts of the Atlantic coast, that makes a grunting sound.
- What letters can be added to PIGFISH?
- No single letter can be added to PIGFISH to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of PIGFISH:
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