SALTFISH is valid in Collins, not in North America — 14 points
It depends on the list you play by. SALTFISH 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 14 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
Which word lists accept SALTFISH?
| 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: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SALTFISH is to know. It scores 14 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SALTFISH
No single letter turns SALTFISH into another word.
How SALTFISH scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in SALTFISH, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 2 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SALTFISH has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with SALTFISH
1 longer words begin with SALTFISH.
Shorter words from the letters in SALTFISH
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Common questions about SALTFISH
- Is SALTFISH valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SALTFISH, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SALTFISH worth?
- SALTFISH is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to SALTFISH?
- No single letter can be added to SALTFISH to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of SALTFISH:
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