SAWFISH is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. SAWFISH is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SAWFISH?
| 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: 51 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SAWFISH is to know. It scores 16 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SAWFISH
No single letter turns SAWFISH into another word.
How SAWFISH scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in SAWFISH, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 2 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 4,117 thousand.
What does SAWFISH mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
A large ray-like fish with a long flat snout edged with sharp teeth.
A sawfish uses its toothed snout to slash through schools of fish and to dig for prey on the seabed. Despite the shark-like body it is a ray, and every species is now seriously threatened.
How SAWFISH is used
Sawfish is used in marine biology, aquarium guides and conservation news.
- A sawfish swept its snout through the shallow water.
- Fishermen once caught a sawfish longer than their boat.
- The sawfish is protected in many coastal waters.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SAWFISH and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SAWFISH
1 longer words begin with SAWFISH.
Shorter words from the letters in SAWFISH
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Common questions about SAWFISH
- Is SAWFISH valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SAWFISH, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SAWFISH worth?
- SAWFISH is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SAWFISH mean?
- A large ray-like fish with a long flat snout edged with sharp teeth.
- What letters can be added to SAWFISH?
- No single letter can be added to SAWFISH to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of SAWFISH:
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