SHEATHFISHES is valid in Collins, not in North America — 24 points
It depends on the list you play by. SHEATHFISHES 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 24 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept SHEATHFISHES?
| 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 | Not listed |
Word power: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SHEATHFISHES is to know. It scores 24 from 12 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SHEATHFISHES
No single letter turns SHEATHFISHES into another word.
How SHEATHFISHES scores
Face value of the 12 tiles in SHEATHFISHES, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 3 | 4 |
| h | 3 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
The Scrabble bag does not hold enough of these letters. SHEATHFISHES needs 1 blank tile.
What stands out about SHEATHFISHES
- SHEATHFISHES begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in SHEATHFISHES
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Common questions about SHEATHFISHES
- Is SHEATHFISHES valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and SHEATHFISHES is not in it.
- How many points is SHEATHFISHES worth?
- SHEATHFISHES is worth 24 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to SHEATHFISHES?
- No single letter can be added to SHEATHFISHES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 12 letters of SHEATHFISHES:
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