SHELLFISH is a valid Scrabble word — 18 points
Yes. SHELLFISH is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 18 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
s1h4e1l1l1f4i1s1h4
PlayableSHELLFISH · 9 letters · 18 pts Scrabble · 18 pts WWF
18points in Scrabble
18points in Words with Friends
9letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept SHELLFISH?
| 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: 29 / 100
29WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%2
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%4.78%
Our own measure of how useful SHELLFISH is to know. It scores 18 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SHELLFISH
No single letter turns SHELLFISH into another word.
How SHELLFISH scores
Scrabble s1h4e1l1l1f4i1s1h4 18
Words with Friends s1h3e1l2l2f4i1s1h3 18
Face value of the 9 tiles in SHELLFISH, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 2 | 4 |
| h | 2 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SHELLFISH has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with SHELLFISH
3 longer words begin with SHELLFISH.
Shorter words from the letters in SHELLFISH
hellish13 hisself13 selfish13 elfish12 fishes12 hishes12 shelfs12 filles9 fissle9 shells9 shiels9 shills9 lisles6 flesh11 shelf11 shish11 fells8 files8 fille8 fills8 flies8 heils8 hells8 hills8 ishes8 leish8 liefs8 lifes8 seifs8 selfs8 shell8 shiel8 shies8 shill8 slish8 isles5 lisle5 seils5 sells5 siles5
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Common questions about SHELLFISH
- Is SHELLFISH valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SHELLFISH, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SHELLFISH worth?
- SHELLFISH is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to SHELLFISH?
- No single letter can be added to SHELLFISH to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of SHELLFISH:
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