SNAILFISH is valid in Collins, not in North America — 15 points
It depends on the list you play by. SNAILFISH 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 15 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
Which word lists accept SNAILFISH?
| 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: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SNAILFISH is to know. It scores 15 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SNAILFISH
No single letter turns SNAILFISH into another word.
How SNAILFISH scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in SNAILFISH, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 2 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SNAILFISH has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with SNAILFISH
1 longer words begin with SNAILFISH.
Shorter words from the letters in SNAILFISH
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Common questions about SNAILFISH
- Is SNAILFISH valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SNAILFISH, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SNAILFISH worth?
- SNAILFISH is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to SNAILFISH?
- No single letter can be added to SNAILFISH to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of SNAILFISH:
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