STINGFISH is valid in Collins, not in North America — 16 points
It depends on the list you play by. STINGFISH 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 16 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept STINGFISH?
| 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: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful STINGFISH is to know. It scores 16 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for STINGFISH
No single letter turns STINGFISH into another word.
How STINGFISH scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in STINGFISH, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 2 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so STINGFISH has to be built on the board across turns.
Anagrams of STINGFISH
The 9 tiles of STINGFISH in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with STINGFISH
1 longer words begin with STINGFISH.
Shorter words from the letters in STINGFISH
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Common questions about STINGFISH
- Is STINGFISH valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and STINGFISH is not in it.
- How many points is STINGFISH worth?
- STINGFISH is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to STINGFISH?
- No single letter can be added to STINGFISH to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of STINGFISH:
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