SWELLFISH is a valid Scrabble word — 18 points
Yes. SWELLFISH is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 18 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SWELLFISH?
| 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
Our own measure of how useful SWELLFISH 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 SWELLFISH
No single letter turns SWELLFISH into another word.
How SWELLFISH scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in SWELLFISH, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 2 | 4 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SWELLFISH has to be built on the board across turns.
What does SWELLFISH mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
A puffer fish, which inflates its body when threatened.
The swellfish gulps water or air and balloons to several times its size to discourage predators. Many kinds carry a dangerous poison in their organs. The name comes straight from this habit of swelling up.
How SWELLFISH is used
A popular name for puffers, mainly in North American coastal speech.
- A swellfish puffed up as the net drew near.
- The fisherman threw the swellfish back into the bay.
- Never eat a swellfish unless it is prepared by an expert.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SWELLFISH and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SWELLFISH
1 longer words begin with SWELLFISH.
Shorter words from the letters in SWELLFISH
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Common questions about SWELLFISH
- Is SWELLFISH valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SWELLFISH, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SWELLFISH worth?
- SWELLFISH is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SWELLFISH mean?
- A puffer fish, which inflates its body when threatened.
- What letters can be added to SWELLFISH?
- No single letter can be added to SWELLFISH to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of SWELLFISH:
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