WOLFISH is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. WOLFISH is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept WOLFISH?
| 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: 51 / 100
Our own measure of how useful WOLFISH is to know. It scores 16 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for WOLFISH
No single letter turns WOLFISH into another word.
How WOLFISH scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in WOLFISH, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| w | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,737 thousand.
What does WOLFISH mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Like a wolf in looks or character, especially fierce, greedy or predatory.
Wolfish can describe a lean, hungry face or a menacing smile just as well as an appetite that devours everything. It carries a hint of threat that a plain word like hungry lacks.
How WOLFISH is used
Wolfish is used for predatory looks and ravenous appetites.
- He gave a wolfish grin across the table.
- The boys attacked dinner with a wolfish appetite.
- Her wolfish stare made the clerk nervous.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of WOLFISH and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with WOLFISH
3 longer words begin with WOLFISH.
Shorter words from the letters in WOLFISH
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Common questions about WOLFISH
- Is WOLFISH valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts WOLFISH, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is WOLFISH worth?
- WOLFISH is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does WOLFISH mean?
- Like a wolf in looks or character, especially fierce, greedy or predatory.
- What letters can be added to WOLFISH?
- No single letter can be added to WOLFISH to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of WOLFISH:
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