Is ANGLERFISH a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, ANGLERFISH is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does ANGLERFISH mean?
- noun
fishes having large mouths with a wormlike filament attached for luring prey
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
19
Words With Friends
10
Letters
A (1) + N (1) + G (2) + L (1) + E (1) + R (1) + F (4) + I (1) + S (1) + H (4) = 17 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for ANGLERFISH
ANGLERFISH has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the end.
Words you can make from ANGLERFISH
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- angelfish16
- hangfires16
- flashing15
- fleshing15
- freshing15
- hangfire15
- sheafing15
- flashier14
- shinleaf14
- fashing14
- garfish14
- ashlering13
- finaglers13
- narghiles13
- nargilehs13
- shearling13
- flasher13
- fangirls12
- finagler12
- finagles12
- flangers12
- flingers12
- healings12
- hearings12
- hearsing12
- leashing12
- narghile12
- nargileh12
- ringhals12
- shealing12
- shearing12
- shingler12
- afresh12
- elfish12
- fisher12
- sharif12
- sherif12
- inhalers11
- english11
- fangirl11
- fearing11
- feasing11
- finagle11
- fingers11
- flanger11
- flanges11
- flaring11
- flinger11
- fragile11
- fringes11
- garnish11
- hangers11
- healing11
- hearing11
- hegaris11
- hegiras11
- hingers11
- largish11
- lashing11
- leafing11
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