Is ANGLERFISHES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, ANGLERFISHES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 19 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does ANGLERFISHES mean?
Anglerfishes is a form of ANGLERFISH.
- noun
fishes having large mouths with a wormlike filament attached for luring prey
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
19
Scrabble
21
Words With Friends
12
Letters
A (1) + N (1) + G (2) + L (1) + E (1) + R (1) + F (4) + I (1) + S (1) + H (4) + E (1) + S (1) = 19 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 ANGLERFISHES
ANGLERFISHES 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 ANGLERFISHES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- angelfishes18
- anglerfish17
- angelfish16
- flashings16
- fleshings16
- garfishes16
- hangfires16
- shinleafs15
- flashing15
- fleshing15
- freshing15
- hangfire15
- sheafing15
- fingerless14
- fringeless14
- garnishees14
- reshingles14
- ringhalses14
- shearlings14
- flashers14
- flashier14
- fleshers14
- fleshier14
- freshens14
- halfness14
- shinleaf14
- fashing14
- garfish14
- ashlering13
- englishes13
- farseeing13
- filagrees13
- finaglers13
- garnishee13
- garnishes13
- hingeless13
- narghiles13
- nargilehs13
- reshingle13
- shagreens13
- shealings13
- shearings13
- shearlegs13
- shearling13
- shinglers13
- sleighers13
- fishers13
- flasher13
- flashes13
- flesher13
- fleshes13
- freshen13
- freshes13
- heifers13
- herself13
- hisself13
- selfish13
- serfish13
- sharifs13
- sherifs13
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