Is BLACKFISH a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, BLACKFISH is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 23 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does BLACKFISH mean?
- noun
large dark-colored food fish of the Atlantic coast of North America
- noun
female salmon that has recently spawned
- noun
small dark-colored whale of the Atlantic coast of the United States; the largest male acts as pilot or leader for the school
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
23
Scrabble
25
Words With Friends
9
Letters
B (3) + L (1) + A (1) + C (3) + K (5) + F (4) + I (1) + S (1) + H (4) = 23 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 BLACKFISH
BLACKFISH 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 BLACKFISH
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- blackish19
- khalifs17
- kiblahs16
- khalif16
- chalks15
- flacks15
- flicks15
- haicks15
- kiblah15
- khafs15
- chablis14
- blacks14
- chalk14
- flack14
- flick14
- hacks14
- haick14
- hicks14
- shack14
- khaf14
- kalifs13
- backs13
- black13
- filch13
- hack13
- hick13
- kiblas12
- filks12
- flaks12
- flask12
- haiks12
- kaifs12
- kalif12
- lakhs12
- back12
- califs11
- fiscal11
- laichs11
- balks11
- bilks11
- calks11
- flash11
- kibla11
- lacks11
- licks11
- slack11
- slick11
- bach11
- filk11
- flak11
- haik11
- kafs11
- kaif11
- khis11
- kifs11
- lakh11
- blahs10
- calfs10
- calif10
- chais10
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