Is BOARFISH a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, BOARFISH is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does BOARFISH mean?
- noun
fish with large eyes and long snouts
- noun
fish with a projecting snout
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
16
Words With Friends
8
Letters
B (3) + O (1) + A (1) + R (1) + F (4) + I (1) + S (1) + H (4) = 16 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 BOARFISH
BOARFISH 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 BOARFISH
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- oarfish13
- boarish12
- oafish12
- sharif12
- shofar12
- abhors11
- barfis11
- frosh11
- abhor10
- barfi10
- barfs10
- brash10
- forbs10
- sahib10
- fahs10
- fash10
- fish10
- orisha9
- barf9
- bash9
- bish9
- bosh9
- fabs9
- fibs9
- fobs9
- forb9
- hobs9
- fah9
- foh9
- isobar8
- afros8
- fairs8
- faros8
- fiars8
- hairs8
- hoars8
- horas8
- ohias8
- roshi8
- sofar8
- bah8
- fab8
- fib8
- fob8
- hob8
- abris7
- biros7
- boars7
- boras7
- brios7
- obias7
- rabis7
- sabir7
- afro7
- ahis7
- arfs7
- fair7
- faro7
- fiar7
- firs7
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