Is BOARFISHES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, BOARFISHES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 18 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does BOARFISHES mean?
Boarfishes is a form of BOARFISH.
- noun
fish with large eyes and long snouts
- noun
fish with a projecting snout
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
18
Scrabble
18
Words With Friends
10
Letters
B (3) + O (1) + A (1) + R (1) + F (4) + I (1) + S (1) + H (4) + E (1) + S (1) = 18 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 BOARFISHES
BOARFISHES 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 BOARFISHES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- boarfish16
- oarfishes15
- rosefish14
- fibroses13
- fishers13
- froshes13
- oarfish13
- serfish13
- sharifs13
- sherifs13
- shofars13
- bashers12
- bearish12
- boarish12
- brashes12
- afresh12
- fashes12
- fisher12
- fishes12
- oafish12
- sharif12
- sheafs12
- sherif12
- shofar12
- abhors11
- barfis11
- basher11
- bashes11
- bishes11
- boheas11
- boshes11
- briefs11
- fibers11
- fibres11
- obeahs11
- rehabs11
- sahibs11
- fresh11
- frosh11
- sheaf11
- isobares10
- fraises10
- horsies10
- hosiers10
- orishas10
- abhor10
- barfi10
- barfs10
- bohea10
- brash10
- brief10
- fiber10
- fibre10
- forbs10
- herbs10
- obeah10
- rehab10
- sahib10
- fahs10
- fash10
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