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Is BUTTERFISHES a valid Scrabble word?

Yes, BUTTERFISHES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 20 points.

Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.

What does BUTTERFISHES mean?

Butterfishes is a form of BUTTERFISH.

  1. noun

    any of numerous small flat Atlantic food fish having smooth skin

  2. noun

    small marine fish with a short compressed body and feeble spines

  3. noun

    slippery scaleless food fish of the northern Atlantic coastal waters

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.

Points

20

Scrabble

21

Words With Friends

12

Letters

B (3) + U (1) + T (1) + T (1) + E (1) + R (1) + F (4) + I (1) + S (1) + H (4) + E (1) + S (1) = 20 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 BUTTERFISHES

BUTTERFISHES 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 BUTTERFISHES

The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.

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