Is CANDLEFISHES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, CANDLEFISHES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 21 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
Points
21
Scrabble
23
Words With Friends
12
Letters
C (3) + A (1) + N (1) + D (2) + L (1) + E (1) + F (4) + I (1) + S (1) + H (4) + E (1) + S (1) = 21 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.
Definition
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See the definition of CandlefishesHooks for CANDLEFISHES
CANDLEFISHES 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 CANDLEFISHES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- candlefish19
- dealfishes17
- flenched17
- flinched17
- shadflies16
- flenches16
- flinches16
- filched16
- facileness15
- canfields15
- defiances15
- shinleafs15
- dealfish15
- sandfish15
- filches15
- finches15
- fleches15
- chafed15
- chefed15
- fanciless14
- seneschal14
- canfield14
- casefied14
- chadless14
- chiseled14
- defiance14
- dehisces14
- echidnae14
- echidnas14
- encashed14
- enchased14
- faciends14
- halfness14
- lichened14
- schneids14
- shinleaf14
- deafish14
- flashed14
- fleshed14
- sheafed14
- chafes14
- chiefs14
- fiches14
- fleche14
- fleech14
- flench14
- flinch14
- enfilades13
- headiness13
- headlines13
- sandflies13
- achiness13
- casefies13
- chinless13
- cleanish13
- encashes13
- enchases13
- faceless13
- faiences13
- fascines13
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