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Is CATFISHES a valid Scrabble word?

Yes, CATFISHES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.

Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.

What does CATFISHES mean?

Catfishes is a form of CATFISH.

  1. noun

    flesh of scaleless food fish of the southern United States; often farmed

  2. noun

    large ferocious northern deep-sea food fishes with strong teeth and no pelvic fins

  3. noun

    any of numerous mostly freshwater bottom-living fishes of Eurasia and North America with barbels like whiskers around the mouth

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.

Points

Scrabble
17
Words With Friends
17
Letters
9

C (3) + A (1) + T (1) + F (4) + I (1) + S (1) + H (4) + E (1) + S (1) = 17 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 CATFISHES

CATFISHES 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.

Anagrams of CATFISHES

Words that use exactly the same letters.

Words you can make from CATFISHES

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