Is CLINGFISH a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, CLINGFISH is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 18 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does CLINGFISH mean?
- noun
very small (to 3 inches) flattened marine fish with a sucking disc on the abdomen for clinging to rocks etc.
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
18
Scrabble
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Words With Friends
9
Letters
C (3) + L (1) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) + F (4) + I (1) + S (1) + H (4) = 18 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsNot listed
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 CLINGFISH
CLINGFISH 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 CLINGFISH
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- filching17
- fishing14
- flinch14
- filch13
- finch13
- chings12
- finish12
- filings11
- chilis11
- ficins11
- lichis11
- ching11
- ginch11
- slicing10
- filing10
- flings10
- chili10
- chins10
- ficin10
- flics10
- lichi10
- fish10
- clings9
- icings9
- nihils9
- fling9
- nighs9
- chin9
- chis9
- fisc9
- flic9
- ichs9
- inch9
- lich9
- cling8
- finis8
- icing8
- nihil8
- figs8
- ghis8
- gifs8
- nigh8
- sigh8
- chi8
- hic8
- ich8
- isling7
- cigs7
- fils7
- fins7
- hili7
- hins7
- hisn7
- shin7
- sinh7
- fig7
- ghi7
- gif7
- lings6
- sigil6
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