Is CLINGFISHES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, CLINGFISHES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 20 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does CLINGFISHES mean?
Clingfishes is a form of CLINGFISH.
- 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
20
Scrabble
—
Words With Friends
11
Letters
C (3) + L (1) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) + 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 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 CLINGFISHES
CLINGFISHES 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 CLINGFISHES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- clingfish18
- filching17
- fleshings16
- flinches16
- chefing16
- chiseling15
- fishlines15
- fishings15
- fleishig15
- fleshing15
- filches15
- finches15
- icefish15
- finishes14
- fishline14
- fishing14
- chiefs14
- fiches14
- flench14
- flinch14
- shielings13
- chinless13
- ginches13
- hisself13
- leching13
- selfish13
- chefs13
- chief13
- fiche13
- filch13
- finch13
- shieling12
- shingles12
- chilies12
- chinses12
- chisels12
- lichens12
- chings12
- eching12
- elfish12
- finish12
- fishes12
- chef12
- ceilings11
- gneissic11
- english11
- fessing11
- filings11
- heiling11
- hissing11
- selfing11
- shingle11
- sleighs11
- chiels11
- chiles11
- chilis11
- chines11
- chinse11
- chisel11
- echini11
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