Is CRAWFISHING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, CRAWFISHING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 23 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does CRAWFISHING mean?
Crawfishing is a form of CRAWFISH.
- noun
tiny lobster-like crustaceans usually boiled briefly
- noun
small freshwater decapod crustacean that resembles a lobster
- noun
large edible marine crustacean having a spiny carapace but lacking the large pincers of true lobsters
- verb
make a retreat from an earlier commitment or activity
“We'll have to crawfish out from meeting with him”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
23
Scrabble
25
Words With Friends
11
Letters
C (3) + R (1) + A (1) + W (4) + F (4) + I (1) + S (1) + H (4) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 23 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 CRAWFISHING
CRAWFISHING 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 CRAWFISHING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- wingchairs19
- crawfish19
- wingchair18
- wharfing18
- chinwags17
- hairwings16
- chafing16
- chawing16
- chinwag16
- waifish16
- hairwing15
- fiaschi15
- wharfs15
- archings14
- chagrins14
- chairing14
- crashing14
- scarfing14
- fashing14
- fishing14
- garfish14
- shawing14
- waifing14
- washing14
- wishing14
- wharf14
- arching13
- cashing13
- chagrin13
- charing13
- chasing13
- facings13
- fairish13
- farcing13
- scraigh13
- hawing13
- whangs13
- wifing13
- chaws13
- finch13
- schwa13
- winch13
- fairings12
- aching12
- cawing12
- changs12
- chings12
- facing12
- finish12
- grinch12
- rawish12
- sharif12
- winish12
- whang12
- whigs12
- chaw12
- wich12
- fairing11
- firings11
- garnish11
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