Is CRAYFISH a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, CRAYFISH is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 19 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does CRAYFISH mean?
- noun
warm-water lobsters without claws; those from Australia and South Africa usually marketed as frozen tails; caught also in Florida and California
- 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
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
- Scrabble
- 19
- Words With Friends
- 18
- Letters
- 8
C (3) + R (1) + A (1) + Y (4) + F (4) + I (1) + S (1) + H (4) = 19 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 CRAYFISH
CRAYFISH 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 CRAYFISH
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- scarify15
- fishy14
- chary13
- chays13
- farcy13
- sharif12
- achy12
- chay12
- chairs11
- rachis11
- fairy11
- frays11
- hairy11
- archi10
- chair10
- chais10
- chars10
- chias10
- crash10
- farci10
- scarf10
- scary10
- ashy10
- fahs10
- fash10
- fays10
- fish10
- fray10
- hays10
- hiya10
- shay10
- arch9
- cafs9
- cash9
- cays9
- chai9
- char9
- chia9
- chis9
- fisc9
- ichs9
- racy9
- rich9
- scry9
- fah9
- fay9
- fry9
- hay9
- shy9
- yah9
- fairs8
- fiars8
- hairs8
- caf8
- cay8
- chi8
- cry8
- hic8
- ich8
- icy8
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