Is CRAYFISHES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, CRAYFISHES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 21 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does CRAYFISHES mean?
Crayfishes is a form of CRAYFISH.
- 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
21
Scrabble
20
Words With Friends
10
Letters
C (3) + R (1) + A (1) + Y (4) + F (4) + I (1) + S (1) + H (4) + E (1) + S (1) = 21 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 CRAYFISHES
CRAYFISHES 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 CRAYFISHES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- crayfish19
- fishery16
- chafers15
- hyraces15
- scarify15
- casefy14
- chafer14
- chafes14
- chiefs14
- fiches14
- fishy14
- cashiers13
- rachises13
- fishers13
- serfish13
- sharifs13
- sherifs13
- chafe13
- chary13
- chays13
- chefs13
- chief13
- farcy13
- fiche13
- fyces13
- yechs13
- cahiers12
- cashier12
- chaises12
- chasers12
- crashes12
- eschars12
- farcies12
- fiacres12
- sferics12
- aerify12
- afresh12
- fashes12
- fisher12
- fishes12
- hayers12
- sharif12
- sheafs12
- sherif12
- shyers12
- achy12
- chay12
- chef12
- fyce12
- yech12
- achier11
- arches11
- cahier11
- cashes11
- chairs11
- chaise11
- chares11
- chaser11
- chases11
- chasse11
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