Is DAMSELFISH a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, DAMSELFISH is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 19 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does DAMSELFISH mean?
- noun
small brilliantly colored tropical marine fishes of coral reefs
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
19
Scrabble
20
Words With Friends
10
Letters
D (2) + A (1) + M (3) + S (1) + E (1) + L (1) + 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 DAMSELFISH
DAMSELFISH 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 DAMSELFISH
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- fishmeals17
- famished17
- shadflies16
- famishes16
- fishmeal16
- dealfish15
- flemish15
- himself15
- dishelms14
- deafish14
- flashed14
- famish14
- dishelm13
- flashes13
- hisself13
- lamedhs13
- selfish13
- smashed13
- fashed13
- fished13
- mashies12
- messiah12
- elfish12
- emdash12
- fashes12
- filmed12
- fishes12
- flamed12
- lamedh12
- malfed12
- mashed12
- misfed12
- shamed12
- sheafs12
- misdeals11
- misleads11
- halides11
- hassled11
- shields11
- slashed11
- almehs11
- flames11
- fleams11
- hiemal11
- mashes11
- mashie11
- massif11
- shames11
- famed11
- flash11
- flesh11
- sheaf11
- shelf11
- damsels10
- dismals10
- falsies10
- medials10
- misdeal10
- mislead10
- sheilas10
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