Is DAMSELFISHES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, DAMSELFISHES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 21 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does DAMSELFISHES mean?
Damselfishes is a form of DAMSELFISH.
- noun
small brilliantly colored tropical marine fishes of coral reefs
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
21
Scrabble
22
Words With Friends
12
Letters
D (2) + A (1) + M (3) + S (1) + E (1) + L (1) + 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 DAMSELFISHES
DAMSELFISHES 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 DAMSELFISHES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- damselfish19
- flemished18
- dealfishes17
- fishmeals17
- flemishes17
- famished17
- shadflies16
- famishes16
- fishmeal16
- dealfish15
- flemish15
- himself15
- shameless14
- dishelms14
- emdashes14
- fishless14
- medflies14
- misfeeds14
- semideaf14
- deafish14
- flashed14
- fleshed14
- sheafed14
- famish14
- shadeless13
- fameless13
- messiahs13
- selfsame13
- shemales13
- defames13
- dishelm13
- flashes13
- fleshes13
- hisself13
- lamedhs13
- misfeed13
- selfish13
- smashed13
- fashed13
- fished13
- fadeless12
- headless12
- hideless12
- females12
- mashies12
- massifs12
- messiah12
- shemale12
- smashes12
- defame12
- elfish12
- emdash12
- fashes12
- filmed12
- fishes12
- flamed12
- helmed12
- lamedh12
- malfed12
- mashed12
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