Is DEALFISHES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, DEALFISHES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does DEALFISHES mean?
Dealfishes is a form of DEALFISH.
- noun
deep-sea ribbonfish
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
17
Words With Friends
10
Letters
D (2) + E (1) + A (1) + L (1) + F (4) + I (1) + S (1) + H (4) + E (1) + S (1) = 17 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 DEALFISHES
DEALFISHES 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 DEALFISHES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- shadflies16
- dealfish15
- deafish14
- flashed14
- fleshed14
- sheafed14
- flashes13
- fleshes13
- hisself13
- selfish13
- fashed13
- fished13
- fadeless12
- headless12
- hideless12
- elfish12
- fashes12
- fishes12
- sheafs12
- deashes11
- defiles11
- defleas11
- deleafs11
- halides11
- hassled11
- leashed11
- shields11
- slashed11
- flash11
- flesh11
- sheaf11
- shelf11
- falsies10
- leashes10
- selfies10
- sheilas10
- afield10
- dashes10
- dashis10
- defies10
- defile10
- deflea10
- deleaf10
- delish10
- deshis10
- dishes10
- failed10
- feased10
- felids10
- fessed10
- fields10
- hailed10
- halide10
- halids10
- healed10
- heiled10
- hissed10
- lashed10
- leafed10
- sadhes10
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