Is DEVILFISH a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, DEVILFISH is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 19 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does DEVILFISH mean?
- noun
medium-sized greyish-black whale of the northern Pacific
- noun
bottom-living cephalopod having a soft oval body with eight long tentacles
- noun
extremely large pelagic tropical ray that feeds on plankton and small fishes; usually harmless but its size make it dangerous if harpooned
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
19
Scrabble
20
Words With Friends
9
Letters
D (2) + E (1) + V (4) + I (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 DEVILFISH
DEVILFISH 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 DEVILFISH
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- devilish15
- fished13
- shived13
- elfish12
- elvish12
- hived12
- fives11
- flesh11
- hives11
- shelf11
- shive11
- delish10
- devils10
- felids10
- fields10
- shield10
- fehs10
- fish10
- five10
- hive10
- shiv10
- defis9
- delfs9
- deshi9
- devil9
- devis9
- dives9
- felid9
- field9
- filed9
- flied9
- hides9
- ivied9
- lived9
- livid9
- shied9
- sidhe9
- velds9
- vised9
- feh9
- evils8
- files8
- flies8
- heils8
- ivies8
- levis8
- lives8
- shiel8
- veils8
- vleis8
- defi8
- delf8
- devi8
- devs8
- difs8
- dish8
- dive8
- edhs8
- feds8
- fids8
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