Is DOGFISHES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, DOGFISHES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does DOGFISHES mean?
Dogfishes is a form of DOGFISH.
- noun
primitive long-bodied carnivorous freshwater fish with a very long dorsal fin; found in sluggish waters of North America
- noun
any of several small sharks
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
17
Words With Friends
9
Letters
D (2) + O (1) + G (2) + 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 DOGFISHES
DOGFISHES 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 DOGFISHES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- dogfish15
- fished13
- fishes12
- defogs11
- fidges11
- sighed11
- deshis10
- dishes10
- doshes10
- fogies10
- hissed10
- hoised10
- shogis10
- defog10
- fidge10
- fehs10
- fish10
- hoises9
- defis9
- deshi9
- feods9
- fidos9
- fogie9
- hides9
- hosed9
- sheds9
- shied9
- shoed9
- shogi9
- shogs9
- sidhe9
- sighs9
- feh9
- foh9
- dogies8
- geoids8
- fosse8
- hoise8
- hoses8
- seifs8
- shies8
- shoes8
- defi8
- difs8
- dish8
- dohs8
- dosh8
- edhs8
- feds8
- feod8
- fido8
- fids8
- figs8
- fogs8
- ghis8
- gifs8
- gosh8
- hide8
- hied8
- hods8
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