Is FAMISHED a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, FAMISHED is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does FAMISHED mean?
- adjective
extremely hungry
“they were tired and famished for food and sleep”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
17
Words With Friends
8
Letters
F (4) + A (1) + M (3) + I (1) + S (1) + H (4) + E (1) + D (2) = 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 FAMISHED
FAMISHED 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 FAMISHED
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- deafish14
- famish14
- fashed13
- fished13
- emdash12
- mashed12
- misfed12
- shamed12
- mashie11
- famed11
- sheaf11
- fames10
- haems10
- hames10
- shame10
- fahs10
- fash10
- fehs10
- fish10
- amides9
- medias9
- ashed9
- dashi9
- deash9
- defis9
- deshi9
- fades9
- hades9
- heads9
- hides9
- sadhe9
- shade9
- shied9
- sidhe9
- ahem9
- fame9
- fams9
- fems9
- haem9
- hame9
- hams9
- hems9
- hims9
- mash9
- mesh9
- sham9
- shim9
- fah9
- feh9
- aimed8
- amide8
- amids8
- dames8
- deism8
- dimes8
- disme8
- maids8
- meads8
- media8
- ahed8
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