Is FAMISHES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, FAMISHES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does FAMISHES mean?
Famishes is a form of FAMISH.
- verb
be hungry; go without food
“Let's eat--I'm starving!”
- verb
deprive of food
“They starved the prisoners”
- verb
die of food deprivation
“The political prisoners starved to death”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
16
Words With Friends
8
Letters
F (4) + A (1) + M (3) + I (1) + S (1) + H (4) + E (1) + S (1) = 16 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 FAMISHES
FAMISHES 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 FAMISHES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- famish14
- mashies12
- messiah12
- fashes12
- fishes12
- sheafs12
- mashes11
- mashie11
- massif11
- shames11
- sheaf11
- fames10
- haems10
- hames10
- shame10
- shams10
- shims10
- smash10
- fahs10
- fash10
- fehs10
- fish10
- ahem9
- fame9
- fams9
- fems9
- haem9
- hame9
- hams9
- hems9
- hims9
- mash9
- mesh9
- sham9
- shim9
- fah9
- feh9
- ashes8
- safes8
- seifs8
- sheas8
- shies8
- fam8
- fem8
- ham8
- hem8
- him8
- meh8
- amies7
- amiss7
- mases7
- masse7
- mesas7
- mises7
- seams7
- seism7
- semis7
- simas7
- ahis7
- fess7
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