Is FAMISHING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, FAMISHING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 18 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does FAMISHING mean?
Famishing 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
18
Scrabble
20
Words With Friends
9
Letters
F (4) + A (1) + M (3) + I (1) + S (1) + H (4) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 18 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 FAMISHING
FAMISHING 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 FAMISHING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- fashing14
- fishing14
- famish14
- mashing13
- shaming13
- faming12
- finish12
- minish11
- ashing10
- fagins10
- fahs10
- fash10
- fish10
- aiming9
- gamins9
- ahing9
- fagin9
- fangs9
- gnash9
- hangs9
- nighs9
- sangh9
- fams9
- hams9
- hims9
- mash9
- sham9
- shim9
- fah9
- animis8
- saimin8
- simian8
- agism8
- finis8
- gamin8
- naifs8
- sigma8
- fags8
- fang8
- figs8
- gash8
- ghis8
- gifs8
- hags8
- hang8
- nigh8
- shag8
- sigh8
- fam8
- ham8
- him8
- amins7
- animi7
- mains7
- manis7
- minas7
- minis7
- ahis7
- fain7
- fans7
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