Is FAMISHMENTS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, FAMISHMENTS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 21 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does FAMISHMENTS mean?
Famishments is a form of FAMISHMENT.
- noun
a state of extreme hunger resulting from lack of essential nutrients over a prolonged period
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
21
Scrabble
23
Words With Friends
11
Letters
F (4) + A (1) + M (3) + I (1) + S (1) + H (4) + M (3) + E (1) + N (1) + T (1) + S (1) = 21 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 FAMISHMENTS
FAMISHMENTS 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 FAMISHMENTS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- famishment20
- mineshafts18
- mineshaft17
- hamminess16
- famishes16
- hammiest15
- shammies15
- manifests14
- fishnets14
- maihems14
- shammes14
- famish14
- atheisms13
- hematins13
- manifest13
- shamisen13
- fishnet13
- immesh13
- maihem13
- mismates12
- misnames12
- anthems12
- atheism12
- famines12
- haemins12
- hematin12
- hetmans12
- mashies12
- messiah12
- theisms12
- faiths12
- fashes12
- fetish12
- fishes12
- shafts12
- sheafs12
- shifts12
- anthesis11
- shanties11
- sheitans11
- sthenias11
- ammines11
- messman11
- mismate11
- misname11
- semimat11
- stemmas11
- tammies11
- tsimmes11
- anthem11
- ashmen11
- famine11
- haemin11
- hemins11
- hetman11
- hitman11
- hitmen11
- inmesh11
- mashes11
- mashie11
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