Is FIENDISH a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, FIENDISH is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 15 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does FIENDISH mean?
- adjective
extremely evil or cruel; expressive of cruelty or befitting hell
“something demonic in him--something that could be cruel”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
- Scrabble
- 15
- Words With Friends
- 15
- Letters
- 8
F (4) + I (1) + E (1) + N (1) + D (2) + I (1) + S (1) + H (4) = 15 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 FIENDISH
FIENDISH 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.
Anagrams of FIENDISH
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from FIENDISH
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- finished15
- fished13
- finish12
- fiends10
- shined10
- fehs10
- fish10
- defis9
- deshi9
- fends9
- fiend9
- finds9
- fined9
- hides9
- hinds9
- shend9
- shied9
- sidhe9
- feh9
- fines8
- finis8
- neifs8
- shine8
- defi8
- difs8
- dish8
- edhs8
- feds8
- fend8
- fids8
- find8
- hide8
- hied8
- hind8
- shed8
- sidh8
- indies7
- inside7
- fens7
- fine7
- fins7
- hens7
- hies7
- hins7
- hisn7
- neif7
- seif7
- shen7
- shin7
- sinh7
- def7
- dif7
- edh7
- fed7
- fid7
- hid7
- dines6
- indie6
- nides6
- snide6
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