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
15
Scrabble
15
Words With Friends
8
Letters
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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