Is FILEFISHES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, FILEFISHES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 19 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does FILEFISHES mean?
Filefishes is a form of FILEFISH.
- noun
narrow flattened warm-water fishes with leathery skin and a long file-like dorsal spine
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
19
Scrabble
19
Words With Friends
10
Letters
F (4) + I (1) + L (1) + E (1) + F (4) + I (1) + S (1) + H (4) + E (1) + S (1) = 19 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 FILEFISHES
FILEFISHES 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 FILEFISHES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- filefish17
- fleshes13
- hisself13
- selfish13
- elfish12
- fishes12
- fiefs11
- fifes11
- flesh11
- shelf11
- fissile10
- selfies10
- effs10
- fehs10
- fief10
- fife10
- fish10
- selfie9
- shiels9
- eff9
- feh9
- iff9
- feels8
- fesse8
- files8
- flees8
- flies8
- heels8
- heils8
- seifs8
- selfs8
- shiel8
- shies8
- elhi7
- feel7
- fees7
- fess7
- file7
- fils7
- flee7
- heel7
- heil7
- hies7
- hili7
- hiss7
- lief7
- life7
- seif7
- self7
- sesh7
- shes7
- efs6
- elf6
- fee6
- fes6
- fie6
- fil6
- hes6
- hie6
- his6
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