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Is FINISHES a valid Scrabble word?

Yes, FINISHES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.

Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.

What does FINISHES mean?

Finishes is a form of FINISH.

  1. verb

    come or bring to a finish or an end

    “He finished the dishes”

  2. verb

    finally be or do something

    “He ended up marrying his high school sweetheart”

  3. verb

    have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical

    “the bronchioles terminate in a capillary bed”

  4. noun

    a decorative texture or appearance of a surface (or the substance that gives it that appearance)

    “the boat had a metallic finish”

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.

Points

14

Scrabble

14

Words With Friends

8

Letters

F (4) + I (1) + N (1) + I (1) + S (1) + H (4) + E (1) + S (1) = 14 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 FINISHES

FINISHES 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 FINISHES

The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.

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