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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

Scrabble
14
Words With Friends
14
Letters
8

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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