Is FISHTAIL a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, FISHTAIL is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does FISHTAIL mean?
- verb
slow down by moving the tail sideways
“The airplane fishtailed on the runway”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
14
Scrabble
14
Words With Friends
8
Letters
F (4) + I (1) + S (1) + H (4) + T (1) + A (1) + I (1) + L (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 FISHTAIL
Single letters that turn FISHTAIL into another valid word in US Scrabble. Hooks let you extend a word already on the board.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks1
Words you can make from FISHTAIL
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- faiths12
- filths12
- faith11
- filth11
- flash11
- hafts11
- shaft11
- shift11
- lithias10
- fahs10
- fash10
- fish10
- haft10
- half10
- lathis9
- latish9
- lithia9
- tahsil9
- thalis9
- fah9
- alifs8
- fails8
- fiats8
- flats8
- flits8
- hails8
- halts8
- hilts8
- laith8
- lathi8
- laths8
- lifts8
- saith8
- shalt8
- thali8
- ahis7
- alif7
- fail7
- fast7
- fats7
- fiat7
- fila7
- fils7
- fist7
- fits7
- flat7
- flit7
- hail7
- halt7
- hast7
- hats7
- hila7
- hili7
- hilt7
- hist7
- hits7
- lahs7
- lash7
- lath7
- lift7
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