Is FISHWIVES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, FISHWIVES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 21 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does FISHWIVES mean?
Fishwives is a form of FISHWIFE.
- noun
someone who sells fish
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
21
Scrabble
21
Words With Friends
9
Letters
F (4) + I (1) + S (1) + H (4) + W (4) + I (1) + V (4) + E (1) + S (1) = 21 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 FISHWIVES
FISHWIVES 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 FISHWIVES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- fishes12
- shives12
- swives12
- wishes12
- fives11
- hives11
- shews11
- shive11
- shivs11
- swish11
- swive11
- views11
- wifes11
- wives11
- fehs10
- fish10
- five10
- hews10
- hive10
- shew10
- shiv10
- view10
- wife10
- wish10
- wive10
- feh9
- few9
- hew9
- ivies8
- seifs8
- shies8
- vises8
- wises8
- fess7
- hies7
- hiss7
- iwis7
- seif7
- sesh7
- sevs7
- sews7
- shes7
- vies7
- vise7
- wise7
- wiss7
- efs6
- fes6
- fie6
- hes6
- hie6
- his6
- ifs6
- sev6
- sew6
- she6
- vie6
- vis6
- wis6
- issei5
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