Is GARNISHEE a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, GARNISHEE is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does GARNISHEE mean?
- noun
a wage earner who is served with a garnishment
- verb
take a debtor's wages on legal orders, such as for child support
“His employer garnished his wages in order to pay his debt”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
- Scrabble
- 13
- Words With Friends
- 14
- Letters
- 9
G (2) + A (1) + R (1) + N (1) + I (1) + S (1) + H (4) + E (1) + E (1) = 13 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 GARNISHEE
Single letters that turn GARNISHEE 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 hooks2
Words you can make from GARNISHEE
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- greenish12
- hearings12
- hearsing12
- rehinges12
- shagreen12
- shearing12
- sheering12
- garnish11
- hangers11
- hearing11
- hegaris11
- hegiras11
- hingers11
- rehangs11
- rehinge11
- sharing11
- henries10
- herniae10
- hernias10
- inheres10
- nearish10
- reshine10
- ashing10
- garish10
- gasher10
- geisha10
- gerahs10
- haeing10
- hanger10
- haring10
- hegari10
- hegira10
- henges10
- hinger10
- hinges10
- neighs10
- nigher10
- rehang10
- sigher10
- anergies9
- gesneria9
- arshin9
- ashier9
- ashine9
- haeres9
- hearse9
- herein9
- hernia9
- hirees9
- inhere9
- shairn9
- shenai9
- shiner9
- shrine9
- ahing9
- gerah9
- ghees9
- girsh9
- gnash9
- hangs9
Study GARNISHEE and related words
Have a full rack? Use the word finder to find every word you can play.
