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
13
Scrabble
14
Words With Friends
9
Letters
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
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