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Is GARNISHEES a valid Scrabble word?

Yes, GARNISHEES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.

Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.

What does GARNISHEES mean?

Garnishees is a form of GARNISHEE.

  1. noun

    a wage earner who is served with a garnishment

  2. 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

14

Scrabble

15

Words With Friends

10

Letters

G (2) + A (1) + R (1) + N (1) + I (1) + S (1) + H (4) + E (1) + 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 GARNISHEES

GARNISHEES 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 GARNISHEES

The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.

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