Is HAGFISHES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, HAGFISHES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 19 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does HAGFISHES mean?
Hagfishes is a form of HAGFISH.
- noun
eellike cyclostome having a tongue with horny teeth in a round mouth surrounded by eight tentacles; feeds on dead or trapped fishes by boring into their bodies
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
19
Scrabble
18
Words With Friends
9
Letters
H (4) + A (1) + G (2) + F (4) + I (1) + S (1) + H (4) + E (1) + S (1) = 19 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 HAGFISHES
HAGFISHES 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 HAGFISHES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- hagfish17
- fashes12
- fishes12
- hashes12
- sheafs12
- heigh12
- highs12
- geishas11
- shahs11
- sheaf11
- high11
- gashes10
- geisha10
- fahs10
- fash10
- fehs10
- fish10
- hahs10
- hash10
- hehs10
- shah10
- shags9
- sighs9
- fah9
- feh9
- hah9
- heh9
- shh9
- ashes8
- safes8
- seifs8
- sheas8
- shies8
- fags8
- figs8
- gash8
- ghis8
- gifs8
- hags8
- shag8
- sigh8
- ahis7
- fess7
- haes7
- hies7
- hiss7
- safe7
- sash7
- seif7
- sesh7
- shea7
- shes7
- fag7
- fig7
- ghi7
- gif7
- hag7
- aegis6
- gases6
- sages6
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