Is KILLIFISHES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, KILLIFISHES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 21 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does KILLIFISHES mean?
Killifishes is a form of KILLIFISH.
- noun
small mostly marine warm-water carp-like schooling fishes; used as bait or aquarium fishes or in mosquito control
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
21
Scrabble
22
Words With Friends
11
Letters
K (5) + I (1) + L (1) + L (1) + I (1) + F (4) + I (1) + S (1) + H (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 KILLIFISHES
KILLIFISHES 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 KILLIFISHES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- fishkills19
- killifish19
- fishkill18
- fishlike18
- heliskis15
- heliski14
- hisself13
- selfish13
- sheiks13
- shikse13
- elfish12
- fishes12
- filks12
- hikes12
- kiefs12
- sheik12
- killies11
- silkies11
- flesh11
- shelf11
- filk11
- hike11
- kefs11
- khis11
- kief11
- kifs11
- fillies10
- fissile10
- killie10
- silkie10
- skells10
- skills10
- fehs10
- fish10
- kef10
- khi10
- kif10
- filles9
- shells9
- shiels9
- shills9
- kills9
- likes9
- sikes9
- silks9
- skell9
- skies9
- skill9
- feh9
- fells8
- files8
- fille8
- fills8
- flies8
- heils8
- hells8
- hills8
- seifs8
- selfs8
- shell8
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