Is LADYFISH a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, LADYFISH is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 18 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does LADYFISH mean?
- noun
game fish resembling the tarpon but smaller
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
18
Scrabble
17
Words With Friends
8
Letters
L (1) + A (1) + D (2) + Y (4) + F (4) + I (1) + S (1) + H (4) = 18 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 LADYFISH
LADYFISH 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 LADYFISH
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- shadfly17
- flashy15
- ladyish14
- shadily14
- fishy14
- salify12
- dashy12
- dishy12
- shady12
- flash11
- flays11
- hylas11
- shaly11
- shily11
- halids10
- ashy10
- fahs10
- fash10
- fays10
- fish10
- flay10
- half10
- hays10
- hiya10
- hyla10
- shay10
- dahls9
- daily9
- daisy9
- dashi9
- dhals9
- halid9
- idyls9
- sadly9
- sayid9
- fah9
- fay9
- fly9
- hay9
- shy9
- yah9
- alifs8
- fails8
- hails8
- dahl8
- dahs8
- dash8
- days8
- dhal8
- difs8
- dish8
- fads8
- fids8
- idly8
- idyl8
- lady8
- shad8
- sidh8
- yald8
- ahis7
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