Is LADYFISHES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, LADYFISHES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 20 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does LADYFISHES mean?
Ladyfishes is a form of LADYFISH.
- noun
game fish resembling the tarpon but smaller
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
20
Scrabble
19
Words With Friends
10
Letters
L (1) + A (1) + D (2) + Y (4) + F (4) + I (1) + S (1) + H (4) + E (1) + S (1) = 20 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 LADYFISHES
LADYFISHES 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 LADYFISHES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- hayfields19
- hayfield18
- ladyfish18
- shadfly17
- shadflies16
- dayflies15
- dealfish15
- flashy15
- fleshy15
- deafish14
- flashed14
- headily14
- ladyish14
- shadily14
- fishy14
- flashes13
- hisself13
- salsify13
- selfish13
- deafly13
- fashed13
- fished13
- flayed13
- dialyses12
- elfish12
- fashes12
- fishes12
- safely12
- salify12
- shaley12
- sheafs12
- dashy12
- deify12
- dishy12
- edify12
- fayed12
- hayed12
- heady12
- shady12
- dialyse11
- halides11
- hassled11
- shields11
- slashed11
- flash11
- flays11
- flesh11
- fleys11
- hissy11
- hylas11
- leafy11
- shaly11
- shays11
- sheaf11
- shelf11
- shily11
- yeahs11
- defy11
- falsies10
- sheilas10
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