Is LUNGFISHES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, LUNGFISHES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does LUNGFISHES mean?
Lungfishes is a form of LUNGFISH.
- noun
air-breathing fish having an elongated body and fleshy paired fins; certain species construct mucus-lined mud coverings in which to survive drought
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
20
Words With Friends
10
Letters
L (1) + U (1) + N (1) + G (2) + F (4) + I (1) + S (1) + H (4) + E (1) + S (1) = 17 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 LUNGFISHES
LUNGFISHES 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 LUNGFISHES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- fleshings16
- flushings16
- unselfish15
- fleshing15
- flushing15
- lungfish15
- flushes13
- hisself13
- selfish13
- sunfish13
- shingles12
- slushing12
- elfish12
- fishes12
- fluish12
- english11
- engulfs11
- fessing11
- fueling11
- fussing11
- ingulfs11
- lushing11
- selfing11
- shingle11
- sleighs11
- flesh11
- flush11
- shelf11
- finless10
- fulness10
- infuses10
- slushie10
- engulf10
- feigns10
- feuing10
- flings10
- fugles10
- fusing10
- gushes10
- hinges10
- ingulf10
- neighs10
- sleigh10
- fehs10
- fish10
- gluiness9
- ugliness9
- elfins9
- fusels9
- fusile9
- fusils9
- infuse9
- lushes9
- shiels9
- shines9
- sinful9
- feign9
- fling9
- flung9
- fugle9
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