Is MONKFISH a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, MONKFISH is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 20 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does MONKFISH mean?
- noun
flesh of a large-headed anglerfish of the Atlantic waters of North America
- noun
fishes having large mouths with a wormlike filament attached for luring prey
- noun
sharks with broad flat bodies and winglike pectoral fins but that swim the way sharks do
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
- Scrabble
- 20
- Words With Friends
- 21
- Letters
- 8
M (3) + O (1) + N (1) + K (5) + F (4) + I (1) + S (1) + H (4) = 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 MONKFISH
MONKFISH 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 MONKFISH
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- monkish16
- finks12
- honks12
- knish12
- monish11
- fohns11
- minks11
- monks11
- fink11
- honk11
- khis11
- kifs11
- fish10
- fohn10
- mink10
- monk10
- mosk10
- skim10
- khi10
- kif10
- ikons9
- kinos9
- oinks9
- hims9
- homs9
- mhos9
- mosh9
- ohms9
- shim9
- shmo9
- foh9
- finos8
- foins8
- infos8
- ikon8
- inks8
- kino8
- kins8
- kois8
- oiks8
- oink8
- sink8
- skin8
- him8
- hom8
- mho8
- ohm8
- fino7
- fins7
- foin7
- fons7
- hins7
- hisn7
- hons7
- info7
- nosh7
- shin7
- sinh7
- ink7
- kin7
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