Is NEEDLEFISHES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, NEEDLEFISHES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 19 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does NEEDLEFISHES mean?
Needlefishes is a form of NEEDLEFISH.
- noun
elongate European surface-dwelling predacious fishes with long toothed jaws; abundant in coastal waters
- noun
fish with long tubular snout and slim body covered with bony plates
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
19
Scrabble
20
Words With Friends
12
Letters
N (1) + E (1) + E (1) + D (2) + L (1) + E (1) + F (4) + I (1) + S (1) + H (4) + E (1) + S (1) = 19 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 NEEDLEFISHES
NEEDLEFISHES 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 NEEDLEFISHES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- needlefish17
- fleshed14
- fleshes13
- hisself13
- selfish13
- fished13
- defenses12
- finessed12
- heedless12
- hideless12
- elfish12
- fishes12
- sheenies11
- defense11
- defiles11
- defines11
- flensed11
- infeeds11
- sheened11
- shields11
- flesh11
- shelf11
- selenides10
- feeless10
- felines10
- finesse10
- finless10
- flenses10
- selfies10
- sheenie10
- defies10
- defile10
- define10
- delish10
- deshis10
- dishes10
- felids10
- fessed10
- fields10
- fiends10
- heeled10
- heiled10
- hissed10
- infeed10
- selfed10
- shends10
- shield10
- shined10
- fehs10
- fish10
- idleness9
- lessened9
- linseeds9
- needless9
- selenide9
- elfins9
- feline9
- flense9
- selfie9
- sheens9
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