Is PADDLEFISH a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, PADDLEFISH is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 20 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does PADDLEFISH mean?
- noun
primitive fish of the Mississippi valley having a long paddle-shaped snout
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
20
Scrabble
21
Words With Friends
10
Letters
P (3) + A (1) + D (2) + D (2) + L (1) + E (1) + 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 PADDLEFISH
PADDLEFISH 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 PADDLEFISH
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- dealfish15
- faddish15
- helipads14
- deafish14
- flashed14
- aphides13
- diphase13
- helipad13
- plashed13
- fashed13
- fished13
- daledhs12
- fiddles12
- laddish12
- aphids12
- elfish12
- hasped12
- pashed12
- phased12
- pished12
- shaped12
- halides11
- paddies11
- paddles11
- piddles11
- plaided11
- alephs11
- daledh11
- dashed11
- dished11
- fiddle11
- palish11
- phials11
- pilafs11
- shaded11
- siddha11
- aphid11
- flash11
- flesh11
- sheaf11
- shelf11
- alipeds10
- elapids10
- lapides10
- palsied10
- pleiads10
- afield10
- delish10
- failed10
- felids10
- fields10
- hailed10
- halide10
- halids10
- lashed10
- paddle10
- piddle10
- shaled10
- shield10
- spaded10
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