Is PILOTFISHES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, PILOTFISHES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 19 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does PILOTFISHES mean?
Pilotfishes is a form of PILOTFISH.
- noun
small pelagic fish often accompanying sharks or mantas
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
19
Scrabble
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Words With Friends
11
Letters
P (3) + I (1) + L (1) + O (1) + T (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 FriendsNot listed
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 PILOTFISHES
PILOTFISHES 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 PILOTFISHES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- fishpoles17
- fleshpots17
- pilotfish17
- shoplifts17
- fishpole16
- fleshpot16
- shoplift16
- helistops14
- isopleths14
- lithopses14
- pisoliths14
- fishiest14
- tilefish14
- helistop13
- hoplites13
- isopleth13
- pisolith13
- pisshole13
- pithless13
- polishes13
- hisself13
- leftish13
- selfish13
- softish13
- hipless12
- hoplite12
- lithops12
- ophites12
- poshest12
- shilpit12
- sophies12
- sophist12
- spilths12
- elfish12
- fetish12
- filths12
- fishes12
- shifts12
- pisolites11
- foilists11
- hostiles11
- ophite11
- pishes11
- pithoi11
- pithos11
- polish11
- shleps11
- spilth11
- splosh11
- thesps11
- tophes11
- filth11
- flesh11
- hefts11
- shelf11
- shift11
- thief11
- pisolite10
- pistoles10
- pitiless10
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