Is SAILFISHES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, SAILFISHES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does SAILFISHES mean?
Sailfishes is a form of SAILFISH.
- noun
a saltwater fish with lean flesh
- noun
large pelagic game fish having an elongated upper jaw and long dorsal fin that resembles a sail
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
16
Words With Friends
10
Letters
S (1) + A (1) + I (1) + L (1) + F (4) + I (1) + S (1) + H (4) + E (1) + S (1) = 16 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 SAILFISHES
SAILFISHES 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 SAILFISHES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- fishless14
- sailfish14
- flashes13
- hisself13
- selfish13
- salsifies12
- elfish12
- fashes12
- fishes12
- sheafs12
- salifies11
- flash11
- flesh11
- sheaf11
- shelf11
- ashless10
- falsies10
- fissile10
- hassels10
- hassles10
- hissies10
- sheilas10
- slashes10
- fahs10
- fash10
- fehs10
- fish10
- half10
- falsie9
- hassel9
- hassle9
- hisses9
- lashes9
- sashes9
- selahs9
- shales9
- sheals9
- sheila9
- shiels9
- fah9
- feh9
- silesias8
- alefs8
- alifs8
- ashes8
- fails8
- false8
- files8
- fleas8
- flies8
- hails8
- hales8
- heals8
- heils8
- leafs8
- leash8
- safes8
- seifs8
- selah8
- selfs8
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