Is SAWFISHES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, SAWFISHES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 18 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does SAWFISHES mean?
Sawfishes is a form of SAWFISH.
- noun
primitive ray with sharp teeth on each edge of a long flattened snout
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
18
Scrabble
17
Words With Friends
9
Letters
S (1) + A (1) + W (4) + F (4) + I (1) + S (1) + H (4) + E (1) + S (1) = 18 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 SAWFISHES
SAWFISHES 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 SAWFISHES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- sawfish16
- swashes13
- swishes13
- fashes12
- fishes12
- hawses12
- sheafs12
- washes12
- wishes12
- hawse11
- shaws11
- sheaf11
- shews11
- shwas11
- swash11
- swish11
- waifs11
- wifes11
- wisha11
- wiseass10
- fahs10
- fash10
- fehs10
- fish10
- haws10
- hews10
- shaw10
- shew10
- shwa10
- waif10
- wash10
- wife10
- wish10
- hisses9
- sashes9
- wisses9
- fah9
- feh9
- few9
- haw9
- hew9
- wha9
- ashes8
- safes8
- seifs8
- sheas8
- shies8
- swiss8
- wises8
- ahis7
- awes7
- fess7
- haes7
- hies7
- hiss7
- safe7
- sash7
- saws7
- seif7
- sesh7
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