Is SELFISH a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, SELFISH is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does SELFISH mean?
- adjective
concerned chiefly or only with yourself and your advantage to the exclusion of others
“Selfish men were...trying to make capital for themselves out of the sacred cause of civil rights”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
13
Scrabble
13
Words With Friends
7
Letters
S (1) + E (1) + L (1) + F (4) + I (1) + S (1) + H (4) = 13 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 SELFISH
SELFISH 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.
Anagrams of SELFISH
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from SELFISH
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
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