Is SILVERFISH a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, SILVERFISH is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 19 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does SILVERFISH mean?
- noun
silver-grey wingless insect found in houses feeding on book bindings and starched clothing
- noun
a silvery variety of Carassius auratus
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
19
Scrabble
20
Words With Friends
10
Letters
S (1) + I (1) + L (1) + V (4) + E (1) + R (1) + F (4) + I (1) + S (1) + H (4) = 19 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 SILVERFISH
SILVERFISH 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 SILVERFISH
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- liverish14
- shrivels14
- fishers13
- fishier13
- hisself13
- selfish13
- serfish13
- sherifs13
- shivers13
- shrivel13
- shrives13
- elfish12
- elvish12
- fisher12
- fishes12
- fivers12
- sherif12
- shiver12
- shives12
- shrive12
- fiver11
- fives11
- flesh11
- fresh11
- hives11
- shelf11
- shive11
- shivs11
- fissile10
- hirsels10
- hirsles10
- hissier10
- liviers10
- reishis10
- silvers10
- slivers10
- fehs10
- fish10
- five10
- hive10
- shiv10
- ervils9
- filers9
- fliers9
- frises9
- hirsel9
- hirsle9
- hisser9
- lifers9
- livers9
- livier9
- livres9
- reishi9
- relish9
- rifles9
- rishis9
- serifs9
- shiels9
- shiers9
- shires9
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