Is SILVERFISHES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, SILVERFISHES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 21 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does SILVERFISHES mean?
Silverfishes is a form of SILVERFISH.
- 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
21
Scrabble
22
Words With Friends
12
Letters
S (1) + I (1) + L (1) + V (4) + E (1) + R (1) + F (4) + I (1) + S (1) + H (4) + E (1) + S (1) = 21 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 SILVERFISHES
SILVERFISHES 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 SILVERFISHES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- silverfish19
- feverish17
- fisheries15
- versifies15
- fishless14
- fleshers14
- fleshier14
- hiveless14
- liverish14
- shelvers14
- shelvier14
- shrieves14
- shrivels14
- verifies14
- fishers13
- fishier13
- flesher13
- fleshes13
- freshes13
- heifers13
- herself13
- hisself13
- selfish13
- serfish13
- shelver13
- shelves13
- sherifs13
- shivers13
- shrieve13
- shrivel13
- shrives13
- elfish12
- elvish12
- fevers12
- fisher12
- fishes12
- fivers12
- heifer12
- helves12
- shelve12
- sherif12
- shiver12
- shives12
- shrive12
- fireless11
- heirless11
- liveries11
- relishes11
- fever11
- fiver11
- fives11
- flesh11
- fresh11
- helve11
- hives11
- shelf11
- shive11
- shivs11
- ferlies10
- fissile10
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