Is SPEARFISHING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, SPEARFISHING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 21 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does SPEARFISHING mean?
Spearfishing is a form of SPEARFISH.
- noun
any of several large vigorous pelagic fishes resembling sailfishes but with first dorsal fin much reduced; worldwide but rare
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
21
Scrabble
23
Words With Friends
12
Letters
S (1) + P (3) + E (1) + A (1) + R (1) + F (4) + I (1) + S (1) + H (4) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 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 SPEARFISHING
Single letters that turn SPEARFISHING into another valid word in US Scrabble. Hooks let you extend a word already on the board.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks1
Words you can make from SPEARFISHING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- pigfishes18
- fireships17
- panfishes17
- pinfishes17
- spearfish17
- garfishes16
- hangfires16
- fireship16
- pigfish16
- finishers15
- perishing15
- phrasings15
- reshaping15
- fishings15
- freshing15
- hangfire15
- sheafing15
- panfish15
- pinfish15
- finisher14
- finishes14
- harpings14
- phrasing14
- refinish14
- sharping14
- sphering14
- sphinges14
- fashing14
- fishing14
- garfish14
- garnishes13
- gasifiers13
- shearings13
- airships13
- firepans13
- hairpins13
- heparins13
- panfries13
- parishes13
- seraphin13
- sharpens13
- sharpies13
- fairish13
- fishers13
- fishier13
- harping13
- hasping13
- heaping13
- pashing13
- phasing13
- pishing13
- serfish13
- shaping13
- sharifs13
- sherifs13
- aspersing12
- grapiness12
- hairiness12
- preassign12
- repassing12
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