Is SPORTFISHING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, SPORTFISHING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 21 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does SPORTFISHING mean?
- noun
the act of someone who fishes as a diversion
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
21
Scrabble
23
Words With Friends
12
Letters
S (1) + P (3) + O (1) + R (1) + T (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 SPORTFISHING
Single letters that turn SPORTFISHING 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 SPORTFISHING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- frothings16
- shiftings16
- pigfish16
- profiting15
- fishings15
- frothing15
- infights15
- shifting15
- pinfish15
- frostnips14
- sprights14
- fishing14
- frights14
- infight14
- frostings13
- shirtings13
- strongish13
- frostnip13
- sportifs13
- piroghi13
- pishing13
- pithing13
- shrifts13
- softish13
- spright13
- fights13
- fright13
- riposting12
- stripings12
- fistings12
- foisting12
- frosting12
- hoisting12
- insights12
- shirting12
- shorings12
- shorting12
- siftings12
- profits12
- siphons12
- sonship12
- sophist12
- sportif12
- finish12
- firths12
- friths12
- froths12
- hoping12
- shifts12
- shrift12
- fight12
- hornists11
- positing11
- postings11
- prissing11
- signpost11
- sopiting11
- spirting11
- sporting11
- stopings11
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