Is STARFISHES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, STARFISHES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does STARFISHES mean?
Starfishes is a form of STARFISH.
- noun
echinoderms characterized by five arms extending from a central disk
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
15
Words With Friends
10
Letters
S (1) + T (1) + A (1) + R (1) + F (4) + I (1) + S (1) + H (4) + E (1) + S (1) = 16 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 STARFISHES
STARFISHES 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 STARFISHES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- ratfishes15
- shifters14
- starfish14
- fathers13
- fishers13
- hafters13
- ratfish13
- serfish13
- sharifs13
- sherifs13
- shifter13
- shrifts13
- afresh12
- faiths12
- fashes12
- father12
- fetish12
- firths12
- fisher12
- fishes12
- friths12
- hafter12
- shafts12
- sharif12
- sheafs12
- sherif12
- shifts12
- shrift12
- trefah12
- faith11
- firth11
- fresh11
- frith11
- hafts11
- hefts11
- shaft11
- sheaf11
- shift11
- thief11
- ashiest10
- fairest10
- fiestas10
- fissate10
- fraises10
- frasses10
- hastier10
- hissers10
- rashest10
- resifts10
- sifters10
- stashes10
- strafes10
- strifes10
- trashes10
- fahs10
- fash10
- fehs10
- fish10
- haft10
- heft10
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