Is SWORDFISH a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, SWORDFISH is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 19 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does SWORDFISH mean?
- noun
flesh of swordfish usually served as steaks
- noun
large toothless marine food fish with a long swordlike upper jaw; not completely cold-blooded i.e. they are able to warm their brains and eyes: worldwide in warm waters but feed on cold ocean floor coming to surface at night
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
19
Scrabble
18
Words With Friends
9
Letters
S (1) + W (4) + O (1) + R (1) + D (2) + 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 SWORDFISH
SWORDFISH 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 SWORDFISH
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- howfs14
- howf13
- whosis12
- dhows12
- whids12
- frosh11
- frows11
- shows11
- swish11
- whirs11
- dhow11
- whid11
- fiords10
- swords10
- fish10
- frow10
- hows10
- show10
- whir10
- wish10
- roshis9
- fidos9
- fiord9
- fords9
- sword9
- words9
- foh9
- how9
- who9
- roshi8
- shris8
- difs8
- dish8
- dohs8
- dosh8
- dows8
- fido8
- fids8
- ford8
- hods8
- shod8
- sidh8
- word8
- firs7
- foss7
- hiss7
- hoss7
- rhos7
- rifs7
- rows7
- shri7
- sohs7
- sows7
- wiss7
- dif7
- doh7
- dow7
- fid7
- hid7
- hod7
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