Is SWORDFISHES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, SWORDFISHES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 21 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does SWORDFISHES mean?
Swordfishes is a form of SWORDFISH.
- 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
- Scrabble
- 21
- Words With Friends
- 20
- Letters
- 11
S (1) + W (4) + O (1) + R (1) + D (2) + 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 SWORDFISHES
SWORDFISHES 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 SWORDFISHES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- swordfish19
- sideshows16
- sideshow15
- rosefish14
- swishers14
- whosises14
- howdies14
- redfish14
- swished14
- howfs14
- fishers13
- froshes13
- reshows13
- serfish13
- sherifs13
- showers13
- showier13
- swisher13
- swishes13
- wishers13
- fished13
- howdie13
- showed13
- shrewd13
- whored13
- wished13
- howf13
- hidroses12
- fisher12
- fishes12
- reshow12
- sherif12
- shower12
- shrews12
- whores12
- whosis12
- wisher12
- wishes12
- dhows12
- whids12
- wifed12
- dowries11
- dowsers11
- drowses11
- rowdies11
- weirdos11
- wordies11
- fresh11
- frosh11
- frows11
- howes11
- shews11
- shows11
- shrew11
- swish11
- whirs11
- whore11
- whose11
- wifes11
- dhow11
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