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
21
Scrabble
20
Words With Friends
11
Letters
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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