Is WILDFIRES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, WILDFIRES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does WILDFIRES mean?
Wildfires is a form of WILDFIRE.
- noun
a raging and rapidly spreading conflagration
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
17
Words With Friends
9
Letters
W (4) + I (1) + L (1) + D (2) + F (4) + I (1) + R (1) + 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 WILDFIRES
WILDFIRES 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 WILDFIRES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- wildfire15
- wifed12
- swirled11
- wilders11
- flews11
- wifes11
- felids10
- fields10
- rifled10
- weirds10
- wields10
- wilder10
- flew10
- wife10
- filers9
- fliers9
- lifers9
- rifles9
- swiler9
- wilier9
- defis9
- delfs9
- felid9
- field9
- filed9
- fired9
- flied9
- fried9
- weird9
- welds9
- wider9
- wides9
- wield9
- wilds9
- wiled9
- wired9
- wised9
- wried9
- few9
- filer8
- files8
- fires8
- flier8
- flies8
- flirs8
- fries8
- frise8
- lewis8
- lifer8
- lweis8
- reifs8
- rifle8
- serif8
- swile8
- swirl8
- weirs8
- wiles8
- wires8
- wiser8
- wries8
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