Unscramble DWARFISH and you have 165 words, DWARFISH itself among them: it scores 18 in Scrabble and 17 in Words With Friends. WHARFS is the best of the shorter words, at 15 points. The 8 letters split into 2 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Scrabble value on each tile, blue for Words With Friends when different.
Counting the words from DWARFISH by length: 1 with 8 letters, 9 with 6, 25 with 5, 60 with 4, 53 with 3 and 17 with 2. None has 7 letters.
The best of the 5-letter words in DWARFISH is WHARF, 14 points; DWARF and WHIDS on 12 follow. DRAWS, FAIRS and WARDS are everyday picks.
Among the 4-letter words from DWARFISH, WHID leads with 11 points, then FAHS and FASH on 10. SAID, HARD and WISH are the familiar ones.
4 of 53 3-letter words you get when you unscramble DWARFISH tie at 9 points; none scores more. WAS, HAS and HAD will look familiar.
These 6 words have the length of DWARFISH, with one letter different:
More 8-letter words: starting with DW · ending in SH · all 8-letter words
What DWARFISH means, then the 7 highest-scoring answers.
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept DWARFISH, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| DWARFISH itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 165) | 133 | 163 | 122 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: DAWISH, WAIRSH, FAWS, WISARD, FAW, SIDHA, ARISH, HADS, SWAD, WAID, FARS, FRAS and 18 more, 30 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: FAHS, SHWA, FAH, DIFS, SIDH, AHIS, DIF, AHI, AHS, DAS, DA and RAI, 12 in all. Not in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK: HAFIS. Not in Scrabble US, Scrabble UK and Words With Friends*: FI.