Unscramble FISHERMAN and you have 297 words, FISHERMAN itself among them: it scores 17 in Scrabble and 18 in Words With Friends. The strongest shorter word is FRESHMAN, 16 points. The 9 letters split into 3 vowels and 6 consonants.
F4I1S1H43E1R1M34A1N12
Scrabble value on each tile, blue for Words With Friends when different.
Words from FISHERMAN by length: 1 with 9 letters, 3 with 8, 21 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 32 with 2.
12 of 21 7-letter words in FISHERMAN tie at 12 points; none scores more. REMAINS, SEMINAR and MARINES will look familiar.
Among the 6-letter words you get when you unscramble FISHERMAN, FAMISH leads with 14 points, then AFRESH and FISHER on 12. FRAMES, SHRINE and ARMIES are the familiar ones.
FRESH, HAFIS and SHEAF are the top 5-letter words from FISHERMAN, 11 points each. FRAME, FIRMS and FARMS will look familiar.
Among the 4-letter words from FISHERMAN, FEHM leads with 12 points, then FAHS and FASH on 10. FIRE, FINE and HAIR are the familiar ones.
FAH and FEH share the top score of 9 among the 3-letter words in FISHERMAN. HAS, MAN and MEN are the ones most people know.
These 6 words have the length of FISHERMAN, with one letter different:
More 9-letter words: starting with FI · ending in AN · all 9-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with FRESHMAN (16 points).
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
Yes. FISHERMAN is playable in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK, and it is in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| FISHERMAN itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 297) | 227 | 292 | 214 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: SHIREMAN, FEHM, HEMINAS, INFAMES, MASHIER, MISFARE, FRAIMS, HARIMS, HEMINA, INFAME, MAHSIR, MANEHS and 53 more, 65 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: FAHS, MENSH, NEARISH, ASHINE, FAH, FAMS, HIMS, SHENAI, FAM, MEH, AHIS, AHI and 4 more, 16 in all. Not in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK: HAFIS, EMFS and EMF, 3 in all. Not in Scrabble US, Scrabble UK and Words With Friends*: HEMI and FI, 2 in all.