269 words come out when you unscramble NEEDLEFISH, starting with NEEDLEFISH itself: 17 in Scrabble, 18 in Words With Friends. 10 letters: 4 vowels and 6 consonants.
N12E1E1D2L12E1F4I1S1H43
Scrabble value on each tile, blue for Words With Friends when different.
Counting the words from NEEDLEFISH by length: 1 with 10 letters, 1 with 9, 2 with 8, 19 with 7, 45 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 21 with 2.
ENFLESHED is the only one of the 9-letter words in NEEDLEFISH; it scores 16 points.
The 7-letter words you get when you unscramble NEEDLEFISH are led by FLESHED and SHELFED, 14 points each. DEFENSE, DEFINES and NEEDLES are the familiar ones.
FISHED tops the 6-letter words from NEEDLEFISH at 13 points; next come ELFISH on 12 and DEFIES on 10. FIELDS, DEFINE and DIESEL will look familiar.
FLESH and SHELF share the top score of 11 among the 5-letter words from NEEDLEFISH. FIELD, FILES and FEEDS are the ones most people know.
Among the 4-letter words in NEEDLEFISH, FEHS and FISH tie for first at 10 points. FIND, LIFE and FILE are everyday picks.
FEH tops the 3-letter words made with NEEDLEFISH letters at 9 points; next come DEF and DIF on 7. SEE, END and FEE will look familiar.
Keep every letter of NEEDLEFISH but one, change that one, and you get:
More 10-letter words: starting with NE · ending in SH · all 10-letter words
Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; FLESHED (14 points) takes the top spot.
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes. NEEDLEFISH 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| NEEDLEFISH itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 269) | 197 | 267 | 182 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: ENFLESHED, SHELFED, ENFLESH, ENSHIELD, ENFILED, SHEELED, SHIELED, FEESED, ELFED, ELSHIN, FIDES, HEIDS and 59 more, 71 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: INFEEDS, DELISH, INFEED, DESHI, SELFIE, SIDHE, DIFS, SIDH, DEF, DIF, SHEN, EELED and 3 more, 15 in all. Not in Scrabble UK: SHEENIE. Not in Scrabble US, Scrabble UK and Words With Friends*: FI.