Words Containing FISH
496 words contain FISH anywhere. Scores range up to 31 points (MOSQUITOFISHES), averaging 19 points with standard English tile values. Every entry below shows its point value, US and UK dictionary validity, and a definition where available.
A tropical freshwater or marine fish with a flattened body.
Plural of ANGELFISH.
A fish that lures prey with a fleshy filament.
Plural of ANGLERFISH.
Any of various fish that knock insects into water by shooting water jets from their mouths.
Plural of ARCHERFISH.
Small fish used as bait to attract predators.
Plural of BAITFISH.
A fish of the family Cepolidae, with an elongated body.
Plural of BANDFISH.
A bottom-dwelling fish with a flattened body that walks on its fins.
Plural of BATFISH.
Any fish with a long, spear-like upper jaw, such as marlin or sailfish.
Plural of BILLFISH.
Any of various dark-colored fish or toothed whales.
Plural of BLACKFISH.
A fish that lives in dark waters and has reduced eyes.
Plural of BLINDFISH.
A fish that can inflate into a ball, often poisonous.
Plural of BLOWFISH.
A voracious game fish with bluish coloring.
Plural of BLUEFISH.
Any of various fishes with a projecting snout, often found in tropical seas.
Plural of BOARFISH.
A silvery game fish of warm coastal waters.
Plural of BONEFISH.
Present participle of BONEFISH.
Plural of BONEFISHING.
A small tropical fish with a body encased in bony plates.
Plural of BOXFISH.
A large freshwater fish of the genus Ictiobus, native to North America.
Plural of BUFFALOFISH.
A fish with rigid spines covering its body.
Plural of BURRFISH.
Any of various slippery, scaleless fish, often edible.
Plural of BUTTERFISH.
A small, brightly colored tropical marine fish of the family Chaetodontidae.
Plural of BUTTERFLYFISH.
A Pacific fish, once dried and used as a candle.
Plural of CANDLEFISH.
A freshwater fish with whisker-like barbels around the mouth.
Past tense of CATFISH.
Plural of CATFISH.
Present participle of CATFISH.
A fish that lives in caves, often blind and colorless.
Plural of CAVEFISH.
Small marine fish with a sucking disc for clinging to surfaces.
Plural of CLINGFISH.
A small colorful reef fish living among anemones.
Plural of CLOWNFISH.
Any of several dark-colored fish, such as pollock.
Plural of COALFISH.
A large food fish found in cold northern waters.
Plural of CODFISH.
A trunkfish with horn-like spines over its eyes.
Plural of COWFISH.
A ray with electric organs able to deliver shocks.
Plural of CRAMPFISH.
A small freshwater crustacean resembling a lobster.
Past tense of CRAWFISH.
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What is the highest-scoring word contain FISH anywhere?
MOSQUITOFISHES scores 31 points, the highest in this list using standard English tile values.