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Famishes

f 4a 1m 3i 1s 1h 4e 1s 1

About 3 syllables

verb · 8 letters · Less common · third-person singular form of famish

  • Scrabble US & Canada : valid
  • Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
  • Words With Friends : valid
  • Wordle : not valid

What does famishes mean?

verb

  1. be hungry; go without food

    “Let's eat--I'm starving!”

    Synonymsstarvehunger

  2. deprive of food

    “They starved the prisoners”

    Synonymsstarve

  3. die of food deprivation

    “The political prisoners starved to death”

    Synonymsstarve

Definitions shown for famish, the base form of famishes.

Is FAMISHES a valid word?

Game / word listValid?
Scrabble US & Canada (NWL / TWL) Yes
Scrabble UK & worldwide (Collins / SOWPODS) Yes
Words With Friends (ENABLE) Yes
Wordle (guess list) No

How many points is FAMISHES worth?

Scrabble

16 pts
f 4a 1m 3i 1s 1h 4e 1s 1

Words With Friends

16 pts
f 4a 1m 4i 1s 1h 3e 1s 1

Wordfeud

16 pts
f 4a 1m 3i 1s 1h 4e 1s 1

NYT Crossplay

15 pts
f 4a 1m 3i 1s 1h 3e 1s 1

Scores are the sum of the tile values, before premium squares or bingo bonuses.

Words from the letters in FAMISHES

Words that end like FAMISHES

Common words that share the ending -ISHES, handy for rhymes, poems and wordplay. Matches are based on spelling, so a few may not rhyme exactly.

finishespublishespolishespunishesvanishesgoldfishesbanishesfetisheslavishesparishesperishesradishesravishesrelishesblemishesburnishescatfishescherishesfurnishesgarnishesnourishesrubbishestarnishesvarnishes
All words ending in -ISHES

Famishes: quick answers

Is FAMISHES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. FAMISHES is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 16 points before board bonuses.
How many points is FAMISHES worth?
FAMISHES scores 16 points in Scrabble, 16 in Words With Friends, 16 in Wordfeud and 15 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does famishes mean?
famishes is the third-person singular form of famish, which means “be hungry”. It has 3 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in FAMISHES?
You can make 166 shorter words from FAMISHES, such as FAMISH, FASHES, FEHM, FISHES. See the full list.