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5-Letter Words With ISH

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Popular 5-Letter Words With ISH

The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.

All 5-Letter Words With ISH 16 words

How often does ISH appear in five-letter words?

Our combined English word list has 16 five-letter words containing ISH. They average 10.3 points, the best is FISHY (14 points) and 62.5% end in H.

Total words
16
Average Scrabble score
10.3
out of 14 max
Everyday words
13%
common in ordinary English
Most common ending
H
62.5% of words

Most common last letters

  • h 62.5%
  • y 12.5%
  • a 6.3%

Top vowel pairs

  • ai6.3%
  • ei6.3%
  • ui6.3%

Share of words where these two vowels sit side by side.

Rare words worth knowing

Valid in this dictionary but rarely seen in everyday English.

Highest-scoring five-letter word containing ISH

f 4i 1s 1h 4y 4

F 4 + I 1 + S 1 + H 4 + Y 4 = 14 points

Double word
28 pts
Triple word
42 pts

Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).

fishy

  1. adjectiveof or relating to or resembling fish“the soup had a fishy smell”
  2. adjectivenot as expected“there was something fishy about the accident”
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How many five-letter words containing ISH are there?

There are 16 five-letter words containing ISH in our combined English word list. Other dictionaries give different totals, so switch dictionary at the top of the list to compare.

What is the highest-scoring five-letter word containing ISH?

FISHY is worth 14 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are WHISH (14), DISHY (12), KNISH (12).

Which rare five-letter words containing ISH score well?

Uncommon but valid choices include SHISH (11), WISHA (11), WISHT (11), CUISH (10). Few players know them, so they can catch an opponent off guard.