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fishy

/ˈfɪʃi/•adjective

Fishy is also used as adjective, with meanings including of or relating to or resembling fish.

2 meanings5 lettersScrabble 14

Length

Scrabble

WWF

Starts

Ends

SHY

Difficulty

Medium

Dictionary

What Does “FISHY” Mean?

/ˈfɪʃi/

fishy has 2 documented senses across adjective.

Adjective

2 senses

of or relating to or resembling fish

“the soup had a fishy smell”

not as expected

“there was something fishy about the accident”

“up to some funny business”

“some definitely queer goings-on”

“a shady deal”

Synonyms

funny shady suspect suspicious

Word Forms

fishier fishiest

Synonyms for FISHY

funny shady suspect suspicious

Scrabble Score

Letters

Vowels

Consonants

Word Intelligence

Explore the word fishy with its definition, score, letter pattern, and useful word game details.

Definition

of or relating to or resembling fish

Length

5 letters

Starts With

Ends With

Vowels

Consonants

Letters

F, I, S, H, Y

Use Case

Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.

Letter Breakdown

Word Facts

Key letter, score, and pattern facts for fishy.

FISHY is a 5-letter word.

It has a Scrabble score of 14.

It starts with F and ends with Y.

It contains 1 vowel and 4 consonants.

Its vowel share is about 20%.

It is an isogram, meaning no letter repeats.

It is not a palindrome.

Letter pattern: ABCDE.

Vowel/consonant pattern: CVCCC.

Word Strategy

Strategy notes for using fishy in Scrabble, Wordle-style games, crosswords, and anagram solving.

Scrabble Strategy

★★★★★

FISHY has a Scrabble score of 14. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.

Wordle Strategy

★★★★☆

FISHY is a five-letter word, so it can be considered in Wordle-style solving. It includes common vowel information that can help narrow guesses.

Crossword Strategy

★★★★☆

FISHY can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 5-letter structure.

Anagram Strategy

★★★★☆

FISHY uses unique letters, giving more flexibility when checking possible anagrams and word game combinations.

Letter Intelligence

A deeper look at the letter structure, patterns, and useful game signals inside fishy.

Unique Letters

Repeated Letters

Highest Value Letter

Letter Pattern

ABCDE

CV Pattern

CVCCC

Vowel Share

20%

Consonant Share

80%

Bigrams

FI, IS, SH, HY

Trigrams

FIS, ISH, SHY

Crossword Intelligence

Crossword-style clues, crossing help, and pattern notes for fishy.

FISHY is a 5-letter standard crossword entry.

It starts with F and ends with Y, which helps narrow crossword crossings.

It contains 1 vowel and 4 consonants.

Its vowel/consonant pattern is CVCCC.

Crossword difficulty estimate: Hard.