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Words ending in FISH

There are 121 words ending in FISH in the standard word-game list. The most common are selfish, goldfish, jellyfish, catfish, shellfish, starfish.

Most common, with meanings

WordMeaningPoints
selfishconcerned chiefly or only with yourself and your advantage to the exclusion of others13
goldfishsmall golden or orange-red freshwater fishes of Eurasia used as pond or aquarium fishes16
jellyfishlarge siphonophore having a bladderlike float and stinging tentacles25
catfishflesh of scaleless food fish of the southern United States; often farmed15
shellfishmeat of edible aquatic invertebrate with a shell (especially a mollusk or crustacean)18
starfishechinoderms characterized by five arms extending from a central disk14
unselfishdisregarding your own advantages and welfare over those of others15
swordfishflesh of swordfish usually served as steaks19
crayfishwarm-water lobsters without claws; those from Australia and South Africa usually marketed as frozen tails;…19
crawfishtiny lobster-like crustaceans usually boiled briefly19
blowfishdelicacy that is highly dangerous because of a potent nerve poison in ovaries and liver19
cuttlefishten-armed oval-bodied cephalopod with narrow fins as long as the body and a large calcareous internal shell18
codfishlean white flesh of important North Atlantic food fish; usually baked or poached16
rockfishthe lean flesh of any of various valuable market fish caught among rocks20
monkfishflesh of a large-headed anglerfish of the Atlantic waters of North America20
angelfisha butterfly fish of the genus Pomacanthus16
anglerfishfishes having large mouths with a wormlike filament attached for luring prey17
archerfishany of several small freshwater fishes that catch insects by squirting water at them and knocking them into…21
batfishbottom-dweller of warm western Atlantic coastal waters having a flattened scaleless body that crawls about…15
billfishprimitive predaceous North American fish covered with hard scales and having long jaws with needlelike teeth16
blackfishlarge dark-colored food fish of the Atlantic coast of North America23
blindfishAny of various fish, having only rudimentary eyes, that inhabit underground waters.18
bluefishbluish warm-water marine food and game fish that follow schools of small fishes into shallow waters16
boarfishfish with large eyes and long snouts16
bonefishslender silvery marine fish found in tropical mud flats and mangrove lagoons16
boxfishany of numerous small tropical fishes having body and head encased in bony plates22
buffalofishlarge carp-like North American fish25
butterfishany of numerous small flat Atlantic food fish having smooth skin18
candlefishAn oily edible fish, Thaleichthys pacificus, from the northern Pacific, that was once dried and used as a…19
cavefishAny of various fish, typically blind and lacking pigment, that inhabit subterranean waters.19
coalfishAny of several blackish fish, especially Pollachius virens, a pollack, and Anoplopoma fimbria, sablefish.16
cowfishtrunkfish having hornlike spines over the eyes18
damselfishsmall brilliantly colored tropical marine fishes of coral reefs19
deafishSomewhat deaf.14
dealfishdeep-sea ribbonfish15
devilfishmedium-sized greyish-black whale of the northern Pacific19
dogfishprimitive long-bodied carnivorous freshwater fish with a very long dorsal fin; found in sluggish waters of…15
dolphinfishthe lean flesh of a saltwater fish found in warm waters (especially in Hawaii)23
draffishWorthless; draffy18
drumfishsmall to medium-sized bottom-dwelling food and game fishes of shallow coastal and fresh waters that make a…17
dwarfishatypically small18
elfishusually good-naturedly mischievous12
fallfishA small silvery freshwater fish (Semotilus corporalis) found in North America.17
filefishnarrow flattened warm-water fishes with leathery skin and a long file-like dorsal spine17
finfishAny fish, but especially fish other than flatfish16
flatfishsweet lean whitish flesh of any of numerous thin-bodied fish; usually served as thin fillets17
foolfishFilefish17
foxfishA fox shark or sea fox.23
frogfishfish having a frog-like mouth with a lure on the snout18
garfishprimitive predaceous North American fish covered with hard scales and having long jaws with needlelike teeth14
giraffishResembling or characteristic of a giraffe, especially in being unusually tall.19
globefishany of numerous marine fishes whose elongated spiny body can inflate itself with water or air to form a…18
goatfishbrightly colored tropical fishes with chin barbels15
goosefishfishes having large mouths with a wormlike filament attached for luring prey16
groundfishfish that live on the sea bottom (particularly the commercially important gadoid fish like cod and haddock,…18
gruffishSomewhat gruff.18
guitarfishprimitive tropical bottom-dwelling ray with a guitar-shaped body17
hagfisheellike cyclostome having a tongue with horny teeth in a round mouth surrounded by eight tentacles; feeds on…17
headfishamong the largest bony fish; pelagic fish having an oval compressed body with high dorsal and anal fins and…18
hogfishlarge wrasse of western Atlantic; head of male resembles a pig's snout17

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