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Words containing ISH

Words that have the letters ISH in a row, in that order: handy when a board square or a clue gives you a chunk to build around. All playable on Wordtide's board. There are 1,641 playable words containing ISH in Wordtide's English dictionary. The most common length is 8 letters, and the longest word is ACCOMPLISHMENTS. The highest-scoring is UNVANQUISHED, worth 29 points.

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Popular words containing ISH

ACCOMPLISHING24
ACCOMPLISHED23
ACCOMPLISHES22
ACCOMPLISH20
DISTINGUISHING20
ESTABLISHMENTS20
DISTINGUISHED19
ESTABLISHMENT19
DISTINGUISHES18
PUBLISHING18
DEMOLISHING17
ESTABLISHING17
GOLDFISHES17
PUBLISHED17
PUBLISHERS17
PUNISHMENT17
UNFINISHED17
DEMOLISHED16

Highest-scoring words containing ISH

Points are Wordtide tile values before bonus squares. Rare letters pay most: J, Q and Z are worth 9, X is 7.

UNVANQUISHED29
VANQUISHABLE29
JACKFISHES28
SQUAWFISHES28
DISHARMONIZING28
RELINQUISHMENTS28
SQUEAMISHNESSES28
VANQUISHING27
ACCOMPLISHMENTS27
RELINQUISHMENT27
COQUETTISHLY27
BUFFALOFISHES27

4-letter words containing ISH (4)

DISH7
FISH9
PISH8
WISH9

5-letter words containing ISH (9)

APISH9
CUISH10
DISHY10
FISHY12
KNISH10
RISHI7
SWISH10
WHISH12
WISHA10

6-letter words containing ISH (75)

AGUISH10
ASPISH10
BANISH10
BISHOP12
BLUISH11
BOYISH12
COYISH12
DISHED10
DISHES9
DOVISH13
DRYISH11
DUDISH11
ELFISH11
ELVISH12
FAMISH13
FETISH11
FINISH11
FISHED12
FISHER11
FISHES11
GARISH9
GEISHA9
GOYISH11
HEISHI10
IMPISH12
JADISH17
KISHKA14
KISHKE14
LAVISH12
LOWISH11
MISHAP12
MODISH11
MOPISH12
MULISH11
NEWISH11
OAFISH11
OFFISH14
OWLISH11
PARISH10
PERISH10
PISHED11
POLISH10
POPISH12
PUNISH11
RADISH9
RAKISH11
RAVISH12
RAWISH11
RELISH8
SQUISH17
SWISHY13
UNWISH12
UPPISH13
VANISH12
WHISHT13
WIDISH12
WINISH11
WISHED12
WISHER11
WISHES11

The 60 most common shown, 15 rarer words not listed. All 6-letter words

7-letter words containing ISH (233)

ABOLISH11
ANGUISH11
BABYISH15
BISHOPS13
BLEMISH13
BOOKISH14
BOORISH11
BRUTISH12
BURNISH12
CADDISH13
CATFISH14
CHERISH13
CODFISH15
DERVISH14
DISHING11
DOGFISH14
FADDISH14
FISHERY14
FISHIER12
FISHING13
FOOLISH12
FOPPISH16
FURBISH15
FURNISH13
GARNISH10
GIRLISH10
HAWKISH17
HELLISH11
KNAVISH16
LONGISH10
LUMPISH14
MANNISH11
MAWKISH17
MISHAPS13
NOURISH10
PEEVISH15
PIGGISH13
PINKISH14
PRUDISH13
PUBLISH14
PUCKISH17
RAFFISH15
ROGUISH11
RUBBISH14
SELFISH12
SLAVISH13
SQUISHY20
STYLISH11
SWISHED13
SWISHER12
SWISHES12
TARNISH9
VARNISH13
VOGUISH15
WAGGISH14
WASPISH14
WHITISH14
WISHFUL16
WISHING13
WOLFISH15

The 60 most common shown, 173 rarer words not listed. All 7-letter words

8-letter words containing ISH (291)

ADMONISH13
ASTONISH10
BANISHED13
BANISHES12
BLACKISH17
BLUEFISH16
BRACKISH17
BRANDISH13
CHILDISH15
CLIQUISH21
CRAYFISH17
DEMOLISH13
DIMINISH13
DISHONOR11
DWARFISH17
FETISHES13
FEVERISH17
FIENDISH14
FINISHED14
FINISHES13
FISHBOWL18
FISHHOOK18
FISHIEST13
FISHWIFE19
FLOURISH14
GOLDFISH15
LANGUISH12
LAVISHED15
LAVISHER14
LAVISHES14
PARISHES12
PERISHED13
PERISHES12
POLISHED13
POLISHES12
PUNISHED14
PUNISHES13
RADISHES11
RAVISHED15
RAVISHES14
RELISHED11
RELISHES10
RUBBISHY17
SHEEPISH14
SKIRMISH15
SKITTISH13
SLUGGISH13
SMALLISH12
SNOBBISH14
SQUISHED20
SQUISHES19
STARFISH13
SWISHING14
TICKLISH15
VANISHED15
VANISHES14
VANQUISH23
VIXENISH20
WEAKFISH19
WISHBONE15

The 60 most common shown, 231 rarer words not listed. All 8-letter words

9-letter words containing ISH (243)

ABOLISHED14
ABOLISHES13
ANGUISHED14
ANGUISHES13
BANISHING14
BLEMISHED16
BLEMISHES15
BURNISHED15
BURNISHES14
CATFISHES16
CHERISHED16
CHERISHES15
DISHONEST12
DISHONORS12
EMBELLISH15
ESTABLISH13
FINISHING15
FISHBOWLS19
FISHERIES14
FISHERMAN16
FISHERMEN16
FISHHOOKS19
FISHWIVES21
FOOLISHLY16
FURNISHED16
FURNISHES15
GARNISHED13
GARNISHES12
GIBBERISH16
JELLYFISH24
LAVISHEST15
LAVISHING16
MAWKISHLY21
NOURISHED13
NOURISHES12
PEEVISHLY19
PERISHING14
POLISHING14
PUBLISHED17
PUBLISHER16
PUBLISHES16
PUNISHING15
RAVISHING16
REFURBISH17
RELISHING12
REPLENISH13
RUBBISHES16
SHELLFISH16
SQUEAMISH22
SQUISHIER20
SQUISHING21
SWORDFISH18
TARNISHED12
TARNISHES11
VANISHING16
VARNISHED16
VARNISHES15
WHITEFISH19
WISHBONES16
WISHFULLY20

The 60 most common shown, 183 rarer words not listed.

10-letter words containing ISH (247)

ABOLISHING15
ACCOMPLISH20
ADMONISHED16
ADMONISHES15
AMATEURISH15
ANGUISHING15
ARCHBISHOP20
ASTONISHED13
ASTONISHES12
BLEMISHING17
BRANDISHED16
BRANDISHES15
BURNISHING16
CHERISHING17
CHILDISHLY19
CHURLISHLY19
CLOWNISHLY19
COQUETTISH23
CRAYFISHES19
DEMOLISHED16
DEMOLISHES15
DEVILISHLY19
DIMINISHED16
DIMINISHES15
DISHEARTEN13
DISHONESTY15
DISHONORED14
DISHWASHER18
EXTINGUISH20
FEVERISHLY21
FIENDISHLY18
FLOURISHED17
FLOURISHES16
FURNISHING17
GARNISHING14
GOLDFISHES17
IMPOVERISH20
JINRIKISHA23
KINGFISHER19
LANGUISHED15
LANGUISHES14
NOURISHING14
OUTLANDISH14
PERISHABLE16
PUBLISHERS17
PUBLISHING18
PUNISHABLE17
PUNISHMENT17
RELINQUISH21
SHEEPISHLY18
SKIRMISHED18
SKIRMISHES17
SQUISHIEST21
STARFISHES15
TARNISHING13
UNFINISHED17
VANQUISHED26
VANQUISHES25
VARNISHING17
WEAKFISHES21

The 60 most common shown, 187 rarer words not listed.

11-letter words containing ISH (190)

ADMONISHING17
ARCHBISHOPS21
ASTONISHING14
BRANDISHING17
DEMOLISHING17
DIMINISHING17
DISHEARTENS14
DISHEVELING19
DISHEVELLED19
DISHONESTLY16
DISHONORING15
DISHWASHERS19
DISTINGUISH16
EMBELLISHED18
EMBELLISHES17
ESTABLISHED16
ESTABLISHES15
FETISHISTIC18
FISHTAILING17
FLOURISHING18
FOOLISHNESS16
FURNISHINGS18
HORSERADISH16
JELLYFISHES26
JINRIKISHAS24
KINGFISHERS20
LANGUISHING16
MANNISHNESS15
MISHANDLING17
NIGHTMARISH18
NOURISHMENT16
PARISHIONER15
PEEVISHNESS19
PERISHABLES17
PIGGISHNESS17
PUBLISHABLE20
PUNISHMENTS18
RAVISHINGLY20
REESTABLISH15
REFINISHING17
REFURBISHED20
REFURBISHES19
REFURNISHED18
REFURNISHES17
REPLENISHED16
REPLENISHES15
REPUBLISHED19
REPUBLISHES18
SELFISHNESS16
SHELLFISHES18
SKIRMISHING19
SQUEAMISHLY26
STANDOFFISH20
SWORDFISHES20
UNFURNISHED19
UNPUBLISHED20
UNSELFISHLY19
UNVARNISHED19
VANQUISHING27
WHITEFISHES21

The 60 most common shown, 130 rarer words not listed.

12-letter words containing ISH (134)

ACCOMPLISHED23
ACCOMPLISHER22
ACCOMPLISHES22
ADMONISHMENT19
ARCHERFISHES21
ASTONISHMENT16
BLANDISHMENT19
BLIMPISHNESS20
BRACKISHNESS21
BUCCANEERISH21
CHILDISHNESS19
CHURLISHNESS19
CLIQUISHNESS25
CLOWNISHNESS19
COPUBLISHERS21
COPUBLISHING22
COQUETTISHLY27
CUTTLEFISHES20
DISESTABLISH17
DISHARMONIZE25
DISHEARTENED16
DISHEVELLING20
DISHONORABLE17
DISHONORABLY19
DWARFISHNESS21
EMBELLISHING19
ESTABLISHING17
EXTINGUISHED23
EXTINGUISHER22
EXTINGUISHES22
FEVERISHNESS21
GARNISHEEING16
IMPERISHABLE20
IMPERISHABLY22
IMPOVERISHED23
IMPOVERISHER22
IMPOVERISHES22
MALNOURISHED18
OUTLANDISHLY18
PADDLEFISHES21
PARISHIONERS16
QUALMISHNESS25
REFURBISHING21
REFURNISHING19
RELINQUISHED24
RELINQUISHES23
REPLENISHING17
REPUBLISHING20
RIBBONFISHES21
SCHOOLBOYISH22
SHEEPISHNESS18
SHELLFISHERY21
SILVERFISHES21
SLUGGISHNESS17
SNOBBISHNESS18
SQUARISHNESS23
SYCOPHANTISH22
UNDIMINISHED19
UNVANQUISHED29
VANQUISHABLE29

The 60 most common shown, 74 rarer words not listed.

How common are they?

1,641 of the 167,814 words on Wordtide's English board (0.98%) are containing ISH. Most of them, 291, have 8 letters. 0 start with ISH, 551 end with it and 1,090 have it only in the middle.

Words containing similar letters

Every word comes from the ENABLE public-domain word list that Wordtide's English board uses, with offensive words removed. Numbers next to a word are its points from our own letter values.

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Questions

How many words are there containing ISH?

Wordtide's English dictionary (the public-domain ENABLE list without offensive words) has 1,641 words containing ISH, from 4 to 15 letters long.

What is the highest-scoring word containing ISH?

UNVANQUISHED, worth 29 points with Wordtide letter values before bonus squares. Close behind: VANQUISHABLE (29), JACKFISHES (28) and SQUAWFISHES (28).

What are the most common words containing ISH?

ACCOMPLISHING, ACCOMPLISHED, ACCOMPLISHES, ACCOMPLISH, DISTINGUISHING and ESTABLISHMENTS. These are the everyday ones, ranked by how familiar they are in ordinary English.

Can I play these words in Wordtide?

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