There are 847 words ending in -ish in our dictionary; the longest 500 are listed below, grouped by length. Endings like -ish are common hooks for extending words already on the board. Each word shows its Scrabble tile value.
Descramble your own letters →
15-letter words (2) schoolmasterish25 trainspotterish20
14-letter words (2) hobbledehoyish31 quicksilverish35
13-letter words (8) dilettanteish17 guttersnipish19 leprechaunish23 otherworldish23 overembellish23 sansculottish18 schoolgirlish22 schoolmarmish25
12-letter words (14) buccaneerish21 dilettantish16 disembellish20 disestablish18 dissenterish16 gazetteerish25 overflourish21 pollyannaish20 preestablish19 schoolboyish25 squirrelfish27 sycophantish25 uncoquettish26 undernourish16
11-letter words (28) antitarnish14 buffalofish25 cavalierish19 distinguish16 dolphinfish23 gangsterish16 horseradish18 interparish16 lukewarmish23 martinetish16 nightmarish20 novelettish17 overnourish17 pedagoguish19 pollyannish19 porcupinish20 preadmonish19 reestablish16 soubrettish16 spinsterish16 standoffish21 straightish18 surgeonfish18 textbookish27 triggerfish19 vagabondish21 werewolfish23 wishtonwish23
10-letter words (61) accomplish21 amateurish15 anglerfish17 archerfish21 awkwardish24 boosterish15 bounderish16 buffoonish21 bumpkinish23 butterfish18 candlefish19 cartoonish15 cockneyish24 coquettish24 countryish18 cuttlefish18 damselfish19 disfurnish17 disgarnish15 displenish16 dollarfish17 empoverish20 extinguish21 flapperish20 flunkeyish23 folklorish20 genteelish14 gluttonish14 griffinish20 groundfish18 guitarfish17 heathenish19 hidalgoish18 hoodlumish19 impoverish20 madonnaish16 mugwumpish23 muttonfish18 needlefish17 outlandish14 overlavish19 paddlefish20 pantherish18 parrotfish18 peacockish23 phantomish20 picayunish20 rabbitfish20 relinquish22 ribbonfish20 ruffianish19 sheathfish22 silverfish19 suckerfish22 sybaritish18 tomfoolish18 tripperish17 trollopish15 unactorish15 vinegarish17 werwolfish22
9-letter words (127) angelfish16 authorish15 baboonish16 backshish23 bakhshish24 bitterish14 blackfish23 blindfish18 blinglish15 brightish18 brogueish15 buckshish23 cavendish18 clackdish21 cleverish17 clingfish18 clownfish20 copperish18 copublish18 crampfish21 crossfish17 degarnish14 devilfish19 disrelish13 dragonish14 embellish16 eremitish14 establish14 fallalish15 fribblish19 frostfish18 gentilish13 gibberish17 giraffish19 globefish18 goosefish16 grannyish16 gravelish16 hippieish19 hoidenish16 houndfish19 hoydenish19 jargonish20 jellyfish25 jewelfish25 jockeyish28 killifish19 kittenish16 lemonfish17 lickerish18 liquorish21 loaferish15 maidenish15 mammonish18 marrowish17 monkeyish21 muckerish20 narrowish15 parsonish14 pilotfish17 platyfish20 prelatish14 premonish16 prettyish17 queenfish24 quiverish24 ratherish15 razorfish24 refurbish17 refurnish15 replenish14 republish16 revarnish15 sablefish17 sallowish15 scaldfish18 sheatfish18 shellfish18 slightish16 smoothish17 snailfish15 snakefish19 snipefish17 spadefish18 spearfish17 spiderish15 spikefish21 spleenish14 squabbish25 squallish21 squawfish27 squeamish23 startlish12 stingfish16 stockfish21 stonefish15 strictish14 strongish13 sweetfish18 swellfish18 swordfish19 tallowish15 thirtyish18 tomboyish19 toothfish18 trunkfish19 twentyish18 unbookish18 underfish16 unfurnish15 unmannish14 unselfish15 unstylish15 uplandish15 vampirish19 vandalish16 vapourish17 viperfish20 viragoish16 vulturish15 whitefish21 willowish18 winterish15 wreckfish24 yellowish18 yuppieish19 zebrafish26
8-letter words (243) actorish13 admonish14 astonish11 babelish15 bairnish13 baitfish16 bakshish20 bandfish17 billfish16 blackish19 blandish14 bleakish17 blimpish17 blockish19 blokeish17 blondish14 blowfish19 bluefish16 bluntish13 boarfish16 bonefish16 boobyish18 brackish19 brainish13 brandish14 brassish13 brattish13 briskish17 broadish14 broguish14 brownish16 camelish15 cavefish19 ceorlish13 cheapish18 childish17 churlish16 clannish13 clapdish16 clerkish17 cliquish22 cloddish15 clottish13 clownish16 clubbish17 clumpish17 coalfish16 coarsish13 complish17 crankish17 crawfish19 crayfish19 crossish13 dandyish16 dealfish15 demolish14 depolish14 devilish15 diminish14 dowdyish19 drabbish16 draffish18 dreggish14 drollish12 droogish13 drumfish17 dwarfish18 dweebish17 emperish15 enravish14 essayish14 etherish14 faintish14 fallfish17 feeblish16 feverish17 fiendish15 fiftyish20 filefish17 flatfish17 flattish14 flirtish14 flourish14 fogeyish18 foolfish17 fortyish17 frailish14 freakish18 freshish17 frogfish18 frumpish18 ghoulish15 gipsyish17 glumpish16 goatfish15 goldfish16 grayfish18 greenish12 gruffish18 grumpish16 gypsyish20 headfish18 idiotish12 jackfish27 jingoish19 kingfish19 knackish21 ladyfish18 languish12 lemonish13 lightish15 lionfish14 littlish11 liverish14 lumpfish18 lungfish15 milkfish20 minidish14 monkfish20 moonfish16 nabobish15 nannyish14 ninnyish14 nohowish17 novelish14 numbfish18 nymphish21 orangish12 overfish17 paganish14 pipefish18 pixieish20 plainish13 plumpish17 pokerish17 poserish13 prankish17 priggish15 proudish14 pseudish14 puppyish20 purplish15 pygmyish22 quackish26 qualmish22 queerish20 quippish24 quirkish24 rawmaish16 refinish14 repolish13 rightish15 rockfish20 rosefish14 roughish15 roundish12 rowdyish18 sailfish14 saintish11 saltfish14 sandfish15 sandyish15 scampish17 scarfish16 scomfish18 scumfish18 sharpish16 sheepish16 shortish14 shrewish17 sissyish14 sixtyish21 skirmish17 skittish15 slangish12 slimmish15 slobbish15 sluggish13 smallish13 smartish13 snappish15 sneakish15 sniffish17 snobbish15 snoutish11 snubbish15 solidish12 sorryish14 sparkish17 spivvish19 spoffish19 spookish17 squarish20 squirish20 stablish13 standish12 starfish14 startish11 steepish13 stiffish17 stiltish11 stockish17 stoutish11 studfish15 suckfish20 sumphish18 surffish17 swainish14 swampish18 sweetish14 swellish14 sylphish19 thickish20 thievish17 thinnish14 thuggish16 ticklish17 tigerish12 tightish15 tilefish14 tinglish12 toadfish15 toadyish15 tolldish12 toughish15 tovarish14 trampish15 trickish17 unmodish14 unpolish13 vagarish15 vanquish23 vaporish16 vigorish15 viperish16 vixenish21 wallfish17 waterish14 weakfish21 wolffish20 womanish16 yokelish18 youngish15
7-letter words (15) abolish12 alumish12 anguish11 babyish17 baddish14 baldish13 batfish15 beamish14 bearish12 beauish12 biggish14 blemish14 blokish16 blueish12 boarish12
Showing the first 500 of 847 — use the descrambler to search your exact letters.
Related word lists
Dictionary: cleaned open word list (~270k words). Not affiliated with or endorsed by Hasbro, Mattel, or Zynga. "Scrabble" and "Words With Friends" are trademarks of their respective owners.