/ɪʃ/
adverbnouninterjection

Is ISH a Scrabble word?

Yes, in one Scrabble list. ISH is valid in Collins, but not in ENABLE and NWL2023. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 5 in Words With Friends.

Not in NWL Collins Not in ENABLE

Meaning somewhat, reasonably, fairly

Adverb 2 meanings

  1. somewhat, reasonably, fairly

    “The exam went well... mostly... ish.”

  2. about, approximately

Noun 1 meaning

  1. The letter which stands for the sh sound /ʃ/ in Pitman shorthand.

Interjection 1 meaning

  1. ick, yuck

Definitions adapted from Wiktionary: ish via Kaikki/Wiktextract, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Where it comes from

Etymology

Back-formation from -ish.

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ISH at a glance

ISH has 3 letters and scores 6 points in Scrabble (I 1 + S 1 + H 4) and 5 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #10,705 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in Collins (older SOWPODS edition).

Words ending in -ISH

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Same last three letters as ISH. This is a spelling match, so not every word here rhymes.

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