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Yes. The word ish is a Scrabble US word. The word ish is worth 6 points in Scrabble:

I1S1H4

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Yes. The word ish is a Scrabble UK word and has 6 points:

I1S1H4

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3-letter words (2 found)

HIS,ISH,

2-letter words (4 found)

HI,IS,SH,SI,

You can make 6 words from ish according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 3 letters words made out of ish

ish sih ihs his shi hsi

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Definitions and meaning of ish

ish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɪʃ/
  • Rhymes: -ɪʃ

Etymology 1

From is.

Verb

ish

  1. Pronunciation spelling of is.

Etymology 2

Back-formation from -ish.

Adverb

ish (not comparable)

  1. (colloquial) somewhat, reasonably, fairly
    • 26 May 2012, Jason VandenBerghe, “The Five Domains of Play”, Gotland Game Conference, Uppsala University:
  2. (colloquial) about, approximately
    • (episode 38 of Manifest)
      Eagen: "Don't blame Little House on the Prairie. I was very charming."
      Angelina: "Did you lie about being an orphan too?"
      Eagen: "Ish."
Usage notes
  • Like the suffix, the adverb is used only after the adjective it modifies, and never before.
Synonyms
  • (somewhat): fairly, rather, somewhat
  • (approximately): about, almost, around, close to, loosely, near, nearly, roughly, round about
Translations

Etymology 3

From Pitman ess and eff, which it resembles phonetically and graphically, and the sound it represents. The change in vowel probably reflects the familiar suffix -ish.

Noun

ish (plural ishes)

  1. The letter which stands for the sh sound /ʃ/ in Pitman shorthand.
Related terms
  • esh, the IPA letter for the same sound
  • zhee

Etymology 4

Phonetic spelling of the clipping of issue.

Noun

ish (plural ishes)

  1. (dated, fandom slang) An instalment of a periodical; an issue.
Derived terms
  • annish
  • thish

Etymology 5

Interjection

ish (comparative more ish, superlative most ish)

  1. (informal, Canada, US, regional) ick, yuck
Related terms
  • ishy
See also
  • eesh

Etymology 6

From earlier isht, a minced oath metathetic alteration of shit.

Noun

ish (uncountable)

  2. (euphemistic) Shit (in various senses).

References

  • (Periodical): Jeff Prucher, editor (2007), “ish”, in Brave New Words: The Oxford Dictionary of Science Fiction, Oxford, Oxfordshire; New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, pages 101–102.
  • (Periodical): Jesse Sheidlower, editor (2001–2024), “ish n.”, in Historical Dictionary of Science Fiction.

Anagrams

  • His, Hsi, IHS, Shi, his, shi

Albanian

Alternative forms

  • ush

Etymology

Onomatopoeic.

Verb

ish

  1. to chase chicken away

Scots

Noun

ish

  1. issue; liberty of going out

Source: wiktionary.org