Starfish

Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM

Scrabble:14 ptsWWF:13 pts8 letters

Definition of Starfish

Noun

Any of various echinoderms (not in fact fish) with usually five arms, many of which eat bivalves or corals by everting their stomach.
Any many-armed or tentacled sea invertebrate, whether cnidarian, echinoderm, or cephalopod.
A woman (or, less commonly, a gay man) who reluctantly takes part in sexual intercourse, and lies on the back while spreading the limbs.
The anus.

Verb

To assume a splayed-out shape, like that of a starfish. While floating on water
While floating on water
To form into a splayed-out shape, like that of a starfish.

Anagrams of Starfish

Words You Can Make

50 words can be made from the letters in "starfish":

7-LETTER WORDS

ratfish sharifs shrifts

6-LETTER WORDS

afrits airths faiths firsts firths friths shafts sharif shifts shirts shrift sistra sitars stairs

5-LETTER WORDS

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+1 Letter Anagrams

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Rhyming Words

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