SCOTCH is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. SCOTCH is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SCOTCH?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SCOTCH is to know. It scores 13 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SCOTCH
No single letter turns SCOTCH into another word.
How SCOTCH scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in SCOTCH, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| c | 2 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 3,104 thousand.
What stands out about SCOTCH
- SCOTCH gets by on a single vowel across 6 letters.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does SCOTCH mean in Scrabble?
verb
To put a firm end to something, such as a rumour or a plan, before it can spread or succeed.
When an official moves to scotch a story, the aim is to stop it dead rather than let it grow. A second and older sense is to block a wheel or a log with a wedge so that it cannot roll. That wedge is itself called a scotch, and the same word also means a shallow cut or score made on a surface. The verb comes from these physical senses, with the idea of fixing something firmly in place so it cannot move on.
How SCOTCH is used
Mostly found in news writing and formal prose, as in to scotch a rumour.
- The minister hurried to scotch the rumour of a resignation.
- A short statement was enough to scotch any hope of a deal.
- They placed a block under the wheel to scotch the cart on the slope.
- Heavy rain was bound to scotch our plans for a picnic.
- The company moved quickly to scotch fears about the delay.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SCOTCH and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SCOTCH
3 longer words begin with SCOTCH.
Shorter words from the letters in SCOTCH
Common questions about SCOTCH
- Is SCOTCH valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SCOTCH, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SCOTCH worth?
- SCOTCH is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SCOTCH mean?
- To put a firm end to something, such as a rumour or a plan, before it can spread or succeed.
- What letters can be added to SCOTCH?
- No single letter can be added to SCOTCH to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of SCOTCH:
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