URCHIN is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. URCHIN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept URCHIN?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful URCHIN is to know. It scores 11 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for URCHIN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
urchinsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How URCHIN scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in URCHIN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| u | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 229,948.
What does URCHIN mean in Scrabble?
noun
A small, often ragged child who roams the streets, or a spiny sea animal with a round body.
The word urchin first named the hedgehog, and its spiny look explains why it was later applied to mischievous children and also to the round sea animal covered in spines. Dickens-era writers favoured the child sense for scruffy street kids, which colours the word with a mix of pity and affection. Today the sea creature is the commoner meaning in everyday conversation about beaches and seafood.
How URCHIN is used
Common for the sea animal; the child sense is older and now somewhat literary.
- A ragged urchin held out his cap for coins.
- The diver stepped carefully around the sea urchin.
- Every urchin in the village knew the shortcut.
- She served the urchin on a bed of rice.
- An urchin darted between the market stalls.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of URCHIN and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with URCHIN
1 longer words begin with URCHIN.
Shorter words from the letters in URCHIN
Common questions about URCHIN
- Is URCHIN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts URCHIN, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is URCHIN worth?
- URCHIN is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does URCHIN mean?
- A small, often ragged child who roams the streets, or a spiny sea animal with a round body.
- What letters can be added to URCHIN?
- URCHIN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of URCHIN:
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