ACH is valid in Collins, not in North America — 8 points
It depends on the list you play by. ACH is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 8 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
Which word lists accept ACH?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 59 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ACH is to know. It scores 8 from 3 tiles, takes 9 hooks, and its letters make up 4.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ACH
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How ACH scores
Face value of the 3 tiles in ACH, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 3 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 4,492.
What stands out about ACH
- The same 3 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does ACH mean in Scrabble?
interjection
Scots
An exclamation of impatience, regret or dismissal.
Ach reaches English from Scots and from German, and in both it does the work of a shrug. Tone decides everything: the same ach can wave away a worry, admit a mistake or refuse to argue further. It is nearly always followed by a comma and a short clause rather than left standing on its own.
How ACH is used
Sits at the front of a sentence — ach, it will keep till Monday. Not used as a noun or a verb.
- Ach, it will keep till Monday.
- Ach, I should have known better.
- He said ach and went back to his paper.
- Every second sentence began with ach and ended with a laugh.
- Ach, there is no arguing with him.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ACH and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of ACH
The 3 tiles of ACH in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with ACH
Showing 24 of 88 words that begin with ACH.
Words ending in ACH
Showing 24 of 113 words that end in ACH. Useful as a back hook: play ACH onto a word already on the board.
Words with ACH inside
Showing 24 of 1364 words that contain ACH somewhere in the middle. Words that start with ACH are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in ACH
Common questions about ACH
- Is ACH valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ACH, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ACH worth?
- ACH is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ACH mean?
- An exclamation of impatience, regret or dismissal.
- What letters can be added to ACH?
- ACH takes 9 hooks: 7 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 3 letters of ACH:
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