ARCH is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. ARCH is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ARCH?
| 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: 44 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ARCH is to know. It scores 9 from 4 tiles, takes 4 hooks, and its letters make up 4.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ARCH
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How ARCH scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in ARCH, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 18,154.
What stands out about ARCH
- The same 4 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 ARCH mean in Scrabble?
noun
A curved structure spanning an opening.
Arch as an adjective, meaning knowing or mischievous, came from the prefix in archbishop by way of words like arch-rogue. The two are the same word doing entirely different jobs.
How ARCH is used
Countable. Also a verb and an adjective.
- An arch carries load by turning it sideways.
- The word arch as an adjective came from a prefix.
- She gave an arch look and said nothing.
- The cat arched its back and hissed at a chair.
- Two arches of the same span and different rise.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ARCH and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of ARCH
The 4 tiles of ARCH in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with ARCH
Showing 24 of 237 words that begin with ARCH.
Words ending in ARCH
Showing 24 of 58 words that end in ARCH. Useful as a back hook: play ARCH onto a word already on the board.
Words with ARCH inside
Showing 24 of 372 words that contain ARCH somewhere in the middle. Words that start with ARCH are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in ARCH
Common questions about ARCH
- Is ARCH valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ARCH, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ARCH worth?
- ARCH is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ARCH mean?
- A curved structure spanning an opening.
- What letters can be added to ARCH?
- ARCH takes 4 hooks: 3 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of ARCH:
Open ARCH in the Word Finder