ARCHDUCHESS is a valid Scrabble word — 22 points
Yes. ARCHDUCHESS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 22 points in Scrabble and 23 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ARCHDUCHESS?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ARCHDUCHESS is to know. It scores 22 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ARCHDUCHESS
No single letter turns ARCHDUCHESS into another word.
How ARCHDUCHESS scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in ARCHDUCHESS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| c | 2 | 2 |
| h | 2 | 2 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ARCHDUCHESS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ARCHDUCHESS mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
The wife or widow of an archduke, or a princess of the former ruling house of Austria.
An archduchess belonged to the highest ranks of the Habsburg court. The title was held by daughters of the emperor as well as by wives of archdukes. Many an archduchess was married off to a foreign ruler to seal an alliance.
How ARCHDUCHESS is used
Used in history, especially of the Austrian Habsburg family.
- The archduchess travelled to Paris to marry the future king.
- A portrait of the archduchess hangs in the palace.
- As an archduchess she was educated in several languages.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ARCHDUCHESS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ARCHDUCHESS
1 longer words begin with ARCHDUCHESS.
Shorter words from the letters in ARCHDUCHESS
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Common questions about ARCHDUCHESS
- Is ARCHDUCHESS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ARCHDUCHESS, where it scores 23 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ARCHDUCHESS worth?
- ARCHDUCHESS is worth 22 points in Scrabble and 23 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ARCHDUCHESS mean?
- The wife or widow of an archduke, or a princess of the former ruling house of Austria.
- What letters can be added to ARCHDUCHESS?
- No single letter can be added to ARCHDUCHESS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of ARCHDUCHESS:
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