ARCHIVES is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. ARCHIVES is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
a1r1c3h4i1v4e1s1
PlayableARCHIVES · 8 letters · 16 pts Scrabble · 17 pts WWF
16points in Scrabble
17points in Words with Friends
8letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept ARCHIVES?
| 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: 42 / 100
42WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%2
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%rack + board tile
Tile availability 20%5.75%
Our own measure of how useful ARCHIVES is to know. It scores 16 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ARCHIVES
No single letter turns ARCHIVES into another word.
How ARCHIVES scores
Scrabble a1r1c3h4i1v4e1s1 16
Words with Friends a1r1c4h3i1v5e1s1 17
Face value of the 8 tiles in ARCHIVES, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ARCHIVES has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about ARCHIVES
- All 8 letters of ARCHIVES are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in ARCHIVES
archive15 varechs15 ashiver13 cahiers12 carvies12 cashier12 caviers12 eriachs12 varices12 viscera12 chives14 varech14 havers12 hivers12 ravish12 shaver12 shavie12 shiver12 shrive12 achier11 archei11 arches11 cahier11 carves11 cavers11 cavier11 cavies11 chairs11 chaise11 chares11 chaser11 craves11 eriach11 eschar11 raches11 rachis11 riches11 scrive11 search11 varecs11
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Common questions about ARCHIVES
- Is ARCHIVES valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ARCHIVES, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ARCHIVES worth?
- ARCHIVES is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to ARCHIVES?
- No single letter can be added to ARCHIVES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of ARCHIVES:
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