BACHS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 12 points
It depends on the list you play by. BACHS 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 12 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept BACHS?
| 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 | Not listed |
Word power: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BACHS is to know. It scores 12 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 3.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BACHS
No single letter turns BACHS into another word.
How BACHS scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in BACHS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 261,415.
Words ending in BACHS
1 words end in BACHS. Useful as a back hook: play BACHS onto a word already on the board.
Shorter words from the letters in BACHS
Common questions about BACHS
- Is BACHS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and BACHS is not in it.
- How many points is BACHS worth?
- BACHS is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to BACHS?
- No single letter can be added to BACHS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of BACHS:
Open BACHS in the Word Finder