BARCHANES is valid in Collins, not in North America — 16 points
It depends on the list you play by. BARCHANES 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 16 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
b3a1r1c3h4a1n1e1s1
Depends on the listBARCHANES · 9 letters · 16 pts Scrabble · 18 pts WWF
16points in Scrabble
18points in Words with Friends
9letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept BARCHANES?
| 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: 30 / 100
30WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.78
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%5.78%
Our own measure of how useful BARCHANES is to know. It scores 16 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BARCHANES
No single letter turns BARCHANES into another word.
How BARCHANES scores
Scrabble b3a1r1c3h4a1n1e1s1 16
Words with Friends b4a1r1c4h3a1n2e1s1 18
Face value of the 9 tiles in BARCHANES, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BARCHANES has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in BARCHANES
barchane15 barchans15 branches15 brechans15 barchan14 braches14 brechan14 acharne12 anarchs12 archean12 chenars12 earbash12 ranches12 bachas13 baches13 brachs13 branch13 breach13 casbah13 achars11 anarch11 arches11 areach11 ashcan11 basher11 canehs11 chanas11 charas11 chares11 chaser11 chenar11 enarch11 encash11 eschar11 hances11 nachas11 naches11 raches11 rehabs11 search11
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Common questions about BARCHANES
- Is BARCHANES valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and BARCHANES is not in it.
- How many points is BARCHANES worth?
- BARCHANES is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to BARCHANES?
- No single letter can be added to BARCHANES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of BARCHANES:
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