BIRCHING is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. BIRCHING is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
b3i1r1c3h4i1n1g2
PlayableBIRCHING · 8 letters · 16 pts Scrabble · 19 pts WWF
16points in Scrabble
19points in Words with Friends
8letters
1hook available
Which word lists accept BIRCHING?
| 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: 43 / 100
43WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%2
Hooks 25%1
Bingo potential 20%rack + board tile
Tile availability 20%4.87%
Our own measure of how useful BIRCHING is to know. It scores 16 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BIRCHING
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
birchingsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BIRCHING scores
Scrabble b3i1r1c3h4i1n1g2 16
Words with Friends b4i1r1c4h3i1n2g3 19
Face value of the 8 tiles in BIRCHING, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BIRCHING has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with BIRCHING
1 longer words begin with BIRCHING.
Shorter words from the letters in BIRCHING
riching13 bichir13 grinch12 iching12 hiring10 ricing9 birch12 ching11 ginch11 bring8 icing8 ricin7 iring6 chib11 chin9 inch9 rich9 crib8 hing8 nigh8 bing7 brig7 biri6 brin6 girn5 grin5 ring5 chi8 hic8 ich8 ghi7 big6 cig6 gib6 hin6 bin5 nib5 rib5 gin4 ing4
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Common questions about BIRCHING
- Is BIRCHING valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BIRCHING, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BIRCHING worth?
- BIRCHING is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to BIRCHING?
- BIRCHING takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of BIRCHING:
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