BORSHCH is valid in Collins, not in North America — 17 points
It depends on the list you play by. BORSHCH 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 17 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept BORSHCH?
| 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: 51 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BORSHCH is to know. It scores 17 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 3.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BORSHCH
No single letter turns BORSHCH into another word.
How BORSHCH scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in BORSHCH, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| h | 2 | 2 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 20,843 thousand.
What stands out about BORSHCH
- BORSHCH gets by on a single vowel across 7 letters.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Words starting with BORSHCH
1 longer words begin with BORSHCH.
Shorter words from the letters in BORSHCH
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Common questions about BORSHCH
- Is BORSHCH valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and BORSHCH is not in it.
- How many points is BORSHCH worth?
- BORSHCH is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to BORSHCH?
- No single letter can be added to BORSHCH to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of BORSHCH:
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