CHECKS is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points

Yes. CHECKS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.

Which word lists accept CHECKS?

Word power: 34 / 100

Our own measure of how useful CHECKS is to know. It scores 17 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 3.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for CHECKS

No single letter turns CHECKS into another word.

How CHECKS scores

Face value of the 6 tiles in CHECKS, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 12,417 thousand.

What stands out about CHECKS

• CHECKS gets by on a single vowel across 6 letters.

Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things

Words starting with CHECKS

4 longer words begin with CHECKS.

Shorter words from the letters in CHECKS

Common questions about CHECKS

Is CHECKS valid in Words with Friends?

Yes. Words with Friends accepts CHECKS, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.

How many points is CHECKS worth?

CHECKS is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.

What letters can be added to CHECKS?

No single letter can be added to CHECKS to make another word.