CLACHES is valid in Collins, not in North America — 14 points
It depends on the list you play by. CLACHES 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 14 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept CLACHES?
| 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: 50 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CLACHES is to know. It scores 14 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CLACHES
No single letter turns CLACHES into another word.
How CLACHES scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in CLACHES, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 2 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 4,632 thousand.
What does CLACHES mean in Scrabble?
CLACHES is the present-tense form of CLACH used with he, she and it.
CLACH(noun) — A stone, in Scots and Scottish Gaelic usage.
Shorter words from the letters in CLACHES
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Common questions about CLACHES
- Is CLACHES valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and CLACHES is not in it.
- How many points is CLACHES worth?
- CLACHES is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to CLACHES?
- No single letter can be added to CLACHES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of CLACHES:
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