CLATCHES is valid in Collins, not in North America — 15 points
It depends on the list you play by. CLATCHES 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 15 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept CLATCHES?
| 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: 39 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CLATCHES is to know. It scores 15 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CLATCHES
No single letter turns CLATCHES into another word.
How CLATCHES scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in CLATCHES, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 2 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CLATCHES has to be built on the board across turns.
What does CLATCHES mean in Scrabble?
CLATCHES is the present-tense form of CLATCH used with he, she and it.
Shorter words from the letters in CLATCHES
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Common questions about CLATCHES
- Is CLATCHES valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and CLATCHES is not in it.
- How many points is CLATCHES worth?
- CLATCHES is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to CLATCHES?
- No single letter can be added to CLATCHES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of CLATCHES:
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