CONCHIE is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. CONCHIE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CONCHIE?
| 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: 55 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CONCHIE is to know. It scores 14 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CONCHIE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
conchiesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CONCHIE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in CONCHIE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 2 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,544 thousand.
What does CONCHIE mean in Scrabble?
noun
informalBritish
A conchie is a conscientious objector, a person who refuses military service on grounds of conscience.
The nickname conchie grew in Britain during the world wars, when objectors faced tribunals and public scorn. It can sound dismissive, so historians generally quote it rather than adopt it.
How CONCHIE is used
Conchie is a casual, often dismissive British word found in wartime history.
- The soldiers jeered the conchie outside the tribunal.
- My grandfather was a conchie in the first war.
- Each conchie had to argue his case before a panel.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CONCHIE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CONCHIE
1 longer words begin with CONCHIE.
Shorter words from the letters in CONCHIE
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Common questions about CONCHIE
- Is CONCHIE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CONCHIE, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CONCHIE worth?
- CONCHIE is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CONCHIE mean?
- A conchie is a conscientious objector, a person who refuses military service on grounds of conscience.
- What letters can be added to CONCHIE?
- CONCHIE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of CONCHIE:
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