COOTCHES is valid in Collins, not in North America — 15 points
It depends on the list you play by. COOTCHES 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 COOTCHES?
| 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: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful COOTCHES is to know. It scores 15 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for COOTCHES
Front hooks — 1
scootchesBack hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How COOTCHES scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in COOTCHES, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 2 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so COOTCHES has to be built on the board across turns.
What does COOTCHES mean in Scrabble?
COOTCHES is the present-tense form of COOTCH used with he, she and it.
Shorter words from the letters in COOTCHES
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Common questions about COOTCHES
- Is COOTCHES valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and COOTCHES is not in it.
- How many points is COOTCHES worth?
- COOTCHES is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to COOTCHES?
- COOTCHES takes 1 hook: 1 in front and 0 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of COOTCHES:
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