CWTCH is valid in Collins, not in North America — 15 points
It depends on the list you play by. CWTCH 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 accept it.
Which word lists accept CWTCH?
| 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 | Valid |
Word power: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CWTCH is to know. It scores 15 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 2.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CWTCH
No single letter turns CWTCH into another word.
How CWTCH scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in CWTCH, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 2 | 2 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 3,137 thousand.
What stands out about CWTCH
- CWTCH has no vowel at all, not even a Y — one of 5 such words at 5 letters.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does CWTCH mean in Scrabble?
noun
regional
A Welsh word for a warm cuddle or hug, or for a small cupboard used for storage.
Cwtch carries deep sentimental weight in Wales, appearing on mugs, tattoos and greeting cards as a small point of national pride. Beyond its noun senses, people also use cwtch as a verb meaning to hold someone close, as when a parent cwtches a tired toddler at bedtime. English speakers across Wales keep the untranslated spelling rather than reaching for hug or nook, treating it as part of the charm.
How CWTCH is used
Regional to Wales and warmly informal; often kept untranslated by English speakers who borrow it directly from Welsh.
- The grandmother pulled the child in for a warm cwtch.
- They stored old boots in the cwtch under the stairs.
- He asked for a cwtch after a hard day at work.
- The cottage had a tiny cwtch built into the landing.
- Coming home always meant a cwtch from her mother.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CWTCH and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CWTCH
3 longer words begin with CWTCH.
Shorter words from the letters in CWTCH
Common questions about CWTCH
- Is CWTCH valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CWTCH, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CWTCH worth?
- CWTCH is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CWTCH mean?
- A Welsh word for a warm cuddle or hug, or for a small cupboard used for storage.
- What letters can be added to CWTCH?
- No single letter can be added to CWTCH to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of CWTCH:
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