ECHT is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. ECHT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ECHT?
| 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: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ECHT is to know. It scores 9 from 4 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ECHT
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How ECHT scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in ECHT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 1 | 12 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 13,615.
What stands out about ECHT
- The same 4 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does ECHT mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Genuine; authentic.
Echt is German and is used in English chiefly by critics, where it means the real thing as opposed to an imitation. It is one of extremely few German adjectives English borrowed without translating.
How ECHT is used
Before the noun. Chiefly in criticism.
- An echt performance and not a tribute to one.
- The word echt is German for genuine.
- Critics use echt where they distrust an imitation.
- Very few German adjectives came into English as echt did.
- Two echt examples and a great many copies.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ECHT and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of ECHT
The 4 tiles of ECHT in a different order — 2 found.
Words ending in ECHT
5 words end in ECHT. Useful as a back hook: play ECHT onto a word already on the board.
Words with ECHT inside
11 words contain ECHT in the middle. Words that start with ECHT are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in ECHT
Common questions about ECHT
- Is ECHT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ECHT, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ECHT worth?
- ECHT is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ECHT mean?
- Genuine; authentic.
- What letters can be added to ECHT?
- ECHT takes 3 hooks: 3 in front and 0 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of ECHT:
Open ECHT in the Word Finder