ELCHEE is valid in Collins, not in North America — 11 points
It depends on the list you play by. ELCHEE 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 11 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept ELCHEE?
| 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: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ELCHEE is to know. It scores 11 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ELCHEE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
elcheesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ELCHEE scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in ELCHEE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 3 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 338,651.
What stands out about ELCHEE
- ELCHEE begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Words starting with ELCHEE
1 longer words begin with ELCHEE.
Shorter words from the letters in ELCHEE
Common questions about ELCHEE
- Is ELCHEE valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and ELCHEE is not in it.
- How many points is ELCHEE worth?
- ELCHEE is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to ELCHEE?
- ELCHEE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of ELCHEE:
Open ELCHEE in the Word Finder