EMPEACHES is valid in Collins, not in North America — 18 points
It depends on the list you play by. EMPEACHES 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 18 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept EMPEACHES?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful EMPEACHES is to know. It scores 18 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for EMPEACHES
No single letter turns EMPEACHES into another word.
How EMPEACHES scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in EMPEACHES, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 3 | 12 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so EMPEACHES has to be built on the board across turns.
What does EMPEACHES mean in Scrabble?
EMPEACHES is the present-tense form of EMPEACH used with he, she and it.
Shorter words from the letters in EMPEACHES
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Common questions about EMPEACHES
- Is EMPEACHES valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and EMPEACHES is not in it.
- How many points is EMPEACHES worth?
- EMPEACHES is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to EMPEACHES?
- No single letter can be added to EMPEACHES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of EMPEACHES:
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