Scrabble Word Finder

ETCHINGS is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points

Yes. ETCHINGS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.

e1t1c3h4i1n1g2s1
PlayableETCHINGS · 8 letters · 14 pts Scrabble · 16 pts WWF
14points in Scrabble
16points in Words with Friends
8letters
2hooks available

Which word lists accept ETCHINGS?

Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, ThailandValid
Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, ThailandValid
Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countriesValid
Words with FriendsZynga word listValid

Word power: 45 / 100

45WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%
1.75
Hooks 25%
2
Bingo potential 20%
rack + board tile
Tile availability 20%
5.5%

Our own measure of how useful ETCHINGS is to know. It scores 14 from 8 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for ETCHINGS

Front hooks — 2

letchings15 retchings15

Back hooks — 0

None.

Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.

How ETCHINGS scores

Scrabble e1t1c3h4i1n1g2s1 14
Words with Friends e1t1c4h3i1n2g3s1 16

Face value of the 8 tiles in ETCHINGS, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

LetterNeededIn the bag
e112
t16
c12
h12
i19
n16
g13
s14

Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ETCHINGS has to be built on the board across turns.

What stands out about ETCHINGS

Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things

Anagrams of ETCHINGS

chesting14

The 8 tiles of ETCHINGS in a different order — 1 found.

Shorter words from the letters in ETCHINGS

etching13 ginches13 gitches13 ethnics12 sthenic12 nighest11 chings12 eching12 chines11 chinse11 chints11 ethics11 ethnic11 inches11 itches11 niches11 nichts11 snitch11 stench11 theics11 tiches11 eights10 heting10 hinges10 neighs10 nights10 thegns10 things10 gestic9 sithen9 theins9 incest8 insect8 nicest8 scient8 ingest7 signet7 stinge7 tinges7 ching11

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Common questions about ETCHINGS

Is ETCHINGS valid in Words with Friends?
Yes. Words with Friends accepts ETCHINGS, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
How many points is ETCHINGS worth?
ETCHINGS is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
What letters can be added to ETCHINGS?
ETCHINGS takes 2 hooks: 2 in front and 0 at the end.

Every word you can build from the 8 letters of ETCHINGS:

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