FITCHEW is a valid Scrabble word — 18 points
Yes. FITCHEW is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 18 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept FITCHEW?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 58 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FITCHEW is to know. It scores 18 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FITCHEW
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
fitchewsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How FITCHEW scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in FITCHEW, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,544 thousand.
What does FITCHEW mean in Scrabble?
noun
archaic
The European polecat, or its fur.
Fitchew is an old name for the polecat, a small animal with a strong smell. Older writers also used the word as a taunt for a foul or lustful person.
How FITCHEW is used
Fitchew is archaic and mostly found in older literature.
- A fitchew slipped through the henhouse door.
- The hunter sold the pelt of a fitchew.
- Shakespeare mentions the fitchew in one of his plays.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FITCHEW and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with FITCHEW
1 longer words begin with FITCHEW.
Shorter words from the letters in FITCHEW
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Common questions about FITCHEW
- Is FITCHEW valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FITCHEW, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FITCHEW worth?
- FITCHEW is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FITCHEW mean?
- The European polecat, or its fur.
- What letters can be added to FITCHEW?
- FITCHEW takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of FITCHEW:
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