FRATCHY is valid in Collins, not in North America — 18 points
It depends on the list you play by. FRATCHY 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 FRATCHY?
| 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: 53 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FRATCHY is to know. It scores 18 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FRATCHY
No single letter turns FRATCHY into another word.
How FRATCHY scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in FRATCHY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 3,088 thousand.
What stands out about FRATCHY
- FRATCHY gets by on a single vowel across 7 letters.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in FRATCHY
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Common questions about FRATCHY
- Is FRATCHY valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and FRATCHY is not in it.
- How many points is FRATCHY worth?
- FRATCHY is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to FRATCHY?
- No single letter can be added to FRATCHY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of FRATCHY:
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