GANCHED is valid in Collins, not in North America — 14 points
It depends on the list you play by. GANCHED 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 14 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept GANCHED?
| 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: 51 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GANCHED is to know. It scores 14 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GANCHED
No single letter turns GANCHED into another word.
How GANCHED scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in GANCHED, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 514,646.
Anagrams of GANCHED
The 7 tiles of GANCHED in a different order — 1 found.
Shorter words from the letters in GANCHED
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Common questions about GANCHED
- Is GANCHED valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and GANCHED is not in it.
- How many points is GANCHED worth?
- GANCHED is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to GANCHED?
- No single letter can be added to GANCHED to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of GANCHED:
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