HANCHED is valid in Collins, not in North America — 16 points
It depends on the list you play by. HANCHED 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 16 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept HANCHED?
| 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 HANCHED is to know. It scores 16 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HANCHED
No single letter turns HANCHED into another word.
How HANCHED scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in HANCHED, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 2 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 3,088 thousand.
What does HANCHED mean in Scrabble?
HANCHED is the past tense or past participle of HANCH.
HANCH(verb) — To snap or bite at something suddenly with the jaws.
Shorter words from the letters in HANCHED
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Common questions about HANCHED
- Is HANCHED valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and HANCHED is not in it.
- How many points is HANCHED worth?
- HANCHED is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to HANCHED?
- No single letter can be added to HANCHED to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of HANCHED:
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