HANCHES is valid in Collins, not in North America — 15 points
It depends on the list you play by. HANCHES 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 15 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept HANCHES?
| 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: 52 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HANCHES is to know. It scores 15 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HANCHES
No single letter turns HANCHES into another word.
How HANCHES scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in HANCHES, 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 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 3,088 thousand.
What does HANCHES mean in Scrabble?
HANCHES is the present-tense form of HANCH used with he, she and it.
HANCH(verb) — To snap or bite at something suddenly with the jaws.
Shorter words from the letters in HANCHES
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Common questions about HANCHES
- Is HANCHES valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and HANCHES is not in it.
- How many points is HANCHES worth?
- HANCHES is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to HANCHES?
- No single letter can be added to HANCHES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of HANCHES:
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