HATCH is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. HATCH is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HATCH?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HATCH is to know. It scores 13 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HATCH
Front hooks — 1
thatchBack hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How HATCH scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in HATCH, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 2 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 697,107.
What stands out about HATCH
- HATCH begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does HATCH mean in Scrabble?
verb
To hatch is to emerge from an egg, or, of an egg, to break open and release the young inside.
Birds, reptiles, fish and insects all hatch from eggs once the young inside have developed enough to break the shell or membrane. People also use hatch figuratively for a plan or scheme that is worked out secretly before being revealed. A related noun use of hatch names an opening or hinged door, such as one on a ship or aircraft, grown from the same old word for an enclosed opening. Farmers and hobbyists who keep birds pay close attention to when eggs will hatch.
How HATCH is used
Common in everyday speech about animals and eggs, and in the figurative phrase to hatch a plan.
- The chicks began to hatch on a warm morning in May.
- It takes about three weeks for a hen's egg to hatch.
- The spies met in secret to hatch their plan.
- Only two of the six turtle eggs managed to hatch.
- Once the eggs hatch, the mother duck leads her young to water.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HATCH and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with HATCH
Showing 24 of 38 words that begin with HATCH.
Words ending in HATCH
6 words end in HATCH. Useful as a back hook: play HATCH onto a word already on the board.
Words with HATCH inside
Showing 24 of 34 words that contain HATCH somewhere in the middle. Words that start with HATCH are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in HATCH
Common questions about HATCH
- Is HATCH valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HATCH, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HATCH worth?
- HATCH is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HATCH mean?
- To hatch is to emerge from an egg, or, of an egg, to break open and release the young inside.
- What letters can be added to HATCH?
- HATCH takes 1 hook: 1 in front and 0 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of HATCH:
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