HATCHEL is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. HATCHEL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HATCHEL?
| 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: 55 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HATCHEL is to know. It scores 15 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HATCHEL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
hatchelsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How HATCHEL scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in HATCHEL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 2 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 3,088 thousand.
What does HATCHEL mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A comb with long iron teeth set in a board, used to separate the fine fibres of flax or hemp from the coarse parts.
A hatchel belonged to the old process of preparing flax for spinning into linen thread. Pulling the stalks through its teeth left the long, silky fibres ready to spin and the tangled waste behind. As a verb, to hatchel means to dress fibre in this way.
How HATCHEL is used
Hatchel is a historical textile term, now met mostly in craft writing and in descriptions of old farm life.
- She drew the bundle of flax through the hatchel again and again.
- An old iron hatchel hung on the wall of the museum workshop.
- The coarse tow stayed caught in the hatchel while the fine fibre passed on.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HATCHEL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with HATCHEL
7 longer words begin with HATCHEL.
Shorter words from the letters in HATCHEL
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Common questions about HATCHEL
- Is HATCHEL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HATCHEL, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HATCHEL worth?
- HATCHEL is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HATCHEL mean?
- A comb with long iron teeth set in a board, used to separate the fine fibres of flax or hemp from the coarse parts.
- What letters can be added to HATCHEL?
- HATCHEL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of HATCHEL:
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