HATCHET is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. HATCHET is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HATCHET?
| 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: 59 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HATCHET is to know. It scores 15 from 7 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HATCHET
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How HATCHET scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in HATCHET, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 2 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 4,941 thousand.
What does HATCHET mean in Scrabble?
noun
A small axe with a short handle, made to be used with one hand.
A hatchet is the tool people carry when a full-size axe would be too heavy, for splitting kindling or trimming branches at a campsite. The phrase to bury the hatchet comes from it and means to end a quarrel and make peace.
How HATCHET is used
Hatchet names both the camping tool and, in figures of speech, a symbol of conflict or of ruthless cutting.
- He split the kindling with a hatchet beside the tent.
- After years of silence the brothers finally agreed to bury the hatchet.
- The new manager took a hatchet to the budget in his first week.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HATCHET and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with HATCHET
8 longer words begin with HATCHET.
Shorter words from the letters in HATCHET
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Common questions about HATCHET
- Is HATCHET valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HATCHET, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HATCHET worth?
- HATCHET is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HATCHET mean?
- A small axe with a short handle, made to be used with one hand.
- What letters can be added to HATCHET?
- HATCHET takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of HATCHET:
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