HAUNCH is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. HAUNCH is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HAUNCH?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HAUNCH is to know. It scores 14 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HAUNCH
No single letter turns HAUNCH into another word.
How HAUNCH scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in HAUNCH, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 2 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 2,759 thousand.
What stands out about HAUNCH
- HAUNCH 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 HAUNCH mean in Scrabble?
noun
The buttock and upper thigh of a person or animal.
A dog sits back on its haunches, and a cook might roast a haunch of venison. In architecture the haunch is the part of an arch between the top and the support.
How HAUNCH is used
Often used in the plural for an animal's hindquarters.
- The dog sat on its haunches and waited.
- They served a roasted haunch of venison.
- He squatted on his haunch beside the fire.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HAUNCH and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with HAUNCH
3 longer words begin with HAUNCH.
Shorter words from the letters in HAUNCH
Common questions about HAUNCH
- Is HAUNCH valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HAUNCH, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HAUNCH worth?
- HAUNCH is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HAUNCH mean?
- The buttock and upper thigh of a person or animal.
- What letters can be added to HAUNCH?
- No single letter can be added to HAUNCH to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of HAUNCH:
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