HILCHES is valid in Collins, not in North America — 15 points
It depends on the list you play by. HILCHES 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 HILCHES?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 51 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HILCHES is to know. It scores 15 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HILCHES
No single letter turns HILCHES into another word.
How HILCHES scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in HILCHES, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 2 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 4,632 thousand.
What does HILCHES mean in Scrabble?
HILCHES is the present-tense form of HILCH used with he, she and it.
HILCH(verb) — To walk with a limp; to hobble.
Shorter words from the letters in HILCHES
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Common questions about HILCHES
- Is HILCHES valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and HILCHES is not in it.
- How many points is HILCHES worth?
- HILCHES is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to HILCHES?
- No single letter can be added to HILCHES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of HILCHES:
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