HILCHING is valid in Collins, not in North America — 17 points
It depends on the list you play by. HILCHING 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 17 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
h4i1l1c3h4i1n1g2
Depends on the listHILCHING · 8 letters · 17 pts Scrabble · 19 pts WWF
17points in Scrabble
19points in Words with Friends
8letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept HILCHING?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 40 / 100
40WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%2.13
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%rack + board tile
Tile availability 20%4.63%
Our own measure of how useful HILCHING is to know. It scores 17 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HILCHING
No single letter turns HILCHING into another word.
How HILCHING scores
Scrabble h4i1l1c3h4i1n1g2 17
Words with Friends h3i1l2c4h3i1n2g3 19
Face value of the 8 tiles in HILCHING, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 2 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so HILCHING has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in HILCHING
iching12 hilch13 ching11 ginch11 chili10 lichi10 linch10 cling8 icing8 nihil8 high11 chin9 inch9 lich9 hing8 nigh8 hili7 ling5 chi8 hic8 ich8 ghi7 cig6 hin6 gin4 ing4 lig4 lin3 nil3 ch7 hi5 gi3 in2 li2
Common questions about HILCHING
- Is HILCHING valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and HILCHING is not in it.
- How many points is HILCHING worth?
- HILCHING is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to HILCHING?
- No single letter can be added to HILCHING to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of HILCHING:
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