HITCHY is valid in Collins, not in North America — 17 points
It depends on the list you play by. HITCHY 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.
Which word lists accept HITCHY?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HITCHY is to know. It scores 17 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 3.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HITCHY
No single letter turns HITCHY into another word.
How HITCHY scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in HITCHY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 2 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 5,519 thousand.
What stands out about HITCHY
- HITCHY gets by on a single vowel across 6 letters.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in HITCHY
Common questions about HITCHY
- Is HITCHY valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and HITCHY is not in it.
- How many points is HITCHY worth?
- HITCHY is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to HITCHY?
- No single letter can be added to HITCHY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of HITCHY:
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