ICHES is valid in Collins, not in North America — 10 points
It depends on the list you play by. ICHES 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 10 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept ICHES?
| 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: 54 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ICHES is to know. It scores 10 from 5 tiles, takes 7 hooks, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ICHES
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How ICHES scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in ICHES, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 43,569.
Words ending in ICHES
Showing 24 of 41 words that end in ICHES. Useful as a back hook: play ICHES onto a word already on the board.
Words with ICHES inside
4 words contain ICHES in the middle. Words that start with ICHES are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in ICHES
Common questions about ICHES
- Is ICHES valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and ICHES is not in it.
- How many points is ICHES worth?
- ICHES is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to ICHES?
- ICHES takes 7 hooks: 7 in front and 0 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of ICHES:
Open ICHES in the Word Finder