KOTCHES is valid in Collins, not in North America — 16 points
It depends on the list you play by. KOTCHES 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 16 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept KOTCHES?
| 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: 53 / 100
Our own measure of how useful KOTCHES is to know. It scores 16 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for KOTCHES
No single letter turns KOTCHES into another word.
How KOTCHES scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in KOTCHES, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| k | 1 | 1 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,737 thousand.
What does KOTCHES mean in Scrabble?
KOTCHES is the present-tense form of KOTCH used with he, she and it.
KOTCH(verb) — To vomit, especially suddenly or from illness.
Shorter words from the letters in KOTCHES
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Common questions about KOTCHES
- Is KOTCHES valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and KOTCHES is not in it.
- How many points is KOTCHES worth?
- KOTCHES is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to KOTCHES?
- No single letter can be added to KOTCHES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of KOTCHES:
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