LATCHET is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. LATCHET is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LATCHET?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 53 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LATCHET is to know. It scores 12 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LATCHET
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
latchetsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How LATCHET scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in LATCHET, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 617,576.
What does LATCHET mean in Scrabble?
noun
archaic
A narrow leather strap or lace used to fasten a shoe or sandal.
A latchet was tied over the instep so that a sandal would stay on the foot. The word is best known from the Bible, where a speaker says he is not worthy to unloose the latchet of another's shoe.
How LATCHET is used
The word latchet is old-fashioned and mostly seen in biblical or historical writing.
- The latchet of his sandal had snapped on the road.
- She tied the leather latchet in a neat bow.
- He knelt to loosen the latchet.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LATCHET and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of LATCHET
The 7 tiles of LATCHET in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with LATCHET
1 longer words begin with LATCHET.
Shorter words from the letters in LATCHET
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Common questions about LATCHET
- Is LATCHET valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LATCHET, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LATCHET worth?
- LATCHET is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LATCHET mean?
- A narrow leather strap or lace used to fasten a shoe or sandal.
- What letters can be added to LATCHET?
- LATCHET takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of LATCHET:
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