LECH is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. LECH is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LECH?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LECH is to know. It scores 9 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LECH
Front hooks — 1
blechBack hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How LECH scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in LECH, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 20,423.
What does LECH mean in Scrabble?
noun
informal
A lecherous man.
Lech is a shortening of a much older word and works as noun and verb alike. It carries rather more contempt than the long form does, which is unusual for a shortening.
How LECH is used
Countable. Also a verb: leched, leches. Informal.
- An old lech at the end of the bar.
- The word lech is short for a much older one.
- He leched after everybody and nobody minded him.
- Two leches and one very patient barmaid.
- A lech sounds worse than the long form.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LECH and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with LECH
19 longer words begin with LECH.
Words ending in LECH
3 words end in LECH. Useful as a back hook: play LECH onto a word already on the board.
Words with LECH inside
24 words contain LECH in the middle. Words that start with LECH are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in LECH
Common questions about LECH
- Is LECH valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LECH, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LECH worth?
- LECH is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LECH mean?
- A lecherous man.
- What letters can be added to LECH?
- LECH takes 1 hook: 1 in front and 0 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of LECH:
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