MANCHE is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. MANCHE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MANCHE?
| 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: 39 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MANCHE is to know. It scores 13 from 6 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MANCHE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MANCHE scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in MANCHE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 229,948.
What does MANCHE mean in Scrabble?
noun
heraldry
A sleeve, especially as a charge in heraldry shaped like a long, drooping medieval sleeve.
Manche is the French word for sleeve, borrowed into English mainly for heraldry. A manche appears on a shield as a stylised hanging sleeve with a pointed cuff, and it is found in a few old family coats of arms. Outside that field the word is rare, and it is also known as part of the French name of the English Channel.
How MANCHE is used
A heraldic term; otherwise rare in English.
- The shield showed a red manche on a silver field.
- A manche was the emblem of the family.
- He studied the drooping manche on the old seal.
- In the French text, manche simply means sleeve.
- The herald described the manche in careful detail.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MANCHE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with MANCHE
7 longer words begin with MANCHE.
Shorter words from the letters in MANCHE
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Common questions about MANCHE
- Is MANCHE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MANCHE, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MANCHE worth?
- MANCHE is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MANCHE mean?
- A sleeve, especially as a charge in heraldry shaped like a long, drooping medieval sleeve.
- What letters can be added to MANCHE?
- MANCHE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of MANCHE:
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