NACH is valid in Collins, not in North America — 9 points
It depends on the list you play by. NACH 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 9 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
Which word lists accept NACH?
| 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 | Valid |
Word power: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful NACH is to know. It scores 9 from 4 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 4.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NACH
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How NACH scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in NACH, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| n | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 18,154.
Words starting with NACH
7 longer words begin with NACH.
Words ending in NACH
4 words end in NACH. Useful as a back hook: play NACH onto a word already on the board.
Words with NACH inside
Showing 24 of 52 words that contain NACH somewhere in the middle. Words that start with NACH are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in NACH
Common questions about NACH
- Is NACH valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts NACH, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is NACH worth?
- NACH is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to NACH?
- NACH takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of NACH:
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