NAVARCH is valid in Collins, not in North America — 15 points
It depends on the list you play by. NAVARCH 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 15 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept NAVARCH?
| 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 | Not listed |
Word power: 58 / 100
Our own measure of how useful NAVARCH is to know. It scores 15 from 7 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NAVARCH
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How NAVARCH scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in NAVARCH, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| n | 1 | 6 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,544 thousand.
Words starting with NAVARCH
3 longer words begin with NAVARCH.
Shorter words from the letters in NAVARCH
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Common questions about NAVARCH
- Is NAVARCH valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and NAVARCH is not in it.
- How many points is NAVARCH worth?
- NAVARCH is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to NAVARCH?
- NAVARCH takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of NAVARCH:
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