PATCHY is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. PATCHY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PATCHY?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PATCHY is to know. It scores 16 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 3.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PATCHY
No single letter turns PATCHY into another word.
How PATCHY scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in PATCHY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,380 thousand.
What stands out about PATCHY
- PATCHY gets by on a single vowel across 6 letters.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does PATCHY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Uneven in quality or spread, with some areas good and others missing.
Patchy fog lies only in certain spots, and a patchy memory has gaps. The word hints at inconsistency rather than total failure.
How PATCHY is used
Patchy is often used for weather, signal, evidence and skill.
- The phone signal is patchy in the hills.
- Her knowledge of history is rather patchy.
- Expect patchy frost tonight.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PATCHY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in PATCHY
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Common questions about PATCHY
- Is PATCHY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PATCHY, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PATCHY worth?
- PATCHY is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PATCHY mean?
- Uneven in quality or spread, with some areas good and others missing.
- What letters can be added to PATCHY?
- No single letter can be added to PATCHY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of PATCHY:
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