PECH is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. PECH is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PECH?
| 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: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PECH is to know. It scores 11 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PECH
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
pechsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PECH scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in PECH, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 40,846.
What does PECH mean in Scrabble?
verb
Scots
To pant or breathe heavily.
Pech is Scots and imitative, and it names the breathing rather than the effort that caused it. It survives in dialect writing about hills and stairs, which is where the sound is usually heard.
How PECH is used
Peched, peching. Scots and northern English.
- He peched up the last flight and sat down.
- The word pech imitates the sound of hard breathing.
- A pech at the top of a hill is expected.
- Peching is what the word describes, not the climb.
- Dialect writing keeps pech alive.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PECH and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PECH
5 longer words begin with PECH.
Words with PECH inside
6 words contain PECH in the middle. Words that start with PECH are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in PECH
Common questions about PECH
- Is PECH valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PECH, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PECH worth?
- PECH is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PECH mean?
- To pant or breathe heavily.
- What letters can be added to PECH?
- PECH takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of PECH:
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