PILCHERS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 15 points
It depends on the list you play by. PILCHERS 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 accept it.
Which word lists accept PILCHERS?
| 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: 39 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PILCHERS is to know. It scores 15 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PILCHERS
No single letter turns PILCHERS into another word.
How PILCHERS scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in PILCHERS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PILCHERS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about PILCHERS
- All 8 letters of PILCHERS are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in PILCHERS
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Common questions about PILCHERS
- Is PILCHERS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PILCHERS, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PILCHERS worth?
- PILCHERS is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to PILCHERS?
- No single letter can be added to PILCHERS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of PILCHERS:
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