PILCHES is valid in Collins, not in North America — 14 points
It depends on the list you play by. PILCHES 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 14 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
p3i1l1c3h4e1s1
Depends on the listPILCHES · 7 letters · 14 pts Scrabble · 16 pts WWF
14points in Scrabble
16points in Words with Friends
7letters
0hooks available
1 in 1,158 thousandodds of drawing this rack
Which word lists accept PILCHES?
| 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: 50 / 100
50WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%2
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%full rack
Tile availability 20%5%
Our own measure of how useful PILCHES is to know. It scores 14 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PILCHES
No single letter turns PILCHES into another word.
How PILCHES scores
Scrabble p3i1l1c3h4e1s1 14
Words with Friends p4i1l2c4h3e1s1 16
Face value of the 7 tiles in PILCHES, 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 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,158 thousand.
Shorter words from the letters in PILCHES
chelps13 schlep13 chesil11 chiels11 chiles11 chisel11 elchis11 liches11 clipes10 splice10 chelp12 chips12 pechs12 pilch12 chiel10 chile10 elchi10 helps10 iches10 plesh10 shlep10 clipe9 clips9 epics9 sepic9 spice9 heils8 leish8 shiel8 ceils7 ciels7 clies7 lipes7 piles7 plies7 slice7 slipe7 speil7 spiel7 spile7
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Common questions about PILCHES
- Is PILCHES valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and PILCHES is not in it.
- How many points is PILCHES worth?
- PILCHES is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to PILCHES?
- No single letter can be added to PILCHES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of PILCHES:
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