POTICHE is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. POTICHE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept POTICHE?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 55 / 100
Our own measure of how useful POTICHE is to know. It scores 14 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for POTICHE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
potichesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How POTICHE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in POTICHE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 385,985.
What does POTICHE mean in Scrabble?
noun
A tall porcelain jar or vase with a rounded body, wide mouth and sometimes a lid.
Chinese potters made the first potiche pieces under the Ming dynasty, and European collectors later copied the shape. Today the word is mostly used by dealers and decorators of antique ceramics.
How POTICHE is used
The word potiche is borrowed from French and is common in auction catalogues.
- A blue and white potiche stood on the hall table.
- The museum bought a rare Ming potiche at auction.
- She filled the tall potiche with dried branches.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of POTICHE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with POTICHE
1 longer words begin with POTICHE.
Shorter words from the letters in POTICHE
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Common questions about POTICHE
- Is POTICHE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts POTICHE, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is POTICHE worth?
- POTICHE is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does POTICHE mean?
- A tall porcelain jar or vase with a rounded body, wide mouth and sometimes a lid.
- What letters can be added to POTICHE?
- POTICHE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of POTICHE:
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