POTLACHES is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. POTLACHES is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
p3o1t1l1a1c3h4e1s1
PlayablePOTLACHES · 9 letters · 16 pts Scrabble · 18 pts WWF
16points in Scrabble
18points in Words with Friends
9letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept POTLACHES?
| 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: 29 / 100
29WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.78
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%5.44%
Our own measure of how useful POTLACHES is to know. It scores 16 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for POTLACHES
No single letter turns POTLACHES into another word.
How POTLACHES scores
Scrabble p3o1t1l1a1c3h4e1s1 16
Words with Friends p4o1t1l2a1c4h3e1s1 18
Face value of the 9 tiles in POTLACHES, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so POTLACHES has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about POTLACHES
- All 9 letters of POTLACHES 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 POTLACHES
chaplets15 potlache15 catholes13 cholates13 eschalot13 tapholes13 polecats12 chapels14 chaplet14 cheapos14 epochal14 epochas14 hepcats14 patches14 poaches14 potches14 potlach14 shoepac14 splatch14 splotch14 cathole12 chalets12 cholate12 clothes12 latches12 loaches12 oscheal12 plashet12 satchel12 taphole12 teashop12 caplets11 capotes11 escalop11 placets11 polecat11 scopate11 toecaps11 loathes10 alecost9
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Common questions about POTLACHES
- Is POTLACHES valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts POTLACHES, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is POTLACHES worth?
- POTLACHES is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to POTLACHES?
- No single letter can be added to POTLACHES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of POTLACHES:
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