PSYCH is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. PSYCH is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PSYCH?
| 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: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PSYCH is to know. It scores 15 from 5 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 2.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PSYCH
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PSYCH scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in PSYCH, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,176 thousand.
What does PSYCH mean in Scrabble?
verb
informal
To prepare oneself or another person mentally for a challenge, or to intimidate an opponent through confidence and manner.
To psych someone, or to psych oneself up, means to build mental readiness before a demanding task such as a match, exam, or performance. The same word can point the other way: to psych out an opponent means unsettling their confidence through bluff, stare, or swagger rather than physical skill. It is common in sports and casual talk about competition and nerves. The verb is a short informal clipping of psychology or psychological, and it does not appear in formal or technical writing.
How PSYCH is used
This verb is common in sports and everyday talk about nerves and competition, but it is avoided in formal writing.
- The boxer tried to psych out his rival before the bell rang.
- She spent the morning trying to psych herself up for the interview.
- His trash talk was meant to psych the other team into mistakes.
- Coaches often psych up nervous players with a short pep talk.
- He could not psych himself into starting the difficult exam.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PSYCH and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PSYCH
Showing 24 of 227 words that begin with PSYCH.
Words ending in PSYCH
1 words end in PSYCH. Useful as a back hook: play PSYCH onto a word already on the board.
Words with PSYCH inside
Showing 24 of 55 words that contain PSYCH somewhere in the middle. Words that start with PSYCH are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in PSYCH
Common questions about PSYCH
- Is PSYCH valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PSYCH, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PSYCH worth?
- PSYCH is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PSYCH mean?
- To prepare oneself or another person mentally for a challenge, or to intimidate an opponent through confidence and manner.
- What letters can be added to PSYCH?
- PSYCH takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of PSYCH:
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